Greetings...
Here is a link 2 a songs played on a gourd banjo:
The first song is titled "Gourd Banjo #1" and the second song is played "Gourd Banjo #2". The songs are played in the minstrel/clawhammer/frailing style (as opposed to the 3 finger Scruggs picking so common now) that was used at the time of the Civil War.
The gourd banjo was made by David Hyatt ( http://www.dhyatt.com/). The head of the banjo is made from a hollowed out and dried gourd. The head of the banjo is calfskin, stretched tight, and tacked onto the gourd. The fretboard is fretless. The pegs are friction tuners. These homemade gourd banjos I believe are reasonably historically accurate for the Civil War period and before, and I have read that such banjos were made and played by soldiers both North and South and before.
Enjoy,
Michael Foley
Here is a link 2 a songs played on a gourd banjo:
The first song is titled "Gourd Banjo #1" and the second song is played "Gourd Banjo #2". The songs are played in the minstrel/clawhammer/frailing style (as opposed to the 3 finger Scruggs picking so common now) that was used at the time of the Civil War.
The gourd banjo was made by David Hyatt ( http://www.dhyatt.com/). The head of the banjo is made from a hollowed out and dried gourd. The head of the banjo is calfskin, stretched tight, and tacked onto the gourd. The fretboard is fretless. The pegs are friction tuners. These homemade gourd banjos I believe are reasonably historically accurate for the Civil War period and before, and I have read that such banjos were made and played by soldiers both North and South and before.
Enjoy,
Michael Foley
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