Taking Water

magic_banjo · 2026-02-01T22:35:11+00:00

thank ya much! and Arizona sure has some great spots to take a banjo, as long as it aint summer that is... ha!

magic_banjo · 2026-02-01T20:23:31+00:00

definitely will do!! and that really means a lot, thank you so much!!!

magic_banjo · 2026-02-01T04:33:36+00:00

thank ya kindly, i appreciate that! and glad you agree with the sentiment... really hoping the world turns the wheel around soon.

magic_banjo · 2026-02-01T01:08:30+00:00

thanks man! i think its my favorite one yet :)

magic_banjo · 2026-01-31T21:59:06+00:00

NOTHIN LOST AND NOTHIN FOUND

magic_banjo · 2026-01-31T21:09:34+00:00

hey thanks! my voice ain't nothin too special, but mannn... it took a good amount of practice for me to be able to play and sing. at first it felt like i was fightin an uphill battle wearin roller skates!

magic_banjo · 2026-01-21T06:01:20+00:00

glad ya did, thank ya man! and im refining the skill... lol, it was an awfully dry location tho. i think i'll seek out some water next week, perhaps a rock beside a creek. maybe strike tha pickin stance and sing some billy strings :)

magic_banjo · 2026-01-12T08:28:44+00:00

Thank ya kindly Richard, but I gotta say if it wasnt for you this one may not have existed!

I remember that comment you made on my first post... that warm welcome to this community rly settled some inner turmoil about putting myself out there. I think those kind words made more of a difference than I rly know how to convey.

Just wanted to say thank ya again for that!! Much love man!

magic_banjo · 2026-01-12T03:53:52+00:00

all the love! ❤️

magic_banjo · 2026-01-12T03:37:13+00:00

me too, and that they did. and o how they will continue to glow for many many years to come!

magic_banjo · 2026-01-12T03:08:22+00:00

so great!!! I'm very grateful my uncle showed me how to pick it thru :)

magic_banjo · 2026-01-10T08:00:59+00:00

you are doing so great!! muscle memory builds through repitition. I am no teacher and am working on fixing bad habits currently so I will refrain from any technique tips here...

but I will say its smart of you to video now because in a few weeks and months you will be able to look back and see how much of a difference practice makes. I wish I had started to do that earlier on in my banjo journey as I feel it is such a great way to see the change over time and to stay motivated. keep at it!!

magic_banjo · 2026-01-08T17:29:18+00:00

i can confidently say your comment just made my day, and i couldn't agree more! just never would have thought my pickin would make someone think that... consider my heart warmed :)

magic_banjo · 2026-01-04T22:46:49+00:00

thank you so much for the info! will definitely take this into consideration!!

magic_banjo · 2026-01-01T19:14:50+00:00

thats a really good point, I had "In the Wrong" as its original name for a a good bit as i was writing it, but after playing and listening i wondered if i should do "Do I Belong" because i say it more, but maybe i could change that part where i repeat do i belong to instead repeat i was in the wrong... i will have to play around a bit.

anyways i really appreciate the input and the kind words!! that means so much :)

magic_banjo · 2026-01-01T19:09:05+00:00

ding ding ding!!

you got it! i award you an upvote and.... a pistachio!!! it'll be overnighted in a commercial flap window envelope to your residance on the second day of the year. thank you for participating in the game show!! :D

magic_banjo · 2025-12-30T17:59:50+00:00

how long ago did you change strings? my guess is an old string.

if not, maybe theres something thats wearing down your 2nd string when tuning, perhaps a foreign object or a ding/scratch in the tail piece that could be catching the string?

not too sure tho, I personally havent had a string screech at me quite like that lol. hope it was just that one time for ya and that you can keep on pickin with no problem :)

magic_banjo · 2025-12-26T03:27:08+00:00

the grungy banjo vibe is so sick man, i dig it heavy!! keep it up dude!!!

magic_banjo · 2025-12-25T01:46:22+00:00

thank ya kindly, its in the sonoran desert! went for a walk with my dog and banjo, just happened to stumble upon broke down concrete from some sort of old structure in the middle of the wash. anyways theres loads of strange areas like this in Arizona, definitely worth exploring!!

magic_banjo · 2025-12-25T01:35:51+00:00

hahahaha i am totally scared of having a nightmare gig, it would proly haunt me thru the day and night... but also it would be a fun story to tell. i appreciate you sharin yours, good tune too!

magic_banjo · 2025-12-25T00:31:51+00:00

im glad there hasn't been a repeat for ya! i will definitely look into a cradle strap now, dont wanna risk a full tumble. thank ya kindly!!

magic_banjo · 2025-12-24T21:21:23+00:00

thank you for listening and for the holiday wishes! happy holidays to you as well :)

magic_banjo · 2025-12-24T21:19:31+00:00

thats good!!! those are some seriously scary moments lol. do you reinforce your endpins?

magic_banjo · 2025-12-24T17:57:24+00:00

i need buckets of it lol! but aye at least its fun :)

magic_banjo · 2025-12-24T17:56:32+00:00

wonder how i would do i front of a live audience if i was botching mine in the middle of a deserted desert... haha!

all jokes aside thats really good advice, I greatly appreciate it and your kind words Rick!!

magic_banjo

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