It's really
quite simple. Banjo players get to a point where they understand
the dynamics of a bluegrass song... the kick-off, the break, backup,
fill in and tag licks and then of course, the ending.
However,
it's hard to learn more and more "ingrediants" of the
perfect bluegrass banjo recipe.
Some of us are
gifted and can listen to Sammy Shelor or Jim Mills and pick out
that great lick he's playing in the thick of the music. Some of
us can slow down Flatt and Scruggs records and hear just what Earl
was picking on "Fireball Mail".
And then,
there are the rest of us. We
need a little help!
Buying tons
of tab books just to get that great kickoff or a transistional lick
from a song can get expensive. And then it's hard to know just how
to add the right timing and emphasis to the lick. And heck, some
of us need it tabbed out so we can see the fingering needed to play
it over and over for awhile till we can work it into our routine.
That is why
we have created Hot Banjo Licks!
They are for
the intermediate banjo player, someone looking to spice up their
playing and begin to hone their own sound. Someone that is looking
for a little boost to their playing, and isn't interested in pages
of theory or explaination of how, when and who played this little
bit on the last 27 recordings.
We just want
to sound better and pick like we know what we're doing.
