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Topic: Banjos in South Africa |
Jan Viljoen
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Posted 31 Oct 2021 10:53 pm |
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Hi folks, You know by now I am from South Africa.
On Saturday a bunch of musicians had a music festival with about 80 musicians and more than 200 attendees.
We had 3 stages to accomodate them all.
8 Banjo players decided to get together and play a song, led by Andre Stander and a backing band.
Now please note we all play plectrum banjo, none can play the five string.
Actually there were 6 full scale banjos, a 3/4 and I played the banjolin.
I hope all can get the link and watch this nice get together.
https://www.facebook.com/100005246385503/videos/185376757093897/
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Roland Cube 80XL, Peavey112-Valve King and Special, Marshall 100VS. |
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Jan Viljoen
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Jan Viljoen
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Andrew Roblin
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Various places
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Posted 1 Nov 2021 4:49 am
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Nice!
I've never seen a Framus plectrum before. Great to see and hear two of them, along with the other banjos. |
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Jan Viljoen
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Pretoria, South Africa
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Posted 1 Nov 2021 8:12 am
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Thanks Andrew, most are Framus banjos as they are relative cheap.
The Rand/dollar exchange rate is very bad for us, so we have to take what we can.
My banjolin and the 3/4 banjo are Gallo models from England.
Our culture is slightly different from the US players.
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Sierra S10, Stage One, Gibson BR4, Framus, Guya 6&8, Hofner lap, Custom mandolins, Keilwerth sax.
Roland Cube 80XL, Peavey112-Valve King and Special, Marshall 100VS. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Nov 2021 10:25 am
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| It must have been a lot of fun. I wish I could have been there. |
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