HEY! You can do that with a banjo!
author: Mitch Vire
Oh yes, yes you can! When I returned to banjo playing a few years ago, I only played Scruggs style. Two things changed my banjo world. I learned how to play clawhammer, and I heard Ian Patton plug in his banjo and make incredible new sounds that I had never imagined could come from a banjo. To anyone looking at this CD title, rolling your eyes, and thinking, “Banjo. Yee haw.” You can stop right now and throw away any preconceptions you may have. Even while accoustic, Ian's style is different and refreshing, but plug him into his effects pedal and things get wild and wonderful.
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Adventure into the world of Mythical Wonder with Ian Patton
author: Lorna S. Wells
This is a trip into another dimension. You are taken into a world of fantasy and wonder, then brought back, but not quite to earth, with more traditional melodies.
Each time I listen to Mythical, I am taken to a different world to explore. Pure genius.
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