Surviving the Bluegrass Jam

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  • @indus7841
    @indus7841 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    3 years ago i started banjo by watching your videos, today im going to be practicing jamming with my friends. Thanks jim!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is awesome!

  • @dustinjackson3964
    @dustinjackson3964 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Jim I think you are the best teacher I've been playing for 24 years now and I'm learning new stuff watching you . Thank you for the content !!!!!!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for letting me help!

  • @davidwest5406
    @davidwest5406 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Exactly right the way learned way back before the internet listening to bluegrass albums playing along over and over I learned all my playing by sound it’s the only way I can learn by ear only

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks 😊

    • @timmuto7824
      @timmuto7824 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I use the internet now to jst throw the grass on shuffle and play along. It's helped develop my ear big time over the last few years!

  • @mazlinithegreat
    @mazlinithegreat 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You make us feel as though you are right there with us - I know that’s exactly the mood you’re trying to create, but not one in a thousand can do it quite like you. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll summon the nerve to go to my first jam in the near future. Thank you!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks. Let me know how the jam goes!

  • @countrookularich4493
    @countrookularich4493 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just started Jamming. Best advice you gave is "The only way you're gonna do it is to do it"🤠

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sometimes it’s the simple things. 😃

  • @severinneukom
    @severinneukom ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my 215th comment on this channel, and i'm still loving it! This is a fantastic lesson! But i know people, they dont hear the moment when it change the chord. The best thing is when you hear the moment a little bit before it comes..

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! It takes a little time, but eventually you hear it before it happens.

  • @ariannea3
    @ariannea3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I survived my first banjo jam session last night. I learned a lot just by playing with other musicians. Thanks Jim!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome!!

  • @bobcogar841
    @bobcogar841 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks Jim, this is the kind of stuff I need. Helps to improve my confidence. You are a great teacher. Thanks again

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad to help

  • @uberjam-sam8512
    @uberjam-sam8512 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Jams can be great. Jams can be horrible. And all points in between. Keep your expectations open. Be flexible. Be open to taking risks. But my best advice is to listen.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Excellent tips!

    • @scottwaterman5436
      @scottwaterman5436 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That all depends on the egos that are involved

    • @talosian10
      @talosian10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@scottwaterman5436 💯

  • @banjoallstars
    @banjoallstars ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome thanks Jim! Doing a simple roll throughout allows you to focus on one variable at a time - being able to hear chord changes and not worry about if you’re doing the right roll

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup! That's my strategy.

  • @martinmonfee7974
    @martinmonfee7974 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I picked for years, married, kids and jobs took front row, I'm older now and really rusty, but this video helped me more than anything else I have found in a long time, thanks for the simple explanations and examples, I have confidence I can get back to where I once was and go forward from there! Thank s for all you do Jim!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad it helped!

  • @garyblair1853
    @garyblair1853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good evening Jim, thank you for your time

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for watching!

  • @zoranrussell7075
    @zoranrussell7075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've just started going back to my country music club near my home town and this video will help me so much, however, being the only banjo player may prove difficult but cant wait until the next meeting :)

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You’ll do just fine!

  • @bengterlandsson7921
    @bengterlandsson7921 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for giving us 2 songs to practice chord changes to. This to me was one of the most helpful sessions. Learned tons of useful insights of chord changes that I have missed.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happy to help!

  • @lasses0450
    @lasses0450 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice, this inspired me to make my own break for the old home place, it’s the fourth original break i’ve made. God bless you Jim!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fantastic!! 😎

  • @GregoryBee
    @GregoryBee ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First couple jams I went to I hung back and listened and did some vamping. Figured out what songs were popular and then got better prepared for the next one.

  • @colinoconnor318
    @colinoconnor318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for these videos! I started learning from your videos a few years ago but unfortunately stopped after a few months. Now I'm picking it back up. My goal is to be able to reliably play rolling backup in a year so I can sit in for one song with the bluegrass band I'm hiring for my wedding next September. I played bass for many years so I know how to be a member of the rhythm section, but obviously I'm starting from square one with the banjo. Looking forward to coming back to this video when I'm up for it!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for letting me help you learn

  • @jerrymcgaughey3525
    @jerrymcgaughey3525 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely awesome, video. I am just learning the banjo and am very far from any jam session but thank you so much for explaining it so simply that someone like myself can understand it. So refreshing to see someone so talented and down to earth. God bless you.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happy to help!

  • @stephaniesanders4768
    @stephaniesanders4768 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great lesson on how to train your ear quickly.

  • @toddwharvey
    @toddwharvey ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Jim! Thank you for posting your videos. Your advice, lessons, tips and time , are greatly appreciated!
    Have a blessed day!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you like them!

  • @frankdittmer8540
    @frankdittmer8540 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Jim. This is great information and experience you are passing on as well as confidence that we will OK. Looking forward to your next video. 😀

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know you can do it!

  • @ahoyaj
    @ahoyaj ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I went through your intro playlists and I'm moving on to the backup one now! Not at the jam sesh point but I'm excited for the advice!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can do it 😊

  • @hometowngold3409
    @hometowngold3409 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At around 11:35 I could smell the coffee in my grandma's house.I haven't been there in years. So excited to get back into bluegrass music. All my childhood memories are filled with it

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad to help bring up a good memory.

  • @cliffsandifer3877
    @cliffsandifer3877 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Playing " back up
    " is the foundational to " jam circle i didnt know what off beat was for couple years ...now i breath off beat.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😁

  • @levinetral
    @levinetral ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the vid Jim! I’ve missed the past couple of your live streams, but I’m notified for next time so there’s no missing!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome thank you!

  • @neutronbee
    @neutronbee ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Jim, I've been watching your channel for a while and your teaching style really resonates with me. I wanted to thank you for helping me start learning the banjo cause I picked one up today! (Fresh outta highschool, in 1st year uni). I hope you are doing well and continue to do very well!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome! Thanks for letting me help you learn. 😊

    • @neutronbee
      @neutronbee ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@JimPankey thank you for teaching us. And have you done Waltzing Matilda on Banjo? Cause I'd love to learn how play it!

  • @ryantrahan4942
    @ryantrahan4942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Jim! Thanks for sharing 😊

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for watching

  • @stevechaplin5987
    @stevechaplin5987 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks as always a great help 👍

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad to help

  • @sequencerman5
    @sequencerman5 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a finger-style guitar player and I recently adapted this guitar style - thumb, three fingers - to my banjo playing. This is more usually used for vocal accompaniment but I'm also finding it useful for soloing as I progress with this style of playing. Does anyone else play their banjo using this '4-finger' method or have I invented a new playing style? I also use the typical 3-finger style to some bluegrass banjo solos. However, as I've been told a number of times from died-in-the-wool 5-string banjo pickers - including Jim Pankey - I will NEVER be playing 'bluegrass per se' as long as I don't wear those wretched thumb and finger picks ...which I don't. I simply find them cumbersome. Perhaps if I persevered? Regardless, I still enjoy your videos, Jim!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Look up Greg Liszt. Attend a bluegrass jam; your attitude toward the picks will change.
      It’s a banjo, so the things that work for guitar are irrelevant.
      If you’re a life long water skier and take up surfing, you’re gonna need a surfboard.

  • @donaldfair4259
    @donaldfair4259 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love these live sessions

  • @lukecollins8535
    @lukecollins8535 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great information !!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @TBBCoachTommy
    @TBBCoachTommy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding!!!!! This is really good stuff

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you like it!

  • @ericgonia265
    @ericgonia265 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More like this Jim! Great stuff! Perhaps in other common keys?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks. Thing is, most of this is the same, and if you can work thru this you can sort out the other keys... I promise.

  • @deanwhitaker6905
    @deanwhitaker6905 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jimbo you are the best teacher beyond a doubt
    I hope Princess is OK

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks!

  • @robhanshew
    @robhanshew 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Welcome

  • @brucejohnston6184
    @brucejohnston6184 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Current survival technique is ASAP As Simple As Possible quietly vamp, using the same chord shape.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a very good strategy.

  • @jeremybowen8553
    @jeremybowen8553 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Jim, thanks for all you do! I have learned a lot from you! How can I find jam sessions around me? I’m in South Georgia. Thanks for your advice.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This question comes up often enough that I think I should probably do a video on it.
      First, find a local mom & pop type music store. Those folks are usually familiar with the local musicians.
      Then, check online. You might be surprised to find various Facebook groups for jams in your area.

    • @jeremybowen8553
      @jeremybowen8553 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JimPankey looking forward to that video!

  • @helenmatheson4655
    @helenmatheson4655 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember the Dillards saying to Andy Griffith in a jam to just hang on!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Solid advice. 😆

  • @BrianMarcus-nz7cs
    @BrianMarcus-nz7cs 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey jim ,,,,, jam I've found the right handed piano buddy,,,,,, 👍😎

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice 👍

  • @curtwestergard294
    @curtwestergard294 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You bet!

  • @Montgomeryleather2
    @Montgomeryleather2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aside from the topic, I learned a lot in general from this

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome! I always have this notion that there's more to learn than just the basic topic. :)

  • @blakejackson4483
    @blakejackson4483 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes!!

  • @Spotwelder
    @Spotwelder ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I know what finger roll to do? I'm still learning banjo. I was at the Earl Scruggs bluegrass festival and joined a jam session. I sat behind everyone so I wouldn't mess up everyone else. A song would start and I didn't know how to start. What finger roll? During one song I did an alternating thumb roll and I actually heard it with other banjos if I tuned everything out. So, finger rolls are my problem at the moment.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pick a roll, try it. Listen. Does it sound good? If not, try something else.

    • @Spotwelder
      @Spotwelder ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimPankey Thank you, sir.

  • @danawalker55
    @danawalker55 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff!

  • @dennisestes4260
    @dennisestes4260 ปีที่แล้ว

    No jams yet but this makes sense to me!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad I could help 😊

  • @JerryHill
    @JerryHill ปีที่แล้ว

    Jim, what kind of banjo do you have? I've been looking around, but I can't seem to find a banjo with 5 strings.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a Recording King

    • @JerryHill
      @JerryHill ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimPankey Is it a plectrum?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      No. It’s a 5 string.

    • @JerryHill
      @JerryHill ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimPankey Ah, okay. Thanks

  • @thecgapblitzpodcast4148
    @thecgapblitzpodcast4148 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you ever done Rank Stranger? I've looked and can't find one😊

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I teach the technique Ralph uses for that in my backup series.

    • @thecgapblitzpodcast4148
      @thecgapblitzpodcast4148 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JimPankey thanks I'll check it out

    • @thecgapblitzpodcast4148
      @thecgapblitzpodcast4148 ปีที่แล้ว

      What roll would you recommend for Rank stranger? Thank you!

  • @erniewilliams2790
    @erniewilliams2790 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think it’s time for another toke.😂

  • @РоманЧарыев
    @РоманЧарыев ปีที่แล้ว

    You are the best

  • @warrendavidson4301
    @warrendavidson4301 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish you would make a tab of Have Nagila For sale

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you look in the description of the lesson video I did?? th-cam.com/video/bS6MNf5kmmg/w-d-xo.html

  • @blakejackson4483
    @blakejackson4483 ปีที่แล้ว

    What banjo and guitar are those?

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The banjo is the Recording King M5. Not even sure which guitar... it's one of the Dirty 30s models. :)

  • @barrysmith8193
    @barrysmith8193 ปีที่แล้ว

    With all due respect Jim this is right handed hogwash. It is clear from your narrative that you and others also do not teach from day one with the end result in mind. That some how after learning chords and finger shapes the beginner will somehow magically be able to play with others. This is not so. I said right handed hogwash as you do not address the problematic issue of left handers playing in a jam session. If you were a serious “teacher” your success level would improve if you taught how to play with others on day one for a beginner, not down the road after much inappropriate practicing. Your point of view is singular not inclusive. Your viewers and you would benefit if you considered modifying your approach to instruction.

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck with finding a right handed piano.

    • @BrianMarcus-nz7cs
      @BrianMarcus-nz7cs 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fair Point Budd ,,,,, irrelevant? 👍😎

  • @nicksntransanddiesel6588
    @nicksntransanddiesel6588 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

    • @JimPankey
      @JimPankey  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much!