Frank Hamilton Teaches the Pete Seeger Style of Playing and Singing With the 5-String Banjo - Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- Our co-founder and guiding light: Legendary musician Frank Hamilton (of many genres, including folk) presents a premiere of a teaching series, bringing his experience of many decades of performing and teaching. Watch, listen, and learn as he breaks down this unique style.
Film/Production: Bert Elliott www.bertelliottsound.com/
Introductory photo: Keith May mayphotoanddesign.com/
"After traveling the south in 1953 with Jack Elliott and Guy (the man responsible for introducing the song “We Shall Overcome” to the American Civil Rights Movement), Frank made it to New York’s Washington Square Park for the famous Sunday folk song meetings. (By the way, “We Shall Overcome” is copyrighted in the name of Frank Hamilton, Zilphia Horton, Guy Carawan, and Pete Seeger.)
Along the way, Frank performed and recorded with Seeger, Odetta, The Clancy Brothers, and Bud and Travis, to name just a few, eventually winding up in Chicago where, in 1957, he co-founded the Old Town School of Folk Music. From its humble beginnings in the Swedish Immigrant Bank Building, the school grew into the largest non-profit music school in the country and remains the largest of its kind today with over 7,000 students passing through the doors on a weekly basis.
Frank’s musical history is impressive. In his sixty-year career, which is still going strong, Frank has performed in almost every state in the U.S., from the Gate of Horn in Chicago, the first folk music nightclub, to up and down the east coast with The Weavers in the 1960s... "... read more at frankhamiltonschool.org - เพลง
Frank Hamilton is the epitome of musical excellence.
yes!
. Glad to see Frank is still playing, singing, and teaching. I see the banjo capo I made for Frank is still holding up The .Byrds lead singer and guitarist, Roger McGuinn learned guitar and banjo from Frank at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. That's when Roger's name was Jim. All the best to my ex-Weaver friend.
Thank you so much for the kind words. All good things to you!
Frank taught me to Travis pick in 1968-a great teacher.
Sorry for the typo (second line). 'I've been learning this style on my own from other sources.'
Very good.❤😊😮
Thanks!!. I'll keep on pickin
How is the melody played without fretting the notes
I love the Pete Seeger style great tutorial🪕🪕🪕
Your kind words mean a lot, Paul!
He's not only pre digital, he's pre Analog! Just what we need in our over information, over everything world.
I was recently given a banjo. I have experience with guitar and ukulele but had always wanted to learn the banjo. Surfing through youtube videos I came across yours. Thanks to you I just played my first song on the banjo! I will definitely be viewing your library! Thanks again 😃
You are so welcome. Enjoy every minute!🪕
Pete Seeger is the style I want to play. Thanks for showing how.
I love this guy!!!
Thank you so much for these lessons. Seeger style is just the best.
Thank you, Bunny!
So nice to find this video. Some days ago I first listened to Tommy Makem Leaving of Liverpool with his impressive Banjo playing, then Donovans Colours with Pete Seeger Solo at the end (and averse about Deroll Adams, one of my early heros) and now I got your video how to learn the Seeger style. After 10 years trying to learn in Skrugg style, I hopegully could
manage now to play in a pleasant way.
Really nice having met you Frank.
So glad you’re here-thanks for the kind words, Wolfgang.
Mr. Hamilton, thank you so for these You Tube lessons on Pete Seeger style banjo! I've long been a fan of Pete
and his long neck banjo. I've learning this style on my own from other sources. I just recently discovered your
You Tube lessons and it's been very helpful. This method of playing still remains somewhat unknown amongst
banjo players. I appreciate it very much.
Love hearing this, Roger!
I love what I'm hearing the style is very cool still trying to get the pattern down :-)
So glad... keep going - all good things with you!
Frank - this is awesome and I can play Skip to my Lou thanks to you!!
Thanks Elizabeth ~ so glad!
Never mentioned what strings he was hitting with index finger
Frank, what songs did you record with The Clancy Brothers? I was raised on those guys... am just now at age 63 learning to play banjo (first instrument I ever owned)... loved the way Tommy Makem played...
Hi Jerry! Sorry it took a while. Will check with Frank pronto.
From Frank: “ It was album called "Hearty and Hellish" done at the Gate of Horn in Chicago about 1962 or so. I'm on banjo, Bill Lee (Spike's father) on bass, Bruce Langhorne on guitar. I don't know if it's on CD but I imagine that it would be.”
If I'm not mistaken, you could probably play this on a regular banjo given the placement of the capo. Once he moves it though, I guess you need to get a long neck.
The hard part is not automatically downstroking that first string; up-picking instead.
Yes, yes, yes! With you on that.
What's the pattern
Thanks for asking! It helps to put the video on the slowest speed possible as you play along.
Seeger can't be credited as the person who changed the banjo world by being the person who sang with banjo. Many many many people sang with the banjo WAY before Pete did.