First baritone gourd banjo I've seen! The tone on that thing, wow

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The warmth and punch as it resonates feel and sound wonderful to play as well. I’d love to make you one!

@leolukin7608

7 ай бұрын

​@@LowlyMountainBanjosI'd love to get one made

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

@@leolukin7608 connect with me at lowlymountainbanjos@gmail.com and we can definitely make that happen!

In heaven we will be able to make music with both halves of a squash if we want to.

This instrument is close to it's ancestor from Africa. It was used for wedding ceremonies, etc. The African word for banjo roughly translates 'to sing and dance' depending on the time period and region. The original instrument in Africa was fretless with strings usually made from sinu. This gentleman's instrument is very close replica. Great sound to accompany a great voice on a great song! Excellent job!!! Much respect to you sir.

Music is the most powerful force in human history

That’s a big banjer

One of my favorite clawhammer accompaniment licks. Love it on this banjo.

Between your singing and playing and the instrument, this is beautiful.

Im love this. I would love listening or playing this instrument while fishing for catfish at the river. Lord is most gracious. Most holy. Everytime i go fishing. I see all the creatures at the river. The birds. Fish. Turtles. Insects. Lizards. Sky. Water. Mountains. Trees. I think wow. Lord you are almighty.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

3 ай бұрын

Happy Easter, my friend. Christ is risen!

The bird chirping at the end was the finishing touch. Well done, brother!

Wow, beautiful performance. The sound out of that banjo is great and you've got a great voice!

Everyone now and then I come here and think about the ones I've lost. Thankyou.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

18 күн бұрын

Very powerful. Thank you.

This has been playing in my head all day today

Absolutely gorgeous! "Glory Bound" is one of my all-time favorite Wailin' Jennys songs, and your playing and the banjo really bring the song to life. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world!

Excellent ! Back to Africa ! The circle is achieved !

@fenderbender9518

6 ай бұрын

Yes go back

Beautifully played. What an amazing deep and mournful sound from this banjo! A great complement to the voice

Wonderful. Lovely rich tone from the gourd - probably the deepest I've ever heard? Shere craftsmanship, & very nicely played too! Many thanks.

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard

Nice crooning there Fred.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, man!

That was really lovely--stirred up some emotion in this crusty old guy. Love the Wailing Jennys, and that baritone banjo is sublime. Well played and sung--thank you for sharing that with everybody.

Man, that's a huge gourd! Nice work.

Thank you for such a lovely delivery, timing, sound and tone!

Man this is really something special. Keep it up.

Beautiful, thank you. Your playing and your song praise God! 🙏✝️

Oh my god…this is beautiful

Wow! Subbed, I'm a blues harmonica player from SC i love this!!

thank you for this creation and its and yours subsequent creations.

Just came across this. Beautiful

lordy that things got a pretty sound as well as u

Very nice sound!

magnificent!

Gave me full body goosebumps

Thanks for this beauty. And greetings from the south coast of Western Australia.

Wonderful!

Fantastic!

Beautiful!

sounds great

Absolutely beautiful instrument and music. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful.

Lovely singing and playing!

thank you for your beautiful music

Beautiful man

I love it friend. Love it.

sweet sound

Oh awesome awesome!! ❤

Wonderful

just realized the start is the exact same as the start of Caroline by Colter Wall

So Beautiful❤ Thank U from Kentucky!

That was lovely. Thanks for sharing your playing with us.

It sounds just like an akonting.

Hallelujah, indeed! Great tune tune played on the perfect instrument.

Thank you 🌈🕊️

Very nice

SO fantastic!! just wow. love it

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 жыл бұрын

Much thanks!

This is lovely! Found it while researching about minstrel and gourd banjos, and fell in love with this beautiful instrument. Those bass tones are wonderful . I'll be trying a build like this. Lovely stuff. ❤

I want one so bad. This brought me to tears

@LowlyMountainBanjos

Жыл бұрын

That means a lot to me, Buzz. Thank you. Also, these are hand made by me. Message me or head to www.lowlymountainbanjos.com to get one.

@basedbuz

Жыл бұрын

I certainly will. Please can you post more playing this beautiful instrument

@LowlyMountainBanjos

Жыл бұрын

@@basedbuz this one is sold so I don’t have access to it anymore. There are other videos here with similar instruments.

@michaelrandall2312

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Same feeling I get listening to Elizabeth cotton or old Dylan bootlegs, this sorry of lost, nostalgic feeling. And one day God will fix it all.

My boy!!! Love this video, brother!

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 жыл бұрын

And I love YOU!

An American akonting 👍sounds good

@LowlyMountainBanjos

6 ай бұрын

Banjo history is fascinating and while it almost certainly has ancestry with akontings, it is also rooted in other African lutes, as the African population brought to the western hemisphere came from many parts of Africa, the people groups not necessarily having prior contact with each other.

I have to have one of those!

@LowlyMountainBanjos

5 ай бұрын

Glad to make you one. Reach out at lowlymountianbanjos@gmail.com

Thanks dude. That shit was lit.

So beautiful. That is a massive gourd btw haha, hard to find ones that big

Great

Thats purdy

Great intonation! I didn't hear a note out of place!

Great tone…that action’s high enough for a clothes line 🧺

@LowlyMountainBanjos

3 ай бұрын

It’s actually pretty close to the fingerboard, just high off the head.

I want that f**cking thing.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

4 ай бұрын

I can make you one. Hit me up at lowlymountainbanjos@gmail.com

wow that sounds beautiful. whats the scale and tuning? are those nylgut strings or is it the gourd that makes it sound so warm? best regards

Wow💗💚💗💗💗💗💗

Beautifully played and beautifully sung, and that banjo sounds INCREDIBLE. I've just been plinking around on my long scale minstrel, which I have tuned gdgdb - I don't know what your tuning is here, but my instrument would not handle things that low, and yours sounds SO RICH

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. It represents a couple years of tweaking each element of the design to maximize the warmth and low-end volume such that now it is an entirely different instrument than a standard pitched banjo.. It's tuned a full octave below standard tuning so even though the fingerings are all the same, the playing approach is much slower and more minimal than traditional banjo playing.

@thereverendsam413

7 ай бұрын

@@LowlyMountainBanjos Yeah, I've discovered the same things, technique wise, on my Ballard Banjers minstrel. When I can, though, I'm gonna order one of these from you - I'm blown away. Can you ship internationally?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

@@thereverendsam413 I've never had any problems shipping outside the US. I just avoid using certain woods due to shipping laws.

@thereverendsam413

7 ай бұрын

@@LowlyMountainBanjos alrighty. I'll be in touch when I'm in a position to order.

a baritone banjo, eh? sounds really interesting. whats the tuning? btw, i subbed to your channel, so keep the good stuff coming!

That banjo sounds awesome! By the name of your page you made it, I assume?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

Yes I did. Everything on my channel was made by me. Thanks for the appreciation.

@utbutch13

7 ай бұрын

⁠watched a bunch of the videos now, even the whole build series. You are a craftsman, very nice work. They all sound awesome too!

Great work! The playing, singing, and craftsmanship. I came across this video while going on a banjo music adventure. And I am convinced i want to learn to play. How much does a banjo like this go for?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. All the pricing information can be found at www.lowlymountainbanjos.com

If I were to ask you to build me one of these but with a dark neck, how much would you charge. I have a budget of $470. That was beautifully played and sung by the way.

What is the tuning? Beautifully done

@LowlyMountainBanjos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. It’s a double C tuning , but not quite an octave lower than a standard banjo. g#C#G#C#D#.

amazing performance, i found you a year back or so and i always find myself coming back to this one. Your baritone gourd banjo had inspired me to make my own some day and ive had some experience making gourd banjos so im hoping this one goes well haha. also, what kind of gourd did you use for the body? ive never seen one like it! asking for a friend…

@LowlyMountainBanjos

Ай бұрын

Great to hear! I get all my gourds from a local farm. I get to hand pick each one, but they are mostly all cross-pollinated so I’m not sure what the variety would be.

What a beautiful sounding instrument! 🥰 What kind of strings did you use, just regular nylon/nylguts or are these longer? I would love to build something similar some day myself

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying so. I typically use flat-wound classical guitar strings. This one is a mixture of that along with some minstrel banjo strings as an experiment. Cello banjo strings are a possible solution as well.

@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@LowlyMountainBanjos Nice, thanks for the tips! 🙏

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 жыл бұрын

@@LAURISDIYCHANNELTV You bet. Hope to see your creation.

What kind of gourd did you use to make it? It has a wonderful sound.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

5 ай бұрын

I'm not entirely sure of the species. Gourds have a way of crossbreeding. I handpick every gourd from a local farm and they grow a variety of gourds there. Every now and then they get these gourds that are abnormally large and set them aside for me.

Would you be kind enough to tell us aboput the string sizes? This sounds great.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

4 ай бұрын

These are flat-wound classical guitar strings.

👍👍👍✌️❤️

Hey the sound of that banjo is truly amazing, what scale length do you build with?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

I use standard banjo scales. This is 25.5" if I remember correctly.

@hermannwagner160

7 ай бұрын

@@LowlyMountainBanjos Thanks for the quick answer, I just got my forst gourds to start building!

@LowlyMountainBanjos

7 ай бұрын

@@hermannwagner160 That's wonderful! Glad to hear it.

Man both this and the other baritone banjo you built are amazing sounding. Where can I contact you about potentially buying one of your builds?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to send a message to lowlymountainbanjos@gmail.com and I'll be able to connect with you. -Fred

What is the tuning on a baritone banjo? Is it the same as a regular banjo, only an octave lower?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

6 ай бұрын

Yep. This happens to be slightly sharper than C, but yeah That's where these instruments are tuned to.

@JamesThomas-kx5sj

6 ай бұрын

That makes it a bass banjo not baritone

@snuffman5497

5 ай бұрын

so is that c standard and would work in any other standar\d key tunin such as g? @@LowlyMountainBanjos

@runrig97

4 ай бұрын

@@snuffman5497 I'm guessing it's relative to gCGCD, aka double-C

@LowlyMountainBanjos

3 ай бұрын

@snuffman5497 oldtime banjo uses many tunings. G and C are probably the most popular, or their counterparts A and D when playing with a fiddle. The tunings are more than just about playing in different keys though. They are about accessing different pitch collections with the scale degrees at different locations on the fingerboard. So they each have their own unique characteristics.

My, one can see the notes flow straight from the banjo.

Do you happen to have tabs for this one?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

3 ай бұрын

No I don’t. I don’t write out tabs. It’s in effectively double C tuning.

Whats the scale length?

@LowlyMountainBanjos

2 ай бұрын

Standard 25.5”. Thicker strings to achieve the low pitch.

Man I want baritone banjo. I'm playing my banjo lowered two steps to F. With 11/26 strings.

@LowlyMountainBanjos

29 күн бұрын

Reach out at lowlymountainbanjos@gmail.com and we’ll get you set up!

Is this that Oliver anthony guy that everyone has been talking about?

@Tasmanaut

5 ай бұрын

lol

I don't think I could play a fretless banjo. I have enough trouble playing a fiddle without frets.

Midwest emo

I think you should stick to playing. Singing isn't your forte. But I'm in love with the "baritone gourd banjo" !

@ooka_booka

7 ай бұрын

dont listen to this schmuck i think ur voice is rad. with a little practice it'll sound super unique and interesting

@barrelcorpenterprises8347

7 ай бұрын

Ignore this slack-jawed drooler.

@JustMe-fh9le

7 ай бұрын

His voice is perfect for this tune. I'd love to hear more!

@keysofthekingdomholybible

7 ай бұрын

Voice is fantastic. Love it.

@caseycook8071

6 ай бұрын

You sound great.

Absolutely Beautiful Brother. What a great song