I've got a banjo ukulele

[Richard A Thackeray]

The Dixie Chicks are far easier on the eye than the Louvin Brothers

Saw them in Manchester, for the 'Home' tour a few years ago - a great evening!!!!

 

[User169]

Ira Louvin's the boy when it comes to mandolin, drinking, fighting, womanising and general bad behaviour, makes Steve Earle look like a nun, a big beardy nun!

Killed by a drunk driver whilst himself wanted by the police on a drunk driving charge.

 

[Salad Dodger]

I want a Mandolin!!

Now they REALLY hurt your fingers, as the strings are so taut! You get callouses on your callouses from playing a mandolin........

They sound great though!

 

[Fnaar]

 

[stephec]

I want a Mandolin!!

I did consider one of those when I saw a really nice looking rosewood one in Forsyths in Manchester, thought better of it when I noticed it had eight strings.

One day though.

 

[PaulB]

I've got a banjo and a uke and have discovered that if you want to sing, a combo - the banjolele - is the best, as George Formby Jr found! To have your voice heard over the banjo, you'll need to muffle the noise a bit by placing clothes pegs on the bridge. Formby found that the uke wasn't loud enough in an auditorium while the banjo was too loud to be heard over so the banjolele was his ideal solution. I know not everyone will think the same but I found the banjo to be by far the easiest stringed instrument to learn to knock a tune out of. Three chords, a bit of clawhammer, a capo and you can churn out about 50 songs!

 

[MontyVeda]

at last @PaulB !!! ... none of the ukulele banjo or banjo ukulele nonsense.

and talking of the banjolele, this chap's got good chops: