Zepp Demonstrates Clawhammer

Well, the weather is colder and leaves are turning. The barn is coming along (look for another post in a day or two) but with winter's onset I start the cocooning phase which, for me, always turns back to music. A few days ago I posted about Donald Zepp and how he has just recorded some short videos showing the right hand technique for playing clawhammer banjo. This is a blessing for people trying to learn the clawhammer technique. The right hand is really hard to figure out since you just cannot decipher what it is doing when you watch someone play. So, Zepp had his hand recorded from the back, through a transparent banjo head. He strikes the strings with his middle finger and painted the fingernail white so this would stand out to the viewer. From his website you can download the video so you can play it at any speed you wish. You'll have to get a banjo and try it for yourself!