Chris Ryan - The Banjo Curiosity Shop Continues
- john2225
- Aug 14
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 29
A string instrument enthusiast and one of the founders of the Jamboree, Chris this year will be showing and playing comparisons between various banjo forms and other stringed instruments, as well as demonstrating some flailing and finger-picking techniques on the 5-string banjo. Compare the banjo mandolin and the mandolin, the banjo ukulele and the ukulele, the 6-string banjo and the guitar, the tenor (4-string) banjo and the mandola, the Shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed "banjo") and the dulcimer. Tunes will include "Mama Don’t Allow" in G. Listen, view, try or bring your own.






