Before the invention of Banjo's, people lived without suck music and picking berries and mushrooms. Being Banjoless, they had no twang or music to chew hay to and consequently they were sad. They also had no reason to yell and holler. Whereas guitars ruined everything for the banjo and distanced the banjo player from nature and hillbillism. 

The bass banjo was once prevalent but was banned from the planet after the Squid Alien invasion. The treaty was signed and look where we are now. I for one think it was a bad idea to ban such a beautiful instrument from existence. It opened up the door for Miley Cyrus

 

Banjo's are more important to prog than you think.

As poetically lovely as that sounds, it isn't true in any sense of the word, especially considering that Hero and Heroine doesn't feature a banjo as far as I recall.

But it is very banjo-like. The impression of banjoism is heavy in that album. Banjoish even.

 

 

Can't let this thread go without putting in one of those Banjo jokes that a drummer friend often quotes:

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and an anchor?
A: You tie a rope to an anchor before you throw it overboard.

Though the banjo may not be my favourite instrument, its contribution to good music is undeniable. Uncle Jack is a fine example .

 

Good work hey............. took ages 

The Pogues rock the  f*cking accordion.

I did at least post it with a warning (should have said will burn your eyes and ears)

Our opinions differ greatly here. So, naturally, I will post a Rory Gallagher video that will surely annoy you, but which many people might consider a great use of a resonator guitar.

If it's one thing that can't be applied to Rory, it would be "nasal singing". I don't believe that was in his repertoire. A great jam, though. You should listen, Dean, and expand your cramped horizons.

That's like encouraging me to broaden my already catholic tastes by listening to the sound of a metal comb being scraped across a window pane while several cats are mating in an alleyway. I can just about cope with Mr Jeffery Beck strangling a Fender with a bottleneck and get twitchy when Mr David Gilmour reaches for his lap steel guitar but I doubt my frayed nerves could endure the otherwise excellent Mr Rory Gallagher applying said implement of torture to a guitar mutation that already sets my teeth on edge (however well played). 

Each to his own and all, but I'll decline the invite. 

Slide guitar too? No Allman Brothers or Johnny Winter? Ah well, I won't belabor the point as we are at opposite poles here.

Did you check out Aqualung on Accordion a page back ......................??

Glad it tickled your fancy.................

For me the banjo, resonator geeetars, accordion, concertina, bagpipes and nasal twangery are not like salt that my music needs to enhance its flavour, nor are they like chilli that I can learn to tolerate and indeed love, they are coriander to my tastes. I grew up in a household where music made using these instruments was commonplace - from C&W to folk of all varieties including Bluegrass, Celtic and Hawaiian music. I couldn't even begin to tell you the number of hours I spent in folk clubs as a kid listening to guys with beards singing songs with their hands cupping their ears while playing folk tunes on acoustic guitars, fiddle and upright bass and I loved it, but as soon as someone stepped on stage with banjo or squeezebox my heart would sink. So no amount of exposure to these instruments will make me like them and even the sweetest piece of music played by the most expert musicians in the world will be rendered unpalatable by their use. 

However, in the interests of harmony here's a taste of 1969 you may appreciate: