Salt Spring on Gourd Banjo!

Salt spring! Something about this banjo is just so well suited to mellow songs like this. I'm playing around with how best to hold it, as you might have noticed, especially towards the end. The closer I hold it to me, the more muted the sound is, and the farther away, the more resonant and echo-y it is. Makes for some fun dynamics! Also starring in the video is my dog Schmudge, who has either developed an ear for banjo music, or is going deaf haha. Either way, he seemed to enjoy hanging out with me while I filmed this!
I'm in G tuning here, and playing my handmade woodtop gourd banjo, made by Jesse Head! If you want to check out his other work (he makes lots of cool gourd/wood instruments) and maybe get a banjo of your own, you can find him at his website https://jesseheadnaturalluthiership.com/ and follow him on instagram at   / head_jesse  

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