Clawhammer
Musical instrumentWikipedia
7
MENTIONS
7
EPISODES
7
PODCASTS
Search complete. 7 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Clawhammer".
Sep 9, 2026
Molly TuttleGUEST
So that's my main one.
Molly TuttleGUEST
And then for the Clawhammer stuff, I'll kind of switch out different.
Molly TuttleGUEST
I've been playing my signature guitar for that a lot.
Molly TuttleGUEST
The Martin that I have out on the road with me.
Rosalyn DennettGUEST
MJ Dandanoe, The bass player is coming really, really deep Métis and Francophone roots.
Rosalyn DennettGUEST
Alison DeGroote was coming with the Clawhammer style, Appalachian Clawhammer style.
Rosalyn DennettGUEST
Vanessa was coming from a country singer-songwriter, Americana roots vibe.
Rosalyn DennettGUEST
And I was coming from this jazz degree, but my bass was in Celtic music.
AlexHOST
That's a split personality.
AlexHOST
He did a cover of that at Top Nest Ukulele Festival where he plays bluegrass Clawhammer ukulele.
AlexHOST
And it works really, really well.
AlexHOST
Reimaginings of absolutely
BrentHOST
Anyways, Dave Gomez and Moises Ruiz had been in Beck's touring band and put this band together.
BrentHOST
When original sax player John Wall of Clawhammer and his own band Amadons left the band, they recruited Vince.
BrentHOST
Vince brought in Jeremy Keller to make it a two-guitar lineup with original guitarist Carlos Zapida, and he also brought in Dan Klukas on trumpet, and they recorded Narcimiento.
BrentHOST
And if you're checking it out, that's also Vince drumming on the title track, and he wrote and overdubbed the flute and sax parts with Dan on cornet or trumpet.
speaker_1HOST
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
CassHOST
Wait, Clawhammer, for the non-guitar players out there, what does that actually sound like? How does that work?
speaker_1HOST
Oh, good question.
speaker_1HOST
So instead of just strumming chords normally, your thumb is constantly picking the bass strings in a steady, driving rhythm while your fingers pick out the melody on the higher strings.
Hayes GriffinHOST
Oh,
Eli GilbertHOST
yeah, dude, this is the whole thing about Clawhammer Banjo and open tunings.
Eli GilbertHOST
It's easier than everything else.
Eli GilbertHOST
Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah.
David KindlerGUEST
Oh, we're going to jump to that, are we? Yes, why not? Shall I introduce this? Yes.
David KindlerGUEST
It's from a CD, quite a rare one as well, called Cotton Blossom, and it's 19th century banjo tunes, Clawhammer style, by Mr R.D. Lunsford.
David KindlerGUEST
And we're going to listen to a track, banjo tune, called Last Chance.
David KindlerGUEST
And this is...