Allison de Groot

Clawhammer Banjo - US/CA

Teaches a course on Clawhammer Banjo [US]

lessons in this course
  1. Course trailer
  2. Introduction to the course
  3. Performance - Shooting Creek
  4. Technique - Hold & Tune the banjo. The “Bum-Ditty” Pattern
  5. Old Molly Hare with “Bum-Ditty”
  6. Technique - Old Molly Hare with “Double-Thumb”
  7. Technique - Chords in CC tuning
  8. Mississippi Sawyer
  9. Hail Against the Barn Door
  10. Technique - Chords in G Modale tuning
  11. Sandy Boys
  12. Technique - Summary of Tunings & Keys
  13. Technique - Rhythm Practice & The “Cross Over” Pattern
  14. Peach Bottom Creek
  15. Technique - “Alternate String Pull-Off” and the “Roll”
  16. Technique - Combining techniques and chords within Repertoire
  17. Stillhouse
  18. Technique - Syncopations and the Galax Lick
  19. Rabbit Skipped
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About Allison

Allison de Groot draws on love for old-time and traditional music, and with a creative approach to the banjo, has formed her own sound – unique and full of personality. 

Her collaborations with Tatiana Hargreaves, Bruce Molsky’s trio Molsky's Mountain Drifters, The Goodbye Girls, and Nic Gareiss provide spaces to explore the role and dimensions of clawhammer banjo. She has performed at events such as Newport Folk Festival, Celtic Connections, Rockygrass, Hardly Strictly, Winnipeg Folk Festival & Tønder Festival,

Allison holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from Berklee College of Music in Boston where she attended the Slaight Family Scholarship and has been awarded the Joseph S. Stauffer Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Eisenson Family Prize for Excellence in American Roots Music. Her album with Tatiana Hargreaves won "Best Bluegrass Album" from the Independent Music Awards and was nominated for 'Liner Notes of the Year' at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

www.allisondegroot.com