A little "Bluegrass" humor

[ParadiseRoad]

 

[soFlaNative]

Did you hear the one about the banjo picker who could play in tune?
Neither did I.

 

[Rustyt1953]

What do you call a pretty woman on the arm of a bass player?

A tattoo.

 

[soFlaNative]

How can you tell the stage is level?


The bass player drools out both sides of his mouth.

 

[Rustyt1953]

How do you know that a bass player is on your porch?

He can't find the key and doesn't know when to come in.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

I Hope you do Leon... given your board name and all!

I thought you would never notice.

I can tell ya'll don't know the difference in a violin and a fiddle.

What the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
A violin has strings, a fiddle has strangs.


Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[rwsmith]

Hey! I like..

Hey, I like banjos. But then I like bagpipes.

Why do bagpipe players walk around when they play?

They're trying to get away from the noise.


I really do like banjos AND bagpipes. But has anybody heard bagpipes indoors at very close range???

 

[Warren Sear]

I was born and grew up in North Dakota. When I was in my teens I visited relatives in Alabama. It was my first trip Down South. They had a guitar, and asked me to sing a song for them. I played the Hank Williams song, "Hey Good Lookin'." My cousin's husband said, "That shore do sound purdy with your Yankee accent."

I thought to myself, "What accent? I'm singing it regular."

We played Bluegrass and Old Time music for the rest of the night. Good times.

 

[Bullseye 2620]

I was born and grew up in North Dakota. When I was in my teens I visited relatives in Alabama. It was my first trip Down South. They had a guitar, and asked me to sing a song for them. I played the Hank Williams song, "Hey Good Lookin'." My cousin's husband said, "That shore do sound purdy with your Yankee accent."

I thought to myself, "What accent? I'm singing it regular."

We played Bluegrass and Old Time music for the rest of the night. Good times.

Folks just can't seem ta get enough of that Old Timey music!

 

[ParadiseRoad]

Hey, I like banjos. But then I like bagpipes.

Why do bagpipe players walk around when they play?

They're trying to get away from the noise.


I really do like banjos AND bagpipes. But has anybody heard bagpipes indoors at very close range???

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVjkE87FDY[/ame]

 

[soFlaNative]

I thought you would never notice.

I can tell ya'll don't know the difference in a violin and a fiddle.

What the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
A violin has strings, a fiddle has strangs.


Have a blessed day,

Leon

A violin takes longer to burn...

 

[Rustyt1953]

The drone of the pipes is one of the world's most recognizable sounds. When you hear it, either someone is dead or about to be.

 

[soFlaNative]

Not many bagpipe jokes.


The rest are true stories.

 

[mtgianni]

In the 1800's a guitar was considered as low an instrument as was available and a banjo fit for any and all stage performances.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Was lucky and saw Dr. Ralph Stanley in person.


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[Warren Sear]

The drone of the pipes is one of the world's most recognizable sounds. When you hear it, either someone is dead or about to be.

...or wish they were.

 

[eveled]

My son one time asked me "Why don't that guy in the skirt let those screeching cats out of the bag instead of squeezing them?

I on the other hand love the sound of bag pipes. My son is half Italian.

 

[shouldazagged]

For another perspective, here's a serious article on the banjo from - wait for it - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (!)
The Banjo: The Engineer's Instrument

Nice and informative article. Among the many styles of music I enjoy, bluegrass figures prominently, and many, many years ago I wanted to be an engineer. Who knew that required mathematical aptitude?

I love good banjo music. I'm also fond of bagpipes. So sue me.