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I had a guy named Martin Louis lined up for a session, but I haven't been able to get hold of him for two weeks now.

Anyone know a quality bluegrass/Scruggs-style banjo player in Sydney? I've got 5 tracks that are getting a bit urgent.

dont know any players... but I got a slew of jokes about em...........



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I just saw one busking outside the Marrickville Metro shopping centre - seemed pretty good! Unfortunately I can't get back there to get contact info.

rod mccormack, laurie minson. they're the first 2 i think of.

The great Mark "Bucky" Collins.
Send you a PM

my mate brendan gallagher will... ill copy you in on an email

All sorted - have a guy named Dave Helens booked in for the 27th.

Thanks for all the help

And now I don't have a banjo player any more - Dave pulled out for some reason.

I can't believe it is this hard to find a banjo player in Sydney. I'll be chasing up Tim's tip (Mark "Bucky" Collins) next.

Hey Manning

Mark is the definite go for Banjo..
I've got a number (still current I think) if you need it.

Just spoke to Mark but he is off to the US shortly and can't fit me in.

Again, thanks for the help anyway.

It's been pretty weird - maybe I've been lucky, but I'm not accustomed to musicians not turning up for *paid* work. I'll see if I can find someone who'll work remotely.

you should see what punctuality looks like in Africa....

LOL, yeah I spent a year living in Africa back in 2000/2001 (Kenya and Mozambique), so I know what "Africa time" is.

But I'm in Sydney and I'm dealing with people who present themselves as professionals, so it's a little annoying. (Excluding Bucky Collins of course - he was great to deal with... just not available).

I had Blackie from the Hard-ons in the same situation a few months ago - Banjo players dropping out at the last minute. We also had to dump some hopelessly unreliable ones.
Then I had 2 killer players here from the US about 6 weeks ago, which makes me think - surely there are some pro US guys that will do it via online.

There would be so many great banjo players in the US - and reliable (or they don't eat).
The future of session playing is really online.

The problem with online stuff is while they may be fantastic players (verified from Youtube, etc) but that's no guarantee they can make a decent recording. I found one guy online who didn't know what "48K/24bit WAV" meant or what "brand" his microphone was.

Agree - but that guy dont know nuthin!
The guys I had here knew their mic's.
When they saw I was using Beyer 160's, and my Electrodyne's they relaxed and totally trusted me.
The 160 is killer on banjo.
Don't be put off using the net to do a session by one guy's lack of knowledge.

I've got Ian Simpson (Flying Emus, Slim Dusty, Paul Kelly) in here all next week if you want to try it from a distance.
I often record him here (Perth) for stuff over your way.

Pete G

Pete - PM me your number.

Cheers Manning

OK, I just received the first WAV from the session in Perth.

Oh my. That Ian Simpson fella can play.

Lovely recording too - many, many thanks Pete.