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Watch Ryan Cavanaugh play the classic Irish tune "The Maid Behind The Bar" on a Deering Eagle II 5-string banjo. This has become one of the most ubiquitous tunes in modern Irish music sessions. Traditionally the type of banjo being used to play this tune would be a 4-string tenor banjo, and would be played with a flatpick. In this video, Ryan is using a 5-string banjo and is using the 3-finger style with a thumbpick and two fingerpicks. Ryan is a master of single string technique on the 5-string banjo and displays how Irish tunes can be played on the 5-string banjo using this technique.
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Deering Eagle II™ 5-String Banjo
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http://www.ryancavanaughbanjo.com
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