And for the banjo-player...

In the box of latest headlines from the original Bluegrass Blog which is down on the right-hand side of the BIB, you can find a tag for today's post on Yates banjos, made in North Carolina. The brief Bluegrass Blog post is worth looking at in itself, but go further and follow the link to the Yates MySpace site.

Apart from the sound clips that give you a chance to distinguish between maple and mahogany banjos, there are a couple of videos - one on the stages of making a banjo, and the other headed 'Yates building explosion'. Your editor can recall having, while still at college, the idea of the banjo as a sonic weapon; but his imagination was unequal to what is shown here. While you enjoy the view, don't forget to enjoy the sound coming out of that pot...