FIVE STRING  banjo fits very well in folk, country and especially BLUEGRASS music (e.g. “Duelling banjos”  from the film Deliverance) or Foggy Mountain Breakdown (as per Beverly Hillbillies).   Bluegrass Banjo  is played  with fingerpicks on and is all about picking out melodies. FRAILING or CLAWHAMMER  banjo  is played in what’s known as  “Old Timey American Roots music” where you can play with picks or perhaps just with your fingers. It’s a slightly different style but has similarities to Bluegrass banjo. The banjo is a harder instrument to learn if you want to play fast Bluegrass but that hasn’t stopped the thousands of people worldwide who play it.

TENOR  BANJO  is mostly used in Irish Music and played with a plectrum on a FOUR STRING banjo. Completely different tuning and technique from 5 string banjo.

I can get you started on either and teach you all about chords and the framework of songs/tunes which are enhanced with a banjo

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