Banjo

[Justin24]

Anyone know of any good artists out there or tracks with the Banjo in it? After watching that temple bar mix of the Edge and Bono for Vertigo I would like to listen to other tracks from other artists with the banjo in it.

 

[LemonMelon]

Are you familiar with Sufjan Stevens? He uses the banjo extensively, bless his heart.

 

[Justin24]

What about anything like what Jack White sung in the movie and soundtrack to Cold Mountain?

 

[BVS]

Ryan Adams has quite a few songs with banjo...

 

[Diemen]

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones if you're up for some virtuosic jazz/funk/bluegrass fusion.

 

[Earnie Shavers]

Check out an Australian band called the John Butler Trio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDG4X5Yx_jo

 

[martha]

I think the Stanley Brothers have a banjo on their records. Even if they don't, they're worth checking out.

 

[DaveC]

Gallows Pole by Led Zeppelin.

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[yertle-the-turtle]

That opening bit in 'I Believe' by REM.

Not sure if that's a banjo but it's sure pretty cool.

 

[u2popmofo]

Shearwater's song 'Red Sea, Black Sea' is quite banjo-y. In a good way.

Hi Yertle.

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

Big Wreck does a little bit. So does Guster (I think).

 

[DaveC]

Big Wreck has a song with banjo in it...?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Travis used a banjo quite a bit on The Invisible Band album...

 

[redkat]

Here is some banjo

He was the first opener at a show the other night and the crowd was screaming for more, don't think i've seen that before.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=148912108

 

[Jack In The Box]

Iron & Wine has a few songs with banjo

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

Probably not what you're looking for, but Dropkick Muprhys' "The State of Massachusetts" has an awesome awesome awesome banjo that holds the whole song together, not to metnion a great intro/outro.

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

Big Wreck has a song with banjo in it...?

Yes, at the end of "All Our Days Are Numbered."