nice web site i first watched your videos on you tube and now have stummbled across your website. i live in jacksonville florida and i am trying to learn clawhammer banjo. any body here in jacksonville you know that i could learn from ? thanks vernon keep on clawhammering !!
Hello Mary and Yazid. I have a student in art class who mentioned that he is learning to play the banjo. I mentioned your name (Mary Z. Cox) as an accomplished player. I listened to several cuts on this website and you really sound good. I've met you at Lake Ella playing with Yazid a year or so ago. I just played a gig at Hawks rise with Yazid last week. Say Hello to Yazid for me. Thanks for the great music and interesting webstie.
David Breault
Hello, i come from Germany. Make further in such a way. Your Music is a Dream!Sorry, my english is bad.
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland
Stefan
I am totally loving that Florida Banjo CD!!!!
Wonderful stuff Mary! I love the way you play. Brings back a lot of fond memories of my younger days playing mandolin with good people who played great music. I have a claw hammer- can't play the banjo but:) Jay x
I can't wait to hear your new endeavor with African drumming and banjo! You are truly inspirational.
I am just learning to play and find your site and music an inspiration.
You have recorded the most beautiful clawhammer rendition of Dixie ever!!!!
I love your music!
I love you for your "Cindy". Keep up the great work!
Finding your music has been wonderful. Florida Banjo is awesome. I play clawhammer and listening to your tunes has been inspiring.
Please publish more about your instruments, tuning, and playing style.
I really enjoyed your clawhammer banjo style.The deering open back ,the one with the Mermaid inlay has is a real good looking instrument,and a sensational sound.I play 5 string Scruggs style bluegrass. Where can I buy a C.D. or a DVD
Best Wishes
Derick (Spike)
I found your website thru Judy at Silicone Heights in Albuquerque. I'm glad I found you! I love the banjo!
Do you play your RB-250 very much any more? I sort of fell into one and like it pretty well for frailing (never figured out why I need to drop thumb yet). A little dry sounding but louder enough to play in a group setting. Your Vintage Banjo CD is my favorite.
Thanks for the heads up on Amazon about your tab books! Glad I visited here. You're the best clawhammer player I've ever heard. Keep up the good work and pray for the rest of us who aspire to your skill and talent!!
I have just become aware of Mary's awesome banjo playing. I am looking for the untitled Irish sound that is on her banjohangout site / video. If that sound is on a tab / CD, I would like to know which one to buy.
Glenn Lewis "Lewgrass"
I enjoyed your classes at
Stephen Foster. Thanks
Thanks~!
I like you site
Hi Mary,
I'm a friend of Lo & Mary Gordon, teaching mountain dulcimer out of their shop these days. I noticed that you're at John C Campbell's April 12. We do an annual Dulcimer Day the following weekend in Brevard (18th) - would you be interested? You could do a combined banjo/dulcimer day if you prefer.
Thanks,
Don Burger
Hi Mary,If you could only own one banjo - for clawhammer -please describe what are the most important things you'd look for
thanks - love the books and CD's, learned more banjo from you in 2 years than over past 20 years
Hello AJ,
There are banjo tab books to all of my CDs--except Dulcimer Fandango--which is out of print.
I think there may still be a couple for sale at County Sales online.
www.countysales.com
Best wishes,
Mary Z. Cox
Thank You... I really enjoy the CD's was wondering if you have Tabs for all of them & I listened to a little of your Dulcimer cd on line but cannot find it... Is itstill in print?
AJ
Hey Mary!
thanks for the email!
Just thought that you would like to know that Ponce de Leon is the new theme song/opening music for my radio show, The Acoustic Revival heard weekly on WWSP 90FM here in Stevens Point WI., and does stream....I host every other week and will be on the air next week Sunday from 9 to noon CST.
Thanks for the great music!
Jim
90FM
Hi Mary,
Just had a look round your site and that's the sweetest 'Dixie' I've heard in a very long time......
Hello I purchased a Goodtime 5-string banjo last year and was wondering since I am a beginer trying to teach myself. Does your tab books show how to play a banjo clawhammer style? Because I was learning bluegrass style but would love to learn clwahammer.
Was showing my Dad's mom your website.
Thanks for having me this weekend!
Love,
Mike
Hi Mary, It was very nice meeting you at Curves the other day. Keep up the good work.
Hi Mary. I heard that you were in Mountain View AR and had a jam with my friends Lukas and Martin. Sorry I missed it. Do you still have your banjo basset? I have a basset hound pup name Roscoe Holcomb Ryan. I went to Swannanoa last summer but am using this summer just to practice all the great stuff I've gotten at camps the last few years. It's enough to last a lifetime....well maybe not!Have a nice summer
Are we going to see you 2 there this yr.?
After the Albuquerque Folk Festival, the Muddy River String Band retrieved their box of CDs from the sales table. Inside the box was a CD that was not ours. Everyone commented on the mystery CD, and finally showed it to me. That was when I realized that you had placed your CD in our box! I was very touched that you would do that. I can't wait to hear you again and play some banjo 'cello duets. Soldier's Joy Waltz and Angeline the Baker, my favorites!
Hello, it was nice to meet the both of you on my roadtrip this summer. Hope to see you both soon.
Hi Mary,
It was so great to hear you last Saturday at Cal Tech! You and your husband present great music with a very welcoming atmosphere!
Hearing and talking with you and Bob at the KOA in Holbrook was a real treat - thanks for sharing!
Jill,
I think those tenor bnjos are tuned and played more like a mandolin. They are played alot with Celtic Music--so I would look for a tenor banjo class at an Irish or Celtic type of workshop or camp. :)
Best wishes,
Mary Z. Cox
I just bought a tenor banjo, been lookin for yrs. Finialy found the and bought the one I want. I have just started teaching myself to play, been playing dulcimer for 4 yrs. Can I use your tab books for my banjo??? If I go to a festival, can I use my tenor in a claw hammer banjo class??
Thank you Jill
Nice site. very well done.
Love the new website Mary. Nicely done. I think it's very 'you'!
Oh goody! A new album! I'll be ordering mine soon :-)
Hello James,
Yes, we are on itunes and about 60 other digital download sources. Just type in my name on itunes and the CDs will come up on the store.
Tab books have simple tab to the tunes on the CD with historical and playing notes and historical pix--no music notation--but I think you will find them enjoyable and fun. :)
Best wishes,
Mary Z. Cox
Very nice site. Love your playing.
Is there any place I can download your albums (mp3) instead of having them shipped?
Does your tab books also include the music notation?
Nice site. I especially enjoyed the audio clips.
Hi Mary,
Great new site. Looking forward to your new DVD when its ready. Hope its soon. I need it.
Take care,
Sandra
Hi Cox fam.,
I love your mew site. See you along the way.
Chip & Tish
Nice site Mary!
Hi Mary,
Long time, no play with you. Check us out at http://www.myspace.com/celticsojourn
Hope all is well with you and Bob and kids.
Julie