October 2000 Who Am I? A total of 8 clues were given as follows:

Contest 1 Who Am I? Bill Keith Clue #1: I was born in Boston '39 and became a true folk music urbanite... Bill Keith was originally attracted to the urban folk revival of the sixties as he grew up in Boston. Clue #2: I devised a way of playing fiddle tunes note-for-note on a top tension... During the sixties, Bill became immersed in learning to adapt note for note fiddle tunes to banjo. He essentially took the banjo to the next technical level...a truly innovative player who saw the limitless potential of the banjo. Clue #3: I was once a member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band... A fairly well known Boston-based jug band, within folk music circles, that consisted of: Bill Keith, Jim Kweskin, Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur, Richard Greene (top-notch fiddler), Fritz Richmond...in the sixties. Clue #4: Soon to graduate as one of the infamous "Bluegrass Boys"... During the sixties, Bill became immersed in learning to adapt note for note fiddle tunes to banjo. He essentially took the banjo to the next technical level...a truly innovative player who saw the limitless potential of the banjo. Clue #5: I wrote the book on Earl! Bill wrote the monumental Earl Scruggs bible on learning to play 5-string: "Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo" Clue #6: I love playing melodically...(so to speak) "Melodic" style banjo is one of the terms used to describe the style Bill developed to play note for note fiddle tunes on the banjo. Clue #7: I invented the best "D" Tuners... These are pegs that are used to detune a single string during a song...which can be contributory to the melody. First made popular by Earl Scruggs in tunes such as: "Randy Lynn Rag" or "Earl's Breakdown"...They are still available to this day and are marketed under the name: "Keith Tuners" Clue #8: My last name has been used to describe my melodic approach... The note for note fiddle tune style that Keith developed became known as "Keith Style"...is also now known as "Chromatic Style" and "Melodic Style" Some Comments from a few of our Entrants Submitted by Dion Morriss "Bill Keith [Or - WILLIAM!!! to his mother when he broke the Piano.]" Submitted by Paul Harris "Bill Keith. My favorite banjo player other than Mickey Cochran!" Go to Top of Page

Contest 2 Name This Tune #1 for October: Played on a Wildwood Heirloom Openback 5-String This tune is a true banjo classic...hint given: Made popular by a movie soundtrack. "Deliverance" of course! The soundtrack that came out after the movie included this tune... Answer: Pony Express For further info on the Wildwood: Go directly to The Wildwood Heirloom Banjo Page To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Go to Top of Page

Contest 3 Name This Tune #2 for October: Name This Tune #2: Played on a superb Weber Bridger Mandolin This tune is a traditional melody...hint: A traditional tune once recorded by Emmy Lou Harris with David Grisman on mando! Answer: "Wayfaring Stranger" To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Some Comments from a few of our Entrants Submitted by Wayne Lewis "wayfaring stranger---One of my favorites on the mando!" To view this video click here...Good Practice for Future "Name This Tune" Contests Go to Top of Page

Contest 4 Location: Was originally hidden on the following pages: page 561, page 16, and page 230 Find the Hidden Llama Photograph: Mickey Cochran This is a digital photograph of a llama in the mountains of New Mexico. Go to Top of Page

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