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Banjo playing style
Clawhammer, sometimes called down-picking, overhand, or most commonly known as frailing, is a distinctive banjo playing style and a common component of
Clawhammer
Playing technique
Sweet are exponents of guitar clawhammer. Fingerstyle guitarist Steve Baughman distinguishes between frailing and clawhammer as follows. In frailing, the
Fingerstyle_guitar
Stringed musical instrument
the "stroke style" or "banjo style", similar to modern "frailing" or "clawhammer" styles. By 1868, music for the banjo was available printed in a magazine
Banjo
Series of CPUs by AMD
Athlon 64 X2 and Athlon X2 lines. The Athlon 64 was originally codenamed ClawHammer by AMD, and was referred to as such internally and in press releases.
Athlon_64
release. Cite error: A list-defined reference with the name "CPU-World-ClawHammer" has been invoked, but is not defined in the <references> tag (see the
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American banjo player (1892–1971)
fiddler from Independence, Virginia. He was widely known playing the clawhammer banjo and frequently won the Galax, Virginia Old Time Fiddler's Convention
Wade_Ward
2011 video game
against the country's government, and have hijacked ships belonging to Clawhammer Security, a private military company that was featured in the previous
SOCOM_4_U.S._Navy_SEALs
Musical artist
"Big Eyed Rabbit" Matokie Slaughter, "Big Eyed Rabbit" from Clawhammer Banjo, Volume Two (County Records) (c. 1960s) Problems playing this file? See media
Matokie_Slaughter
American musician (born 1977)
Abigail Washburn (born November 10, 1977) is an American clawhammer banjo player and singer. She performs and records as a soloist, as well as with the
Abigail_Washburn
Scottish actor (born 1961)
imperial guardsman in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, a ClawHammer soldier in SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs, Caddoc in Hunted: The Demon's Forge
Graham_McTavish
American actor
tune. The hidden banjo player was shown playing in the bare-fingered "clawhammer" style, while the banjo heard on the soundtrack was played in three-finger
Billy_Redden
American musician (1915–1973)
performer of the old-fashioned banjo playing, "clawhammer" or "frailing". In addition to his skill as a clawhammer player, Akeman also frequently played two-finger
David_"Stringbean"_Akeman
English and Welsh folk band
Instruments Vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, irish bouzouki, tenor banjo, clawhammer banjo Years active 2017–present Labels Wipe Out Music Water Records Members
The_Trials_of_Cato
Genre of folk music
bluegrass banjos). Today, old-time banjo players most commonly utilize the clawhammer style, but there were numerous styles, most of which are still used to
Old-time_music
Genre of music and radio format
bluegrass music also. Banjos are often played using a technique called clawhammer, which involves striking the strings with the back of the fingernail.
Americana_music
American voice actor and musician
Chameleon 2011 Knights Contract Johann Faust SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs ClawHammer Commander, Officer Dead or Alive: Dimensions Ryu Hayabusa Red Faction:
Troy_Baker
American country musician
February 13, 1983) is an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and clawhammer banjoist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Harris was born in Montgomery
JP_Harris
Musical artist
old-time banjo player from Goodlettsville, Tennessee. His banjo style is the clawhammer or frailing style, distinct from more commonly found Scruggs style in
Leroy_Troy
American folk musician (1895–1967)
1895 – June 2, 1967) was an American musician and singer, who played the clawhammer banjo and the guitar. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern
Clarence_Ashley
Opteron (SledgeHammer) (2003) Athlon 64 FX (SledgeHammer) (2003) Athlon 64 (ClawHammer/Newcastle) (2003) Mobile Athlon 64 (Newcastle) (2004) Athlon XP-M (Dublin)
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Scottish musician (born 1946)
taught Lennon and McCartney finger-picking guitar styles including the clawhammer, which he had learned from Mac MacLeod. Lennon used this technique on
Donovan
American folk singer, song adapter and banjoist (1938–2005)
Hedy West played the guitar and the banjo. On banjo, she played both clawhammer style and a unique type of three-finger picking that showed influences
Hedy_West
Open chamber in the body of a musical instrument
a skin-like acrylic material). Open back banjos are normally used for clawhammer and frailing, while those used for bluegrass have the back covered with
Sound_box
Canadian musician
Cara Luft is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and clawhammer banjo player, and founding member of the Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennys. She
Cara_Luft
American musician (born 1991)
learning the mandolin at age 10 and later began learning to play the guitar, clawhammer banjo, and octave mandolin. During her senior year of high school, Jarosz
Sarah_Jarosz
American bluegrass musician and singer (1927–2016)
remember my aunt took it out in groceries. He learned to play the banjo, clawhammer style, from his mother: She had 11 brothers and sisters, and all of them
Ralph_Stanley
1980 American rape and revenge slasher film by Charles Kaufman
begin to invade the cabin to avenge Jackie. Trina castrates Addley with a clawhammer before Abbey suffocates him. When the women drag Addley's body outside
Mother's_Day_(1980_film)
American actor (born 1950)
Peanut Patron #1 2000 Fraud Detective Mason Short film Where the Heart Is 'Clawhammer' Scenes deleted 2001 Joy Ride Sheriff Ritter 2002 Wheelmen Agent Hammond
Jim_Beaver
American musical artist
all-female groups: The Stairwell Sisters, an old-time group utilizing clawhammer banjo, guitar, bass, percussive dance, and MoToR/dance. Ladin's 2012 CD
Evie_Ladin
Musical artist
string banjo playing called Clawgrass, which incorporates bluegrass and clawhammer banjo styles as well as bluegrass guitar styles and bluegrass ensemble
Mark_Johnson_(musician)
American singer-songwriter
He was buried in Norton, Virginia. While Boggs was familiar with the clawhammer style, or "frailing", he typically played in a style known as up-picking
Dock_Boggs
American singer-songwriter (born 1979)
The Funnest Game, which like Richie Stearns' group The Horse Flies had "clawhammer banjo, electric guitar, drums." Their brand of electric/old-time was heavily
Willie_Watson_(musician)
American musician
teacher in the bluegrass tradition. She is noted for her flatpicking, clawhammer, and crosspicking guitar prowess. She has cited Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick
Molly_Tuttle
Banjo playing style
parlor style (a late 19th-century finger-style played without picks), clawhammer/frailing/two-finger style (played with thumb and nail of the first or
Scruggs_style
American musician (1912–1982)
old-time music that began to find an outside audience in the 1960s, and his clawhammer banjo playing came to shape banjo practices in the Old-time music tradition
Kyle_Creed
High-proof liquor, generally made illicitly
"Making Moonshine: The Dummies' Guide". Copper Moonshine Still Kits - Clawhammer Supply. Retrieved 25 November 2018. "Hazardous Goods Management". Retrieved
Moonshine
Canadian fiddler
styles. He plays several instruments, including fiddle, mandolin, guitar, clawhammer banjo, piano, accordion and percussion. Throughout his performance career
Gordon_Stobbe
Musical artist
more modern style than Jarrell, but played the fretless banjo in an old clawhammer style much like that of his old mentor, Charley Lowe. Ray Alden. "Fred
Fred_Cockerham
Canadian folk music group
organ), and Caleb Gallant (bodhran, foot percussion, snare, cajon, vocals, clawhammer banjo). The band was formed when the members were in high school. Rowen
Ten_Strings_and_a_Goat_Skin
American banjo player (1917–1985)
Lily May Ledford (March 17, 1917 – July 14, 1985) was an American clawhammer banjo and fiddle player. After gaining regional radio fame in the late 1930s
Lily_May_Ledford
American musician
respectively. Collins played guitar and piano on earlier albums, and took up clawhammer banjo in 1999, in time to play it on her 2000 record Leaving Fort Knox
Lui_Collins
AMD FX is a discontinued series of AMD microprocessors for personal computers. The following is a list of AMD FX brand microprocessors. Some APUs also
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Genre of American roots music and sub-genre of country music
when minstrel shows incorporated the banjo as part of their acts. The "clawhammer", or two finger style playing, was popular before the Civil War. Now,
Bluegrass_music
British banjoist and guitarist
techniques he includes in his performances, and for his particular skill at clawhammer style banjo. Walsh has performed as a duo with harmonica player Will Pound
Dan_Walsh_(banjo_player)
American banjo player (born 1953)
American old-time banjo player and singer. Carlin performs primarily in the clawhammer style of banjo. He has toured the United States, Canada, and Europe performing
Bob_Carlin
American traditional clawhammer banjo player
"Aunt Jennie" Wilson (February 9, 1900 – March 2, 1992) was a traditional clawhammer banjo player from Logan County, West Virginia. Aunt Jennie Wilson was
Aunt_Jennie_Wilson
American political scientist and jurist
solos ever recorded in clawhammer guitar style [needs citation], two medleys of Appalachian fiddle tunes played in clawhammer style. In 2001, it was one
Alec_Stone_Sweet
American educator
Department of Education. His cigar-chomping tough no-nonsense 'take charge' clawhammer approach earned Mickens 'tough love' comparisons to Joe Louis Clark and
Frank_Mickens
Waterway in Ohio
Retrieved December 4, 2025. Perlman, Ken (2020). Appalachian Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo. Mel Bay Publications. p. 51. ISBN 9781513455082. "Low Water Records
Scioto_River
American bluegrass band
Watson. Cotton-Dillard is recognized as an authority on the traditional clawhammer banjo technique, and her 1981 album Clog-In: An American Folk Dance Classic
The_Dillards
Military unit
34th Cavalry Battalion in December 1862. Lieutenant Colonel Vincent "Clawhammer" Witcher and Majors John A. McFarlane and [John] William Straton were
34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
34th_Virginia_Cavalry_Battalion
Traditional music of the American Appalachian Mountains region
such as "Shady Grove" and "Wind and Rain", and said he had learned the clawhammer banjo style from "listening to Clarence Ashley". Bob Dylan, who also performed
Appalachian_music
2013 studio album by The Raghu Dixit Project
UK. It includes members of the British folk band, Bellowhead, American clawhammer banjo player, Abigail Washburn and sarod player Soumik Datta. Jag Changa
Jag_Changa
Topics referred to by the same term
A claw hammer is a type of hammer. Claw hammer or Clawhammer may also refer to: Clawhammer, a style of banjo playing Claw Hammer, an indie rock band active
Claw_hammer_(disambiguation)
2011 studio album by Sarah Jarosz
where noted. Sarah Jarosz – lead vocals, guitar, electric guitar, banjo, Clawhammer banjo, toy piano, octave mandolin, Wurlitzer organ, tenor guitar Viktor
Follow_Me_Down_(album)
Topics referred to by the same term
a collection of medical symptoms Frail (disambiguation) Frailing or clawhammer, a banjo playing style This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Frailty
American singer-songwriter (1916–2002)
was the fourth of thirteen children. As a young child, Reed learned the clawhammer-style banjo and with her musical family sang old-time songs from the mountain
Ola_Belle_Reed
1968 song by the Beatles
Rishikesh to study Transcendental Meditation. The technique, known as clawhammer picking, was later described by Donovan as "the Carter Family finger style"
Dear_Prudence
Style of fingerstyle guitar
widely emulated examples of this form of playing. Flatpicking Bass run Clawhammer Walking bass Lick (music) Oom-pah Sokolow, Fred (1997). Complete Country
Carter_Family_picking
American singer-songwriter and fiddler (born 1981)
Retrieved May 6, 2015. "January 15: Nickel Creek alum Sara Watkins; clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn; singer-songwriter Tom Brosseau". Prairiehome
Sara_Watkins
American singer and banjo player (1914–2007)
the valley, and was of Irish extraction. Her father, Jim Prince, was a clawhammer banjo player, and she learned many songs from working with him; Her mother
Mary_Jane_Queen
Americana string band based in Tennessee
the time he was sixteen" with "this group that had some congas and some clawhammer banjo . ." "Ithaca is known far and wide as a hotbed of what's called
Old_Crow_Medicine_Show
1998 studio album by Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Ring Inferno)" 1:17 11. "Lives Ruined Through Sex (For Anita)" 1:05 12. "Clawhammer and an Ether Rag (For Bill)" 0:35 13. "NYC Always Reminds Me" 0:30 14
Honky_Reduction
Fretted string instrument
The "Dulci-Jo" is a banjo/dulcimer hybrid with a thumb string like a clawhammer banjo, 3 strings and a diatonic fret pattern, shaped more like a banjo
Appalachian_dulcimer
Sonora, Roma), or Mobile Athlon 64 single-core 64-bit processor (codenamed ClawHammer, Odessa, Oakville, Newark), or Turion 64 single-core 64-bit processor
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American singer-songwriter
short-lived band Liters of Pop with Eric McConnell. She learned to play clawhammer-style banjo from Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show, and set about
Adrienne_Young
Canadian folk-roots-Americana musician
is a Canadian folk-roots-Americana musician. A multi-instrumentalist (clawhammer banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, accordion, bass, and Porchboard
Linda_McRae
Musical artist (1913–1998)
his way to West Virginia, where Cousin Emmy taught Jones the art of the clawhammer style of banjo playing, which gave a rough, backwoods flavor to his performances
Grandpa_Jones
American singer-songwriter
around the world. He performs on five-string banjo in the "old-timey" clawhammer style, as opposed to the three-finger Scruggs style developed by Earl
Jack_Chernos
American musician (1924–2012)
bluegrass music. Prior to Scruggs, most banjo players used the frailing or clawhammer technique, which consists of holding the fingers bent like a claw and
Earl_Scruggs
American musician
teacher. He was considered one of the most prominent exponents of the clawhammer banjo tradition.[who?] Diller lived in Hillsboro, West Virginia, and then
Dwight_Diller
Musical artist
The West (DVD) Wide Eye Productions Emmy award 2004 Clawhammer Banjo 1 (DVD) Homespun 2004 Clawhammer Banjo 2 (DVD) Homespun 2005 Let It Slide High Windy
David_Holt_(musician)
American politician (1839–1906)
sometimes confused with his first cousin, Confederate Col. Vincent A. "Clawhammer" Witcher, a lawyer who lived in nearby Wayne County and who commanded
John_Witcher
Type of stringed instrument
presumably in an attempt to replicate the open, droning sound of Appalachian "clawhammer" banjo, first on the mandolin and then transferred to a Greek bouzouki
Irish_bouzouki
American singer-songwriter (1893–1968)
songwriter, and proficient musician on the guitar, autoharp, harmonica, clawhammer banjo, and jaw harp. When he married Hattie Frost in November 1918, he
Ernest_Stoneman
American actor
Driver: San Francisco Star Wars: The Old Republic SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs ClawHammer Soldier 4 F.E.A.R. 3 Various 2016 ReCore Victor, Julius Roldan 2018–19
Alex_Fernandez_(actor)
1999 American TV series or program
as Tom Mullaney Eamon Morrissey as Philly Hinds Mark Lambert as Algie Clawhammer Ian McElhinney as Vestor McCarthy Pat Laffan as Bill Gobberley "Durango
Durango_(film)
plays fiddle and sings; Quinn plays acoustic guitar, Irish tenor banjo, clawhammer banjo, bodhran, fiddle, electric guitar and sings. Since forming in 2007
Qristina_&_Quinn_Bachand
Fermented alcoholic beverage from apple juice
1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020. "How to Make Apple Brandy". Clawhammer Supply. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2026. Lea, Andrew G. H.;
Cider
American old-time musician
numerous books on fiddle and clawhammer-style banjo playing, along with instructional CDs and videos. Levenson, Dan (2003). Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch – A
Dan_Levenson_(musician)
English post-rock band
— Graham Sutton on the recording of "Clawhammer" Bark Psychosis' debut appearance on record was the 1988 Clawhammer flexi-disc (a split release on Cheree
Bark_Psychosis
2009 studio album by Sarah Jarosz
mandolin (track 1), mandolin (tracks 4 and 12) guitar (tracks 2, 6 and 13), Clawhammer banjo (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 10) Paul Kowert – bass (tracks 1, 4 and 11)
Song_Up_in_Her_Head
Sexual abuse scandal in England
know who the father was, one 15-year-old was beaten unconscious with a clawhammer. A 12-year-old with a 24-year-old "boyfriend" had a mother who invited
Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal
Rotherham_child_sexual_exploitation_scandal
Japanese plucked stringed instrument
that the drum-like dō, amplifies the sound of the strings. As in the clawhammer style of American banjo playing, the bachi is often used to strike both
Shamisen
Pan-Nordic neo-Nazi movement
campaign chairman was left critically injured after being beaten with a clawhammer in his home in Jämsä. A man connected to the group is charged with attempted
Nordic_Resistance_Movement
US musical group
Mipso expanded into richer, occasionally darker, textures, adding the clawhammer banjo and electric organ. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Bluegrass
Mipso
US 1998 television series
battles them and steals it. She then ties the Rangers up to be eaten by a Clawhammer. 7 "A Ranger Among Thieves" Worth Keeter Judd Lynn March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20)
Power_Rangers_in_Space
African American residents of Appalachia
played stringed instruments using a unique picking technique called “clawhammer”, which has become a popular banjo style in the Appalachian region. African
Affrilachia
American storyteller, author, musician
ancestors, as well as innovating other tunes with a signature drop-thumb clawhammer style on the five-string banjo, an ability which has won her recognition
Sheila_Kay_Adams
American banjo player and bandleader
Walsh is known as the "Banjo King of the Carolinas". He played in a clawhammer style, but was one of the first to record the three-finger style. He also
Dock_Walsh
Algerian-British musician
Bloc2Bloc, and released his first single, "Movements" featuring Dutta, on Clawhammer Recordz in 2015. In 2021, he featured on Bru-C's "Streetside", which charted
Bou_(musician)
American fiddle player
Tennessee to a father who played guitar and banjo, and a mother who played clawhammer banjo. Warren's fiddling style was heavily influenced by Fiddlin' Arthur
Paul_Warren_(fiddler)
Country blues musician
blues, which led towards old-time music and bluegrass, adding her own clawhammer banjo playing to more regular guitar work. During her time in Southern
Cristina_Vane
American bluegrass musician (born 1948)
primary instrument the banjo in 2007 and 2009 titled "Mel Bay Presents Clawhammer Banjo Taught By Lynn Morris, v.1 and v.2," by Mel Bay Productions. While
Lynn_Morris_(musician)
Bluegrass music picking pattern
ISBN 0-7864-3144-X. Davis (2002), p.56. ISBN 0-7866-6525-4. Perlman, Ken (1989). Clawhammer Style Banjo, p.163. ISBN 0-931759-33-1. Davis (2002), p.56 Fiza Pirani
Banjo_roll
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US bluegrass group
"Jack of the Wood" with the Kontras Quartet and Steve Martin, who played clawhammer banjo. After the performance, Jens was awarded a statuette commemorating
Kruger_Brothers
American banjo player (born 1981)
brother playing the mandolin and his parents' suggestion. He started in the clawhammer style of banjo playing, but switched to three finger Scruggs-style bluegrass
Noam_Pikelny
American singer
clawhammer style of playing. Converse noted that Butler used a banjo thimble (metal covers that go over the fingernails, to use with the clawhammer/stroke
John_"Picayune"_Butler
1995 studio album by Claw Hammer
"Mudhoney's 'tude". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2021. "Clawhammer". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 11, 2021. Roberts, Michael. "Playlist"
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