I don't actually play banjo at all and, having no idea how this particular instrument SHOULD be tuned, I was a bit taken aback. On the other hand, the Shack is a great place and I always find it wise to oblige one's publican. ...
Still others, particularly ?Horse Head?, ?Low Estate? and ?Dirty Blue? at least feature Edwards' life-weary vocals, acoustic guitar and drums, and a perceptible sense of purpose. ... And ?Lulah Harp? does have strands of what sound like Edwards playing the banjola featured on his first two studio albums. But overall this is quite a bit removed from the more grounded and more Americana sound of his early work, and really a bit closer to the grungy sound of his former band ...
