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This completely unreleted to trains what so ever but does anyone know any bands or artists that do very lively hillbilly music with banjos.
 
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I've got one suggestion for ye Klambert; Rednex! <D

They initially made it big about fifteen years back with their original Cotton Eye Joe single, and that's got a lot of well orchestrated (And fast! :D) Banjo work in it. Personally I like their work myself...And that's coming from a Metalhead! :shock:<D

There are plenty of videos on YouTube at the moment, but a lot of them seem to be of a more recent 10th anniversary mix done in 2005. Personally I'd hunt out the original if I were ye, it's much better IMO! 8)
 

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Try the Del Mccoury band, also Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt ( I think these did the Beverley hillbillies theme and the famous 'duelling banjos' from deliverance :) ).

Edit- Just checked up- duelling banjos was actually performed by Eric Weissberg. Probably also worth checking out!
 
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Hayseed Dixie are an interesting and fun band. They play banjo hill billy music, but they also play rock music with their banjos, guitars and other "yokel intrsuments".
 

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Hayseed Dixie are an interesting and fun band. They play banjo hill billy music, but they also play rock music with their banjos, guitars and other "yokel intrsuments".
I think I've heard them before, and they do a good line in Hillbilly rock covers! :D

If I remember rightly, the D in "Hayseed" is silent and thus the groups name is normally pronounced "Haysee Dixee" - A hillbilly equivalent of AC/DC. :)
 

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The late John Hartford was excellent. He was also original composer of Glen Campbell's massive hit 'Gentle On My Mind'. Look for 'Steamboat Whistle Blues' and 'Steam Powered Aereo Plane'.
 
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