My brother, Tony, once asked for some banjo recordings to take along on a then upcoming tour with The Walkabouts -- something he could play over the PA as background filler in between some of the band's sets. 

Ever grateful (often desperate) for an audience, I happily compiled a tape, a copy of which I was surprised to find recently. But, probably no more surprised than those audiences in Europe must have been to hear odd little banjo duets like this in the middle of a rock show.

Nick Kroes: banjos (aEAC#E, eAEAB) and vocal

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