The Glory-Beaming Banjo

April seems to have brought a bit of a lull to my banjo and fiddle playing. This blog has also felt a bit stagnant. Is this just the April showers that will bring May flowers?  I hope so.  This month has seen my least amount of hours spent playing music this year. And yet, I'm still on track to reach my stretch goal for the year, thanks to cushion I built up during the last few months . That's the silver lining to this dreary cloud.  And boy, has it been cloudy! While there have been splashes of sunshine in Northeast Ohio in April, it feels like we've gotten drenched with rain. The temperature has varied wildly from highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. I'm ready for porch picking weather.  That said, I have enjoyed a couple days of playing on the porch, one of which was jamming with my son, who recently started playing guitar. The neighborhood was treated to a duet of clawhammer banjo and electric guitar. (Don't worry, I have the acoustic guitar I'm going to ge