The Glory-Beaming Banjo

On Nov. 8, 2019, I returned from a work trip and began a new playing streak. Until then, my longest streak was 100 days . Now, partly thanks to the global COVID-19 pandemic canceling any travel I normally would have had this year, my new streak has surpassed the year mark.  Having played every day for 368 days and counting, I wish I could say my playing has advanced by leaps and bounds in that time. However, I'm not sure I can sure I can say that. There have been days where I only played a 5-10 minutes. A lot of times, my practice time comes at the very end of the day, and I just don't feel like logging a long session of banjo and fiddle playing.  The pandemic has made for a strange year in all aspects of life, and my attempts at musicking are no different. As I mentioned earlier this year , I felt stagnant and lost my motivation to practice. Despite those mental hurdles, I'm proud to have been able to keep playing every day, no matter how brief.  Since the end of July, I...