Rendered Speechless...

Thanks to my friend Michael Donahue for showing me this, Gumbri improv, distant cousin of our banjo. If you notice the stylings it is similar to earlier clawhammer, only not alternating rhythm on the top string, but using it to hit the head. With 3 strings, it seems to make more sense, now the reasoning behind the "earlier" tag is the up-picking and soft raking, that is seen more common in black banjo stylings and minstrel phrasing. beautiful. speechless...