Scott Cornwell Banjo from Brooklyn

There's an amazingly vibrant bluegrass scene around Brooklyn and NYC, from Banjo Jims, to Sunny's in Redhook there are lots of jams and shows. Recently I met this amazing picker Scott Cornwell at a jam, he made his own six string banjo with a dropped D, here's his bio from his website and some of his tracks.

Tree of Heaven

(Scott Cornwell)

• MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

Shooting Star

(Scott Cornwell)

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
• MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

Delay on the 4 Train

(Scott Cornwell)

• MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
• MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

Scott Cornwell is a singer/songwriter, living in Brooklyn, New York where he works as a paramedic for the New York City Fire Department, and performs solo, with conga player Yuki Furui, and with his band Cosmic Jug.

Scott primarily performs on acoustic banjo (both five-string and six-string), electric banjo, and lap steel.

His recordings include:
ALS Protocols (2003)- a teaching aid for FDNY paramedics in training, featuring FDNY advanced life saving protocols set to music
Jumper Up (2006) - original songs, Scott performed all vocals and acoustic banjo, electric banjo, lap steel, dobro, acoustic guitar, electric bass and conga
Folk to Funk (2008) - original songs featuring Scott's vocals and acoustic 6-string banjo