Re: BG: Re: Dr. Ralph

[JNRoot]

Dear Jenny,       You're correct that Ralph doesn't play banjo much on stage anymore, but he often plays banjo for one or two songs near the end of a show.  At the "Great High Mountain" concert at the Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, on June 2, Ralph played banjo on "Rocky Island."  He joked to the effect that he "only plays banjo when people demand it."       At his Memorial Concert on Saturday, May 29, Ralph played banjo on two songs at the end of the afternoon set.  There was a brief delay as Steve Sparkman had to change the strap on his banjo so Ralph could play it.  I was surprised Ralph didn't have his own banjo behind the stage.  Ralph didn't play banjo for the evening set.   Sincerely,   Jeff Root Fairfax, Virginia