what is clawhammer banjo
Clawhammer is a varied banjo playing style and a common component of American old-time music. The principal difference between clawhammer style and other styles is the picking direction.he banjo player will realize that I use my thumb on the bass strings to obtain drones, much as a clawhammer player uses the banjoâs high fifth string; indeed, when I string the guitar with a high treble in place of the sixth-string bass, it is partly to imitate the fifth string of the banjo.