"As a child, I considered such unknowns sinister. Now, though, I understand they bear no ill will. The universe is, and we are." -Outer Wilds

People give a lot of flack to algorithms (often deservedly so) but sometimes it asks you a question like, "Wanna hear some Banjo music from Space?" and I really appreciate that. 🚀

Well, butter my space biscuits! Who knew a banjo could make the stars twinkle even brighter?

When a video has a title like "1 Hour of Ethereal Banjo Vibrations" you don't ask questions. You just click and listen.

I was born in a little system called Theta Reticuli. Daddy worked on an H3 hauler to provide for Ma and me. Never saw him much, but we never went hungry neither.”

Space bluegrass is a genre I never knew I knew I needed.

I have a week old baby. She absolutely loves this. Sometimes she just cries and cries and there is nothing to be done. After some trials, I found this channel. I put this on and walk around the room with her. It seems to calm her down. I've also sung to her a lot. That also works, but my throat is getting sore so it's nice to get help from KZfaq. I really should get a banjo myself, I've played guitar for years. I got a tele for the twang, but nothing can match the banjo in that department.

Only thing this lacks is a round of, "The Hero of Canton." Stay shiny.

Heavy "Outer Wilds" vibes. I love it

I'm never sure which I enjoy more: listening to this absolutely incredible music, or reading the little story blips folks come up with...

*Folks often said space was the final frontier. Now, more than ever, I feel the truth of that statement. Out there, with no help around for millions of miles in all directions, all you can rely on is yourself and the folks nearest to you. So long as you're assuming they ain't pirates of course. Anyhow, I'm out here in the wild black yonder with a crew, hunting for ores and minerals; hoping to make some money. We find ourselves on a rock that has an atmosphere, but can't be breathed in. Despite that, the nights here are so lovely that we can't help but set up a little fire outside our base. We sit in our suits around the fire, pretending to be like desert campers back on Old Earth. Mathias, that old miner who swears up and down his ancient ancestors were mountain folks in some place called Appalachia, strings up a old banjo. Its a old family heirloom, or so he says. Either way, he sure knows how to play that thing.*

Hitchhiking the galaxy one last time........ ❤

Lunar banjo exists in a space between banjo and oud and I'm here for it

I'm an avid hiker and photographer in the Appalachia region of the US. This music fits so well with how I feel about these forested mountains. They're places of quiet contemplation. An oasis of serenity in an ever noiser world. Though bathed in shade, the shadow is never menacing. And when you find a particularly dark night, you should look up because you will see the stars shining; more bright and numerous than you ever thought possible. You will simultaneously feel small and yet at peace with where you are in the universe.

This makes me miss people I’ve never met… still out there among the stars.

Met an old wanderer once. Says he forgot his name a few planets back, and why he was wandering, but to him it didn't matter. The stories he told me could've made a dozen children or so look up on wonder, or bring a tear to a mother's eye as she worried about her daughter or son out there, making a living. Hell, I got misty-eyed myself, but i blame that at being at the bottom of the bottle. As I thanked him for the stories and asked where'd we meet next, he simply winked and said, "When the time's right, I s'pose. Doesn't mean much though, there's always more stories to experience." The scary thing is though.. I think I saw the stars sway ever gently with his chords as I went back to my ship. I had heard the stories of folks being one with the stars, but him... I think the stars just told me their life stories.

Sitting by a fire in my backyard drinking some terrific bourbon under the stars on an Autumn night listening to this...absofuckinluteley awesome ...🔥🤘🤙

It's a long road out here, on this astral trail. But we'll make it, fellas. We'll make it.

I'm in. This is like a moon beam on the water.

One thumbs up is not sufficient. I actually snorted out loud when this came across my screen but with a title like that how can you NOT click and daaaang. This is one of those “I remember where I was and what I was doing” moments when I first heard these amazing sounds. Completely mind blowing. Finding something like this makes you feel like you understand the meaning of sentient life. My eardrums thank you for the blessing

Hell yeah! Play it Mr Space Banjo Man. Righteous.

I do not know what I watched that made the algorithm decide to play this, but I'm very happy it did!

My DND players are currently in a quasi western fantasy desert area. The banjo ethereal videos from this channel have done me a great service. This is the "nighttime" track. I have another This channel makes saved for regular daytime activities. Thank a million, space cowboy.

outerwilds. I learned that song, bought a banjo at 15 and began playing in the remote spot in alaska that felt like the moon witha couple pines.

I knew that filk/space shanties were a thing, but I'm glad that we finally reached a point where I can enjoy space bluegrass.

Honestly don't know how this ended up in my recs but now I'm subscribed, so there you go. 😂

This is the chill Space/Moon vibe I've been looking for ! Not too ambient, not too 'sci-fi', no heavy beats. Just right!

Thank the algorithm. Perfect music for a sunday morning. At first I was like "hey wait there can't be music with no air", then I thought "shut up and drink your coffee".

I have never been interested in the banjo. I have almost never listened to banjos being played, outside of a movie. Now, I listen every work night while drifting off to a pleasant sleep. Thank you.

This is insanely good! Wish we had this during the psychedelic era. Thank you. "Buy the ticket, take the trip."--- Hunter S. Thompson

Okay, but why am I crying? It's like coming home. Thank you.

This brings me so much peace I don't even know how to describe it. It makes me want to hike around the hills of a mountain with this playing in my ears while enjoying God's creation

These eerily sublime renderings make me homesick for places I cannot concieve...

As the harvesting unit began it's haul back to it's charging station under the massive transparent dome that housed a sugar cane field, a figure clad in farming attire strolled the machine shed casually strumming a banjo, the ancient musical instrument synonymous with the pioneer spirit that brought the farmer here, he marvelled at the lunar landscape beyond the dome. Two hundred years since his species set foot on the once barren satellite, now lush with the progress of agriculture. His species of sugar cane was specifically modified to grow and be harvested in one Lunar cycle, the last harvest hopefully being enough to reset the field and grow again. A device in his pocket chirped to life with a single message, "Payment received. Congratulations on your second successful year!" As the farmer looked at the amount his heart swelled with a large sense of accomplishment. A quarter of a million credits! More than enough to plant again, upgrade the life support systems and send his two daughters to the best school on Earth's only natural satellite. In celebration he took a swig from the flask given to him by his wife on their first anniversary. "We made it, My Love. Keep us going, if you have any pull up there." He took another swig from the flask after toasting the stars and his lost love, gone too soon. "We made it."

I am in love with these. Please never stop making them

This is my new sleep drug

Been playing oldtime banjo for 30+ years and listening to Eno longer than that; never thought the two would get married. Good work, TZ.

Thank U Ur music had such an impact on me during last days It helped me a lot Struggling with ptsd i finally found peace in my mind So...Thank U whereever U are Space Banjo Man -)

Listening to this lovely music has made me feel blissfully at peace after a sorrowful month since my mom passed on to the Great Beyond. Thank you for bringing joy back into my aching, mournful heart 💓

Wow, Outerwilds vibes and goosebumps. Playing this while stargazing 🚀✨ ~ awesome!

This right here. Id want to just sit in a chair looking up at the Earth in the sky, in my big comfy astronaut suit.

This has a very "Farewell to Tarwathie" flavor to it that I absolutely adore

My subconscious is surfing the clouds of Venus while I toil through proposal writing. Great vibes my friend, subscribed.

Doing something very like this w my dad, who plays frailing-style banjo like this. Beautiful! Thank you for making this!

The music is familiar, while also capturing the mystique of the stars. What a perfect balance between the known and unknown.

As i was kicking about the outer rim I dropped down to the desert planets of Katoon. While wandering in the vast openness my ears pricked at a strange but entrancing sound. Following my ears i came upon a hole in the ground which turned out to be a hole in the wall space dive. Libations a plenty and this wonderful music and good grub too. I think back fondly on these times before the war.

As a Carolinian, this is awesome! God Bless & Onward!

This is the exact music I've always needed.

I had no idea that this is exactly what my soul needed.🎆🎑🎇✨

My heart ,i feel my chdhood peeking through while I listen and daydream of a love i once had decades ago and just happen to run into .❤❤❤❤❤

"So what's your favorite genre?" "It's hard to explain."

We gettin out the solar system with this one boiz!

"Aaaahhh , well bob gotta say, this was one successful scout.."

I was brought up listening to bluegrass and real country and the banjo has been a instrument I always like hearing. What you've done is awesome

Love these, i cannot find more soothing soundscapes on youtube, keep at it!

I love the music! But on this channel, the comments are as much a part of the experience. What a great bunch of people are space banjo appreciators!!! I ❤ you all!

We all know about the guitar at a campfire... but make way for the new version. Banjo in space!

Channel came up in my algorithm a few weeks ago, put it on after I got home from work; rainy day with windows open to hear it, three y/o settling down for a nap, puppy and cat doing the same, lights dimmed. Absolutely serene

I like playing this exact song when I go camping in Fermi Crater on the far side. Best time to visit there is during lunar spring when all the moon flowers start blooming. Bring some allergy meds though; most people are allergic to the pollen.

This is amazing.👏👏👏 Would you please do one like this with some light rain and close rolling thunder? That would be awesome! Thank you so much for this track.👊

Never been so thankful for the algorithm, this stuff helps so much with the late night edits. Also brings up that childhood imagination and yearning for adventure. Appreciate this so much!

The Space is so dark and silent...yet I am hearing Sounds of Silence from another Universe...I think people call them the SpaceBanjos😁

As a fellow banjo player this is amazing

This soothed my soul...

This gives me Starbound vibes.

I was so pleased to find your music this weekend on the off chance that space banjo music existed, and here you are! It really does evoke being out there under the stars whether on terra firma or wandering the galaxy (of our favorite game). This is really special. Thank you!

Fire and sound in space - not realistic, but so climatic 😁 This music is very relaxing and inspiring. It reminds me Metro 2033

Could you sell these as albums somewhere? I like throwing on music like this while I'm driving. Beautiful music. Thank you for the time you put into these.

I imagine this is the music to the cover of Phalanx. (if anyone gets that SNES reference.) Personally, I always liked that cover!

Cool.

Welp, better pull up a seat and bust out some marshmallows before my big, first time expedition in my wooden spaceship. Just like I've done a thousand times before.

Very wonderful music thanks for sharing so much so much medicine this music is to the soul of the world

Thank you 🙏🏼 for this Angels be with you all

Meditation just hit a new level with this mix! Makes my Starfield journey and graduate studies much more relaxing as well.

Ethereal banjo wasn’t on my 2023 bingo but I’ll be god damned if it didn’t make it better

had a dream once where i was traveling through space where everything looked like it was watercolors. this reminds me of that.

i love this totally, my dad used to play the banjo and the harmonica at the same time, i am so glad i found this, in memory of you dad

My only issue with this is that it's just 1 hour lol will definitely be on repeat. Thanks Space Banjo...you're making my life better. Blessings.

It really all is just music and dancing. Step by Step. Note by Note. In polarised alternating periodicity. Don't forget to bring a banjo. I'll do the dancing!

This put me immediately in mind of an excellent science fiction novel I read a few years back, Beacon 23. If it ever gets made into a movie (and it really should), this should be the soundtrack.

Day 592 of mission to deep space in search of Alianna and her crew and we've received a signal from the UNC Firefly on planet Titan of the United Republic Federation.... Finally we have a glimmer of hope.

Cosmic 🪕🪕🪕🪕

Looks like a comfy time.

Thanks for uploading on Spotify

I love me some banjo, I love me some space, I love me some Space Banjo KZfaq channel

Very nice!

Wow. Search result hit it out of the park. I was looking for space banjo, and boom.

This makes me long for a place I've only seen on dreams

I really like this, thanks for making this dude.

This sets my soul at ease.

I can feel the Blue Mars Radio "vibe". Finally, after all these years ;) Welcome back.

KZfaq algorithm sent me here. Never a more correct assumption of my tastes on yt's part.

I eat my dinner while listen this.

That would be so awesome to be on another planet with a person playing music on a 🪕 sharing music that we love and heals us all plus sharing way to grow 🪴 and live..

so happy to find you. will make sure I listen to everything you've created and shared with us here, thanks

Amazing music to listen to early in the morning while you burn breakfast.

I think i just found a new type of easy listening music, you just cant beat the banjo or the fiddle. Around 3 mins in made me tear up and for a second i was somewhere ive never been. But it felt like home. Music is pretty neat.

I wrote this while listening, so ill post it here; this piece is called: We Scared of Dark The Terrific become Spectacular What a sinister affect...we hope Unfortunately the warp to my macular Likely to come if I keep to the back of it (the empty side of my will, which is to be filled in by yours truly in post, is to be respected as strictly the valid side, in present, John Michael Smoak) Will not come, in post

Just beautiful! Subscribed!

I would genuinely one day like to hear what banjo sounds like in the atmosphere of another planet with different composition and pressure. Ofcourse Ill have to keep dreaming