Doctor Coble Walsh better known as Doc/Dock Walsh, was an American banjoist, and bandleader of The Carolina Tar Heels

The Carolina Tar Heels

The Carolina Tar Heels was an American old time string band. It originally consisted of Dock Walsh on banjo and Gwen Foster on harmonica.. Later Clarence Ashley joined on guitar and Garley Foster would replace Gwen on harmonica...

. He formed that group with Clarence Ashley

Clarence Ashley

"Tom" Clarence Ashley was an American clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911, and gained initial fame during the late 1920s as both a solo recording artist and as a member of various string bands...

 in 1925, followed by the addition of Gwen Foster

Gwen Foster

Gwen Foster was an old-time/country harmonica player who was known for work in The Carolina Tar Heels and the Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers. - Written references :...

. Walsh is known as the "Banjo King of the Carolinas".

He played in a clawhammer style, but was one of the first to record the three finger style. He also invented a method of playing with pennies under the bridge and the strings played with a knife, similar to bottle neck guitar style.