주로 소포걸군농악의 북고수로 활동했는데, 판소리의 명창이던 임방울 선생이 소포리를 방문했다가 북을 멘 채 양손으로 치는 박태주를 보고 감탄하여 함께 공연을 다니자고 권했다.
Mainly, he was active as a drummer of Sopo-geol-gun Nongak (Farmer's Performance), and after Im Bang-wool, a great singer of Pansori visited Sopo-ri, he admired Park Tae-ju who played with both hands while holding a drum, and suggested they perform together.