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Filtered directly through their ears to my ears, and on to you!
 Class is out for the summer! For more info and contacts, see the Canotes' website. Spring 2009 week 8: A teeny tiny D tune for the last class, from Trevor and Travis Stuart: Sally Ann, trio Sally Ann (D) week 7: Here's another take on a great D tune from Melvin Wine: Going Down to Georgie-O, trio Going Down to Georgie-O (D) week 6: What a D tune from Armin Barnett, who got it from John Summers: Lowry's Quadrille, trio Lowry's Quadrille (D) week 5: This week, an A tune from Jimmy Wheeler of Ohio: Blind Steer in a Mudhole, trio week 4: Here is another A tune, this one from Jimmy Triplett: Bonaparte Crossing the Nile, trio Bonaparte Crossing the Nile (A) week 3: Try this fun version of a classic A tune from Alan Jabbour: Cluck Old Hen, trio Cluck Old Hen (A) week 2: This G tune comes from Fields Ward: California Cotillion, trio California Cotillion (G) week 1: Beginning with a G tune derived from the Hollow Rock String Band. They state their sources as Vaughn Marley, Lonnie Corsbie, and Harlan Coble. This version is rather like theirs: John Brown's March, trio John Brown's March (G) |
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Block out your calendar for these important events:
-June 18-June 26 or so, 2009 The fiddle contest in Weiser, Idaho. -June 28-July 5, 2009 The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. -August 11-16, 2009 Centralia Old-Time Music Campout -September 10-13, 2009 American Banjo Camp This handy old-time musician's directory could lead to you playing more music with others! Useful References: Archived and publicly available field recordings at the Digital Library of Appalachia Searchable index of recorded fiddle tunes at the Folk Music Index Search for words to that folk/trad tune at the Mudcat Cafe Practically every banjo tuning you could ever want: 5 string banjo tunings A tune list from Banjo Camp or this extensive tune list for a Seattle jam. Other sources Here's some more tab of tunes that I learned elsewhere, like from my former teacher Diane Sanabria (in Western MA),
or from American Banjo Camp or Fiddle Tunes. Also check out the Canotes' website! Here is a quintessential D tune - I could play it for hours. I first heard it at Fiddle Tunes 2008. It's Jere and Greg Canote with Brennan Doyle playing Big Tennessee, and an approximate banjo part (tab). This D tune is a bit tricky, but very fun to play! It's Paul Brown at Fiddle Tunes '05 playing Twinkle Little Star, and what I think might be a fair banjo part (tab). Again John Schwab on guitar. Here's a recording from Fiddle Tunes '05: Paul Brown playing an interesting version of Cotton Eyed Joe, and some tab as a feeble attempt at what Terri is actually playing on the banjo. John Schwab is on guitar. I ask you, who could dislike this version of Scott's Return? (Also from Fiddle Tunes '07) Try playing along with this tab. There are some extra beats I didn't notate, mostly at the end of each section. Here is a fun D tune. John just figured out how to play it without tuning the fiddle down to DDAD or some such thing, and we were jamming with some of the great guys from the Atlas Stringband at Fiddle Tunes '07. Here's some of our Bonaparte's Retreat, and some likely tab too. This great A tune is from John Salyer, recorded at Fiddle Tunes '06. I wish I knew who was playing Trouble On My Mind. The rhythm is not square, and the B part might be the A part, so here's my attempt at tab From Rafe Stefanini (11/1/06) a version of Little Birdie. The tuning is fCFCF and I haven't worked out any tab for it. But here's some tab for Melvin Wine's All Young (A modal) on Hannah at the Springhouse. Calico fiddle tunes Here are some sound files of calico tunes, on the fiddle.
They are all in A, and the fiddle is tuned AEAC#. Some of these were written by Greg Canote; so far all of them are played by Greg and Jere Canote. Here are Greg's tunes: Obama's March to the White House Walkin' Back to Texas Come Back Alive Old Man Gone Hickory Smith And the others Black Mountain Rag Cows in the Pea Patch Cripple Creek Jenny Nettles Scolding Wife Snowbird in the Ashbank If you really love 'em, the Canotes' new CD is out! With some of these and many others: Calico Pie. I can also highly recommend their other CDs, particularly Sugar Baby. Some tunes from Fiddle Tunes '05 We learned Jenny Lind (mp3) in band lab with Gerry Milnes and Dave Bing. This is a slow version; imagine about 50 people on a small stage hammering away on it. We also learned two other great tunes, (mp3) Sugar Hill and The Horny Ewe (say, "yo"). Again, these are the slow versions, meant to learn from rather than enjoy overmuch. Later in the week Gerry and Dave played a bunch of tunes for us, and here are a few of my favorites: Sally Coming Through the Rye (mp3) A Rose for Polly (mp3) And some preliminary tab for a tune they called Green Corn. I think I've got the rhythm off a bit around the repeats, and the brushes need to be mostly minor, but it's a start. Here's the fiddle part. One night Gerry Milnes, Paul Brown, and John Schwab were jamming. They were later joined by Joel Savoy. Here's one tune they played early on. (mp3) |
Ahoy Stringbandoleros!
Here you will find png or jpeg images of the banjo tab for each tune, as well as sound files of each tune played at a reasonable pace by Greg (fiddle), Jere (guitar) and Candy (banjo).
Recordings were made with the knowledge and consent of the musicians for non-commercial use only. All content is licensed under Creative Commons (see below).
I hope that if you live near Seattle, you will come play with us at Candy, Greg and Jere's class and you just need this website as a little reminder of what you've already learned.
I hope that if you live near Seattle, you will come play with us at Candy, Greg and Jere's class and you just need this website as a little reminder of what you've already learned.
If you live far far away from Seattle, then I hope you have a bunch of friends who learn by ear so you can all learn these tunes and play them together. After all, it's more fun that way!
And if you haven't got that, I encourage you to bring yourself and your instrument to a festival and find some friends or a teacher.
**A Note To Banjo Tab Readers**
Try to learn the tune by ear. If you find you need to refer to the tab, here are a few things you might like to know.
This tab is far from authoritative. There are bound to be mistakes and different interpretations, so do not feel obligated to adhere strictly to the written tab.
To save space I have sometimes cut corners (measures?): Rather than notating a pick up and then first and second endings, I may have offset the beat by one - sometimes you'll find that what looks like the one beat in the tab is actually the four (usually if that's the case I have tried to point to the real one beat at the beginning).
I put some notes in parentheses either to show a variation that you might play some of the time, or to emphasize where the melody note is. For example, it might be a brush-thumb where only the melody note is not in parentheses. Also, if you see an "X" note, that means don't play it.
I notated with Xs instead of rests to indicate that you should still make a downward movement with your frailing hand to keep the rhythm, but just don't hit any strings. I hope it becomes clear on listening. If you have any confusion, listen again. Then feel free to write me (address below). Or just make up your own way that works for you.
Spring '09
4/13/09 California Cotillion, from Fields Ward: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/6/09 John Brown's March, from the Hollow Rock String Band: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '09
2/9/09 Billy in the Lowland, from Henry Reed: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/2/09 Jack of All Trades, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/26/09 Liza Jane, from Marion Reese: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '08
10/13/08 Rebel Raid, from W.H. Stepp: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/6/08 Old Skedaddalink or Mountain Hornpipe, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/29/08 Tippin' in the Parlor, from Marvin Gaster by way of Rich Hartness: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '08
5/27/08 Fort Smith Breakdown, on "Echoes of the Ozarks": learn by ear; banjo tab
4/15/08 Massa Bill or Mossy Bill, from Frank Reed via Rafe Stefanini: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/8/08 Seneca Square Dance, from Fiddlin' Sam Long, on "Echoes of the Ozarks, vol. 1": learn by ear; banjo tab
2/6/07 Southern Home in Dixie, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/30/07 Mary Wants a Lover, from John Ashby: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '06
12/13/06 Possum on a Rail, from the Newton County Hillbillies: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/18/06 Magpie, via The Fuzzy Mountain Stringband: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/11/06 Going To The Wedding To Get Some Cake, from the Newton County Hillbillies, on Mississippi String Bands vol. 2: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/4/06 Green Mountain, from Isham Monday (of Kentucky): learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '06
5/9/06 Springfield Girl, (in Thede): learn by ear; banjo tab
5/2/06 Katie Fetch the Soap Home, from Estil Bingham: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '06
3/14/06 Miss Sally at the Party: learn by ear
1/31/06 Muddy Creek, from John Salyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/24/06 Great Big Yam Potatoes, from "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi," Hardy Sharp fiddling: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/17/06 Bear Creek (could be "Beer Creek's Up"), from "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi," with W.E. Claunch: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '05
11/22/05 Cutting at the Point, from Charlie Wilson and his Hayloft Boys: learn by ear; banjo tab We played it out of D, but you could figure it out in G as well. There was controversy about which key it was really in. You'll see.
11/15/05 Barley Corn, off a 1980s Fiddle Tunes "field recording": learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '05
6/14/05 Nellie Bly: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/3/05 Who's Been Here Since I Been Gone: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/27/05 Sail Away Ladies, from J.P. Fraley: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/19/05 Great Big Taters, from Eck Robertson: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '05
3/29/05 Corn in the Crib: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/22/05 Goin' Back to Chattanooga: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/15/05 Feed My Horses Corn and Hay, from Buddy Thomas: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/8/05 Push that Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire, from Marcus Martin: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '04
11/29/04 Cotton Bonnet, from Bruce Greene: original; banjo tab
10/12/04 Old Time Billy in the Lowground, from Kelly Gilbert of Kentucky: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/5/04 Turkey in the Straw, from Bruce Greene's "Rare Chestnuts": learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '04
4/13/04 Pearl Blake's Tune
3/30/04 Moon Behind the Hill, from Melvin Wine
3/23/04 Bile Them Cabbage Down
Winter '04
2/3/04 Charles Guiteau, from Ward Jarvis: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/27/04 Little Boy, Where'd You Get Your Britches?, from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/20/04 Handsome Julie, from Estil Bingham: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '03
12/1/03 Boatin' Up Sandy, from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/25/03 Sourwood Mountain: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/16/03 Rocky Road to Dublin: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/9/03 Old Buzzard, from Doc Roberts: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/13/09 California Cotillion, from Fields Ward: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/6/09 John Brown's March, from the Hollow Rock String Band: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '09
2/9/09 Billy in the Lowland, from Henry Reed: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/2/09 Jack of All Trades, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/26/09 Liza Jane, from Marion Reese: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '08
10/13/08 Rebel Raid, from W.H. Stepp: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/6/08 Old Skedaddalink or Mountain Hornpipe, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/29/08 Tippin' in the Parlor, from Marvin Gaster by way of Rich Hartness: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '08
5/27/08 Fort Smith Breakdown, on "Echoes of the Ozarks": learn by ear; banjo tab
4/15/08 Massa Bill or Mossy Bill, from Frank Reed via Rafe Stefanini: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/8/08 Seneca Square Dance, from Fiddlin' Sam Long, on "Echoes of the Ozarks, vol. 1": learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '08
3/25/08 The Girl Slipped Down, from D. Dix Hollis: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/12/08 Cripple Creek, from Chester Nolan: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/29/08 Come On Boys, Let's Go to Anaky, from Kentucky fiddler Gusty Wallace: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/22/08 Cora Dye, from Dear Old Illinois, a collection of Illinois tunes: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '07
10/2/07 Going Back to Fielden, from Dirk Powell on "Hand Me Down": learn by ear; banjo tab
9/25/07 Johnny Come Along, from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '07
4/24/07 Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough, from John Ashby: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/17/07 Bullfrog on a Puncheon Floor, a Kentucky tune from Bruce Greene: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '07
2/13/07 Run Johnny Run, from W.H. Step: learn by ear; banjo tab3/25/08 The Girl Slipped Down, from D. Dix Hollis: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/12/08 Cripple Creek, from Chester Nolan: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/29/08 Come On Boys, Let's Go to Anaky, from Kentucky fiddler Gusty Wallace: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/22/08 Cora Dye, from Dear Old Illinois, a collection of Illinois tunes: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '07
10/2/07 Going Back to Fielden, from Dirk Powell on "Hand Me Down": learn by ear; banjo tab
9/25/07 Johnny Come Along, from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '07
4/24/07 Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough, from John Ashby: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/17/07 Bullfrog on a Puncheon Floor, a Kentucky tune from Bruce Greene: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '07
2/6/07 Southern Home in Dixie, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/30/07 Mary Wants a Lover, from John Ashby: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '06
12/13/06 Possum on a Rail, from the Newton County Hillbillies: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/18/06 Magpie, via The Fuzzy Mountain Stringband: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/11/06 Going To The Wedding To Get Some Cake, from the Newton County Hillbillies, on Mississippi String Bands vol. 2: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/4/06 Green Mountain, from Isham Monday (of Kentucky): learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '06
5/9/06 Springfield Girl, (in Thede): learn by ear; banjo tab
5/2/06 Katie Fetch the Soap Home, from Estil Bingham: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '06
3/14/06 Miss Sally at the Party: learn by ear
1/31/06 Muddy Creek, from John Salyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/24/06 Great Big Yam Potatoes, from "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi," Hardy Sharp fiddling: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/17/06 Bear Creek (could be "Beer Creek's Up"), from "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi," with W.E. Claunch: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '05
11/22/05 Cutting at the Point, from Charlie Wilson and his Hayloft Boys: learn by ear; banjo tab We played it out of D, but you could figure it out in G as well. There was controversy about which key it was really in. You'll see.
11/15/05 Barley Corn, off a 1980s Fiddle Tunes "field recording": learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '05
6/14/05 Nellie Bly: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/3/05 Who's Been Here Since I Been Gone: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/27/05 Sail Away Ladies, from J.P. Fraley: learn by ear; banjo tab
4/19/05 Great Big Taters, from Eck Robertson: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '05
3/29/05 Corn in the Crib: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/22/05 Goin' Back to Chattanooga: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/15/05 Feed My Horses Corn and Hay, from Buddy Thomas: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/8/05 Push that Pig's Foot a Little Further into the Fire, from Marcus Martin: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '04
11/29/04 Cotton Bonnet, from Bruce Greene: original; banjo tab
10/12/04 Old Time Billy in the Lowground, from Kelly Gilbert of Kentucky: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/5/04 Turkey in the Straw, from Bruce Greene's "Rare Chestnuts": learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '04
4/13/04 Pearl Blake's Tune
3/30/04 Moon Behind the Hill, from Melvin Wine
3/23/04 Bile Them Cabbage Down
Winter '04
2/3/04 Charles Guiteau, from Ward Jarvis: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/27/04 Little Boy, Where'd You Get Your Britches?, from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
1/20/04 Handsome Julie, from Estil Bingham: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '03
12/1/03 Boatin' Up Sandy, from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/25/03 Sourwood Mountain: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/16/03 Rocky Road to Dublin: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/9/03 Old Buzzard, from Doc Roberts: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '09
5/4/09 Blind Steer in a Mudhole, from Jimmy Wheeler of Ohio: learn by ear
4/20/09 Bonaparte Crossing the Nile, from Jimmy Triplett (modal!): learn by ear; banjo tab
4/13/09 Cluck Old Hen, from Alan Jabbour: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '09
3/2/09 Hail Against the Barn Door, from Jimmy Triplett (modal!): learn by ear; banjo tab
2/23/09 Speed the Plow, from the Beers Family: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/16/09 Late for the Dance, from Garry Harrison: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '08
11/17/08 Train on the Island, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/27/08 Pretty Little Shoes, from Lester McCumbers: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/20/08 Jenny Run Away in the Mud in the Night, from Marcus Martin: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '08
4/29/08 Clayhole Waltz, from Bunkhouse Orchestra on "Old-Time Cowboy Songs": learn by ear; banjo tab
4/22/08 Icy Mountain, from Ward Jarvis: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '08
3/4/08 Lacy Brown, from John Salyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/26/08 Christmas Time in the Morning, from Stephen B. Tucker: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '07
10/16/07 Cotton Eyed Joe, from Marcus Martin of western North Carolina: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/9/07 Wild Rose of the Mountain, from J.P. Fraley of Kentucky: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '07
5/8/07 Irish Polka, from midwestern fiddler Jeff Goehring: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/1/07 Sugar in the Gourd, from a recording of Andy Cahan with Carlie Marion: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/27/07 Double File, from Gaither Carlton: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '06
11/15/06 Tater Patch, from Charlie Lowe: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/8/06 Dinah, from Henry Reed: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '06
5/16/06 Shaking Down the Acorns, from Burl Hammons (A modal!): learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '06
2/14/06 Grub Springs, from "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi," with W.E. Claunch: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/7/06 The Horny Ewe, from Ernie Carpenter: learn by ear
2/7/06 Ida Red, from Dykes Magic City Trio: learn by ear
Fall '05
11/8/05 Give the Fiddler a Dram, from Luther Strong: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/1/05 Crow Little Rooster/Greenback Dollar, from Tom Sauber (from Marion Thede's Fiddle Book): learn by ear; banjo tab
10/18/05 The Rout, from Mike Seeger and Paul Brown: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '05
5/17/05 Morning Flower, from Wilson Douglas: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/10/05 Chinquapin Hunting, from Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '05
3/8/05 Shady Grove: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/1/05 Stillhouse Branch: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '04
10/26/04 Fire on the Mountain: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/19/04 Old Joe Clark: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '04
5/11/04 Left My Girl in the Mountains, from Estil Bingham: banjo tab
4/27/04 Lady of the Lake
4/20/04 Liza Jane
Winter '04
2/17/04 Pretty Little Rooster, Traditional: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/10/04 Goodbye Girls, I'm Goin' to Boston, from Art Stamper: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '03
9/30/03 Wine's Delight, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/23/03 Greenback Dolly-O, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/4/09 Blind Steer in a Mudhole, from Jimmy Wheeler of Ohio: learn by ear
4/20/09 Bonaparte Crossing the Nile, from Jimmy Triplett (modal!): learn by ear; banjo tab
4/13/09 Cluck Old Hen, from Alan Jabbour: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '09
3/2/09 Hail Against the Barn Door, from Jimmy Triplett (modal!): learn by ear; banjo tab
2/23/09 Speed the Plow, from the Beers Family: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/16/09 Late for the Dance, from Garry Harrison: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '08
11/17/08 Train on the Island, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/27/08 Pretty Little Shoes, from Lester McCumbers: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/20/08 Jenny Run Away in the Mud in the Night, from Marcus Martin: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '08
4/29/08 Clayhole Waltz, from Bunkhouse Orchestra on "Old-Time Cowboy Songs": learn by ear; banjo tab
4/22/08 Icy Mountain, from Ward Jarvis: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '08
3/4/08 Lacy Brown, from John Salyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/26/08 Christmas Time in the Morning, from Stephen B. Tucker: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '07
10/16/07 Cotton Eyed Joe, from Marcus Martin of western North Carolina: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/9/07 Wild Rose of the Mountain, from J.P. Fraley of Kentucky: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '07
5/8/07 Irish Polka, from midwestern fiddler Jeff Goehring: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/1/07 Sugar in the Gourd, from a recording of Andy Cahan with Carlie Marion: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '07
3/6/07 Buffalo Gals, from John Hatcher: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/27/07 Double File, from Gaither Carlton: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '06
11/15/06 Tater Patch, from Charlie Lowe: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/8/06 Dinah, from Henry Reed: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '06
5/16/06 Shaking Down the Acorns, from Burl Hammons (A modal!): learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '06
2/14/06 Grub Springs, from "Great Big Yam Potatoes: Anglo-American Fiddle Music from Mississippi," with W.E. Claunch: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/7/06 The Horny Ewe, from Ernie Carpenter: learn by ear
2/7/06 Ida Red, from Dykes Magic City Trio: learn by ear
Fall '05
11/8/05 Give the Fiddler a Dram, from Luther Strong: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/1/05 Crow Little Rooster/Greenback Dollar, from Tom Sauber (from Marion Thede's Fiddle Book): learn by ear; banjo tab
10/18/05 The Rout, from Mike Seeger and Paul Brown: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '05
5/17/05 Morning Flower, from Wilson Douglas: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/10/05 Chinquapin Hunting, from Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '05
3/8/05 Shady Grove: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/1/05 Stillhouse Branch: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '04
10/26/04 Fire on the Mountain: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/19/04 Old Joe Clark: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '04
5/11/04 Left My Girl in the Mountains, from Estil Bingham: banjo tab
4/27/04 Lady of the Lake
4/20/04 Liza Jane
Winter '04
2/17/04 Pretty Little Rooster, Traditional: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/10/04 Goodbye Girls, I'm Goin' to Boston, from Art Stamper: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '03
9/30/03 Wine's Delight, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
9/23/03 Greenback Dolly-O, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '09
6/1/09 Sally Ann, from Travis and Trevor Stuart: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/18/09 Going Down to Georgie-O, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/11/09 Lowry's Quadrille, from John Summers via Armin Barnett: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '09
3/16/09 Goodbye Liza Jane, Traditional: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/9/09 Cruel Willie, from Max Collins: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '08
11/10/08 Black Eyed Susie, from Uncle Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/3/08 Willow Creek, from Ralph Whited: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '08
5/20/08 Rock the Cradle Joe, Traditional (influenced by Franklin George): learn by ear; banjo tab
5/13/08 Julie Ann Johnson, from Emmett Lundy: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/6/08 Western Country or Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss or Susannah Gal, from Emmett Lundy: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '08
3/18/08 Snowbird, from Sammy Dyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/11/08 Banjo Tramp, from Ward Jarvis: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '07
11/13/07 Sweet Little Julie, from Uncle Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/6/07 Roscoe Parish's Tune, from Roscoe Parish: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/30/07 Another version of Durang's hornpipe, this time from Bruce Greene who got it from Jake Phelps: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/23/07 Rochester Schottische, from Tommy Jarrell: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '07
5/22/07 Cumberland Gap (three parts), from Greg Canote: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/15/07 Grasshopper Sittin' on a Sweet Potato Vine, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '07
3/27/07 Polly Put the Kettle On, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/20/07 Johnny Don't Get Drunk, from John Ashby: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/13/07 Shepherd's Walk, from Jimmy Triplett: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '06
12/6/06 Sara Armstrong's, from James Bryan, who got it from a book (called "Hill Country Tunes" by Samuel Bayard): learn by ear; banjo tab
11/22/06 Durang's, from Jim Herd: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '06
5/23/06 Rabbit in the Pea Patch, from Uncle Dave Macon: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '06
3/7/06 Robinson County, from "Echoes of the Ozarks" by the Morrison twin brothers stringband: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/21/06 Green Willis or The Raw Recruit, from the Kimble family: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '05
10/11/05 Katy, Bar the Door, from Reyna Gellert (from Roscoe Parish): learn by ear; banjo tab
10/4/05 Yellow Cat, from Tom Sauber (from Marion Thede's Fiddle Book): learn by ear; banjo tab
9/27/05 Goin' Down to Georgie-O, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '05
6/7/05 West Fork Girls, from Wilson Douglas: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/24/05 The Eighth of January, from "Echoes of the Ozarks" by the Morrison twin brothers stringband: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '05
3/22/05 Dog's in the Dishes: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/15/05 Drink More Cider: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '04
11/23/04 Pumpkin Ridge/Round up the Yearlings, from Jimmy Triplett: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/16/04 The Old Muse and her Pups: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/9/04 Needlecase: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '04
Yellow Rose of Texas, from Bruce Greene: learn by ear; banjo tab
Jack Wilson, from John Salyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '04
3/9/04 Lucy's Tune, from Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/2/04 Bert Anderson's Tune (in C) from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/24/04 Ship in the Clouds, from the Kimble family: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '03
11/18/03 Wolf Creek, from Bruce Greene: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/11/03 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine: learn by ear; banjo tab
6/1/09 Sally Ann, from Travis and Trevor Stuart: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/18/09 Going Down to Georgie-O, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/11/09 Lowry's Quadrille, from John Summers via Armin Barnett: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '09
3/16/09 Goodbye Liza Jane, Traditional: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/9/09 Cruel Willie, from Max Collins: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '08
11/10/08 Black Eyed Susie, from Uncle Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/3/08 Willow Creek, from Ralph Whited: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '08
5/20/08 Rock the Cradle Joe, Traditional (influenced by Franklin George): learn by ear; banjo tab
5/13/08 Julie Ann Johnson, from Emmett Lundy: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/6/08 Western Country or Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss or Susannah Gal, from Emmett Lundy: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '08
3/18/08 Snowbird, from Sammy Dyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/11/08 Banjo Tramp, from Ward Jarvis: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '07
11/13/07 Sweet Little Julie, from Uncle Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/6/07 Roscoe Parish's Tune, from Roscoe Parish: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/30/07 Another version of Durang's hornpipe, this time from Bruce Greene who got it from Jake Phelps: learn by ear; banjo tab
10/23/07 Rochester Schottische, from Tommy Jarrell: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '07
5/22/07 Cumberland Gap (three parts), from Greg Canote: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/15/07 Grasshopper Sittin' on a Sweet Potato Vine, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '07
3/27/07 Polly Put the Kettle On, from Luther Davis: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/20/07 Johnny Don't Get Drunk, from John Ashby: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/13/07 Shepherd's Walk, from Jimmy Triplett: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '06
12/6/06 Sara Armstrong's, from James Bryan, who got it from a book (called "Hill Country Tunes" by Samuel Bayard): learn by ear; banjo tab
11/22/06 Durang's, from Jim Herd: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '06
5/23/06 Rabbit in the Pea Patch, from Uncle Dave Macon: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '06
3/7/06 Robinson County, from "Echoes of the Ozarks" by the Morrison twin brothers stringband: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/21/06 Green Willis or The Raw Recruit, from the Kimble family: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '05
10/11/05 Katy, Bar the Door, from Reyna Gellert (from Roscoe Parish): learn by ear; banjo tab
10/4/05 Yellow Cat, from Tom Sauber (from Marion Thede's Fiddle Book): learn by ear; banjo tab
9/27/05 Goin' Down to Georgie-O, from Melvin Wine: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '05
6/7/05 West Fork Girls, from Wilson Douglas: learn by ear; banjo tab
5/24/05 The Eighth of January, from "Echoes of the Ozarks" by the Morrison twin brothers stringband: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '05
3/22/05 Dog's in the Dishes: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/15/05 Drink More Cider: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '04
11/23/04 Pumpkin Ridge/Round up the Yearlings, from Jimmy Triplett: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/16/04 The Old Muse and her Pups: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/9/04 Needlecase: learn by ear; banjo tab
Spring '04
Yellow Rose of Texas, from Bruce Greene: learn by ear; banjo tab
Jack Wilson, from John Salyer: learn by ear; banjo tab
Winter '04
3/9/04 Lucy's Tune, from Norman Edmonds: learn by ear; banjo tab
3/2/04 Bert Anderson's Tune (in C) from Clyde Davenport: learn by ear; banjo tab
2/24/04 Ship in the Clouds, from the Kimble family: learn by ear; banjo tab
Fall '03
11/18/03 Wolf Creek, from Bruce Greene: learn by ear; banjo tab
11/11/03 Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine: learn by ear; banjo tab
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