Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs

From Josh Turknett’s tab Live from the San Clemente beach trail

TOTW 6April 2018 courtesy @Cyndy Live on the San Clemente beach trail at Linda Lane

After @janetb recording

Greasy String, Lee

Most likely from fiddler Jilly Grace, who Bob Wine (Melvin's father) heard play it, and Melvin subsequently learned it. Multitrack recording: Fiddle, Clawhammer Banjo, Marimbula (bass), Guitar, Dulcimer.

Abe's Retreat

Clawhammer arrangement of the Irish tune The Bag of Spuds. Played on a Bacon and Day Silver Bell 5-string.

The old-time Tune of the Week for 1/4/19 is one of the Greasy String tunes. According to Adam Keisling there are six distinct tunes with that title. His choice for TOTW is the one Dwight Diller and Jimmy Tripplett learned from West Virginian Lee Hammons. I used tab on Dwight's site and combined it with Seneca Square Dance and another Greasy Coat Dwight recorded from Burl Hammons. I hear similarities on all three tunes.

VancePants wrote Tune for Janet today. I'm so excited I had to try it already. He plays it 2-finger picking in his beautiful way and I'm attempting it clawhammer style. The rhythm feels Baltic to me. You'd think it's crooked, but it's not. It would be the kind of dance tune the people have to do some quick little syncopated steps all together and proceed -- I can picture it! But don't ask me to try that....Thanks so much, Ken, dedicating a tune to me. That's a keepsake to always treasure, especially right here on BHO where we interact and encourage each other on our musical journeys.

Still trying to learn how to play this new fretless

Tunaday #39 - In G tuning with a 5th (gDGBD).

played on refurbished Recording King RKO-3S Key of G

From the fiddling of Sammy Lind and Jimmy Triplett

Over the Rainbow

Got the blues I baught my babe a big ol diamom ring Went back home, caught her shakn that thang Got the blues i cant be satisfied Have my blues, ill take that train and ride Got my gun and i broke the barrel down Put that joker, six foot inder ground Wisky straight will chase them blue away That be the case, ill habe quart today