Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs

Sound sample of my new fretless build

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 2/23/18, this version comes from Earl Collins, Missouri fiddler who moved to LA. He was at my guitar teacher's house one night for a jam and he encouraged me greatly as a budding banjo playing college student. My guitar teacher really got around -- Mary Ellen Clark just turned 90 and still plays and dances a bit. She taught me The Cat Came Back, which was about a yellow cat.

CH Guitar take on two Old Time tunes. Guitar is tuned CGCGCD with capo on 4th fret so E tuning.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 2/16/18, Moon Behind the Hill was learned by Melvin Wine listening at a dance and remembering it 2 or 3 months later.

Key of G with banjo tuned to open G (gDGBD). From Melvin Wine.

Calvary

A really haunting instrumental of a tune that was recorded by the Wailin' Jennys with full vocals. I'm not a vocalist by any stretch of the imagination, hence the instrumental (condensed) version.

Quick and dirty version fo Roscoe's "Hills of Mexico" to illustrate the thumb first string section...

Another song by based on a Dwight Diller tab

Based on Dwight Diller Tab

Played on refurbished 11" banjo in double C tuning

Peg and Awl

Played in the key of E with banjo tuned f#(low), A(low), E, A, E. New River Train usually is played in the key of D. Played on a 1903 Fairbanks Whyte Laydie #2.

Two hornpipes, tuning is double d.

Two popular Irish session tunes. The first tune is in d, the second in g. I use double d tuning also for tunes in g, so so I can get from on tune to the other without having to retune the banjo.