Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs

Sheffield Apprentice

Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire

Coarse version aDAde

The end of a jam recording introducing the tune to the group. I'm on banjo here struggling to pick up the tune on the fly.

Double C tuning. This is a completely different tune than the A tune of the same name. Learned from the playing of Will Keys. Played on a vintage 12" aluminum pot with a new refurbished neck.

A version adapted from the Highwoods String Band

Sound sample of my prototype banjo with green PVC pipe rim

Dance All Night 2 (Steve Parker)

Dance All Night with A Bottle in My Hand 2 (Tom Joad)

Dance All Night with A Bottle in My Hand 2 (Tom Joad)

Dance All Night 2 (Tom Joad)

A contemporary 3-part tune by John Reischman, Little Pine Siskin is played in the key of D. To accommodate a down-the-neck solo the cello banjo allowed me to play it in the equivalent of open G tuning, tuned down four steps. A Pine Siskin is a bird related to a finch. John has an affinity for birds!

Classic favorite traditional sea song, arranged with... are you ready... bluegrass instruments (banjo, mandolin, guitar, upright bass). And with a more folky than gritty traditional vocal arrangement. A must-have for the music collection of every sailor, drunk or sober!

As played by old-time Virginia fiddler Emmett Lundy. It's a beautiful little tune.

The Tune of the Week for Christmas was a unique performance of an old hymn set to a melody from a Johnson Boys version. This arrangement is base on the vocals, as sung by the great presenter Andy Alexis.