Banjo Hangout Top 100 Old Time Songs

Two source fiddlers--Jake Phelps and James Bryan. This is a tune I learned listening to Bob Carlin's CD "Banging and Sawing," where its title is Hosses in the Canebrake. James Bryan has since become my favorite fiddler. It's listed as Wild Horses in the Canebrake in the Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes, but Bruce Greene, who recorded west Kentucky fiddler Jake Phelps (1875-1977), says it's called Horses in the Canebrake. Farmers liked to have their livestock "fenced-in" by the tall canes.

A fiddle/banjo duet featuring "wormpicker" and me. Recorded at CROMA 2014.

Always loved this song.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/18/14, this arrangement is from Kentucky fiddlers Jim Bowles and Isham Monday's similar versions. I find it's a melody expressing hope and celebration. I'm in double C tuning, capoed 2, playing my Whyte Laydie openback made by Mac Traynham.

There Is A Time

966 - 2014 - Little Maggie

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/11/14. I worked it out in double C tuning after having played it for years in open G. I dedicate this to Wayne Rutherford who asked for this one every time I ever saw him at a jam.

I've uploaded this for the old-time Tune of the Week for July 11, 2014. Ed Britt and I play the three part version of this old standard, though we end on the B part. Ed is playing clawhammer style on his Ome Columbine in double C tuning, capoed on the 2nd fret; I am three finger picking my semi-fretless Tubaphone, in open D tuning.

I've uploaded this for the old-time Tune of the Week for July 11, 2014. Ed Britt and I play the three part version of this old standard, though we end on the B part. Ed is playing clawhammer style on his Ome Columbine in double C tuning, capoed on the 2nd fret; I am three finger picking my semi-fretless Tubaphone, in open D tuning.

played on 12" tack head banjo in double C tuning.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/4/14 from the fiddling of Jimmy Driftwood (1907 - 1998) of Timbo, AR. He said that two of his uncles, half-brothers to his father, were half-Cherokee and lived with them for years. I'm playing in a very unusual tuning of eBGBD

Learned from my pal and band mate Tim Reese

For the old-time TOTW, 6/27/14, from Kentucky fiddler Wilson Mabe--a happy song he learned from his father.

Liquor Seller came from James Bryan's fiddling, but I discovered that Roscoe Parish of Virginia recorded it on both banjo and fiddle and assume he's the source. I chose Darling Corey because of its similar theme and the fact that I was looking for a tune with the mixolydian mode to go with Liquor Seller.

Liquor Seller came from James Bryan's fiddling, but I discovered that Roscoe Parish of Virginia recorded it on both banjo and fiddle and assume he's the source. I chose Darling Corey because of its similar theme and the fact that I was looking for a tune with the mixolydian mode to go with Liquor Seller.