Banjo Hangout Top 100 Old Time Songs

Arkansas Traveler

Old, I think, but I'm not sure.

Fooling around with my new Zoom H4n recorder

This fantastic little tune comes from Illinois fiddler Mel Durham, and his family got the tune from an ex-slave named Alonzo Janes. The original name of the tune eluded Mel, so it's now named after the man who taught it to him. This is just a quick short recording to demonstrate the sound of my fretless slothead banjo made by Dan Pennington.

Here's a medley of tunes that I play with our band 'Often Running'. ... hope you like 'em.

Here's a medley of tunes that I play with our band 'Often Running'. ... hope you like 'em.

Recorded with a Brooks Masten 30L and a Martin D-18

Tuning - gCGCE; source - Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners; recorded in 2000.

i love playing this song...no doubt it could be done better though!!

i love playing this song...no doubt it could be done better though!!

gDGBD On my Lo Gordon J200

gDGBD On my Lo Gordon J200

I originally heard this song by Dry Branch Fire Squad, and this version is very similar, with a little bit different words that are more true to original John Prine version. My wife is singing, and I am playing banjo, and her singing is obviously far superior to my banjo playing.

I originally heard this song by Dry Branch Fire Squad, and this version is very similar, with a little bit different words that are more true to original John Prine version. My wife is singing, and I am playing banjo, and her singing is obviously far superior to my banjo playing.

In aDADE on Ome Juniper.