Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

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!

Old German strad rough varnish

Spaghetti Western tune with baritone banjo

I've always thought this cool instrumental by Tommy Emmanuel would lend itself to banjo, so this is what I came up with. Starting from scratch last Friday and over the weekend, I finally settled on this adaptation of the tune. Tommy does this tune in different keys, and it's easy to find examples of him playing this in D, Eb, E, F, and G, depending on where he puts his capo. I decided on D to grab the lowest note on the banjo. I rendered an MP3 of my tab, to full speed of ~130 bpm, about where Tommy plays it. For what it's worth, I hope someone gets something from this. Reference recording for the tab posted--<a href='/tab/browse.asp?m=detail&v=25974'>view here</a>.

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Rice solo

Celtic Jig

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!

Reference recording for the tab posted--<a href='/tab/browse.asp?m=bymember&v=13171'>view my tabs here</a>.

Happy New Year All!

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.

I'm Afraid To Love You Anymore

Marshall Family gospel song

A song from the 1956 musical "My fair Lady"