Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

A current Tune of the Week, I remembered learning it a while back in a lesson with Adam Hurt. I realized I hadn't done my complete homework at that time (or at least don't have a record of it), so here's my effort starting from scratch by arranging it and taking the A part up an octave. I remember now why I like being a graduated student of Adam. His lessons were tough!

I learned this C tune from a 1931 Okeh recording of the Mississippi old time string bad the Newton County Hillbillies, featuring Alvis Massengale on fiddle. It's a practice recording from a few years ago, uploaded for the 11/11/22 Old Time TOTW. I am three finger picking my 1928 Vega Tubaphone with a semi-fretless conversion neck, in double C tuning (gCGCD)

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

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

Another tune from the great Kentucky fiddler J.P. Fraley. I worked this up and uploaded it for the Old Time Tune of the Week for November 4, 2022. I am picking my 1922 Vega Whyte Laydie with a short scale semi fretless conversion neck, in an A variant tuning (aEABE).

for my Red friends and my Blue friends alike....both tell me i'm the one they're not.....i'm cool with that.....i like being Purple

Huddy's World

Homeward Bound/The Old Slipper Shoe (Instrumental) ? Tom Sullivan Classic Maritime Music from Smithsonian Folkways ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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

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

'First attempt at the backing track Rubberband Man by The Spinners. The banjo kicks in at 0.41 - I am using a metronome but it will take more time for me to improve on timing, so please bare with me as I learn to improve.

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

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

Hot Lips

Former Blue Grass Boy Tony Ellis asked that this old tune be shared and hopefully played once again. He learned it from an old friend who learned it as a 9-year-old boy from the "town drunk" who used to busk in Rodgersville, Tennessee. Tony calls the melody simple and old-fashioned. I learned it clawhammer style, though he plays it 2-finger style. I also reversed his first and second parts and he didn't mind at all!