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Taylor Kimble, fiddler from Virginia, recorded Ship in the Clouds for the Library of Congress when Alan Lomax was actively collecting tunes. In this clawhammer arrangement I added 2-finger cello banjo accompaniment. The melodic movement of the tune matches the title, in my opinion. It appears to modulate, but not for long -- a ship floating in clouds is a good metaphor IMO.

Here's an old tune played by Melvin Wine of WV learned from his father, Bob Wine. The B part goes into another mode, thus the intrigue of the tune. It's a fun one to play.

1st attempt at playing the melody to the backing track of Creedence Clearwater Revival's: Have You Ever Seen The Rain.

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

in D

Banjo - aDAde

Banjo - aDAde

Blue Smoke 235 Shifted

Blue Smoke 235 Original

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

This very syncopated tune was a challenge to arrange. The TOTW presenter, Stephen Rapp, was able to arrange it in a more standard clawhammer style and plays it wonderfully with his fiddling partner, Paul Kirk, Jr. Check it out on the link for TOTW.

This is my contribution to the Old Time Tune of the Week for 9/16/22, suggested by Stephe3n Rapp. A good tune.

I've been finding for a song I feel I'm in the mountain. It's this.

We all need a little hope for better times now and again don't we..? A classic wartime tune for when things looked bleak.

Spanish Fandango - Art Rosenbaum and Marshall Brickman (1962)