Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs

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The river title is familiar, but this is a unique tune by "Papa Jake," a Virginia fiddler recorded by David Bragger of the Old Time Tiki Parlour. The TOTW presenter went up the neck, so I thought that would be an added challenge this week. The tuning is open C here, gCGCE. Normally the tune is played in the key of D.

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two banjos, three setups demo

A tune from Ohio with a title referring to the old way of logging where a horse pulled the log attached to a chain. It's a good drop thumb workout for us clawhammer players.

As played by Missouri fiddler Lyman Enloe, tuned in what is called open C, but on a cello banjo, so that you are hearing Cowhide Boots in its normal key, which is G. (dGDGB)

From Marcus Martin's fiddling aDAde

As learned from NC fiddler Marcus Martin, Wake Robin resembles a couple of other tunes. It's short and sweet.

From the playing of West Virginian Jimmy Triplett via a Mose Coffman recording. Who is this she-possum?!

Here's a Tune of the Week I used to play a long time ago, Wedding Dress. It's a sweet song, with a touch of a modal sound.

This version of Coal Creek comes from the playing of Mannon Campbell. It is said to resemble Shooting Creek, so here are the two of them in a medley.

For comparison sake to the Estil Adams recording, here's John Salyer's version of Cincinnati Hornpipe. Adams came from Ohio, Salyer from Kentucky, but who can say where the tune was composed?

A hornpipe from Ohio played by an Ohioan fiddler, Estil Adams, is my source. I learned another version from a Kentuckian and will be comparing the two versions for similarity.

Snyders waltz played by Billy Mathews. I do not know when I recorded this but it was a while back. Billy learned this tune from a recording of Lonnie Robertson in MO.

Here's my arrangement of Lafayette from the playing of Kirk McGee and Arthur Smith found on the Slippery Hill site. It was a popular dance tune on the Grand Old Opry back in the days.