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Don Borchelt - Posted - 07/12/2008: 12:02:58
I have posted a tablature file (Tabledit format) for Old Mother Flanagan in three finger style at my website:
http://www.banjr.com/tablatures.htm
Most of today's old time musicians learned this Irish sounding tune from the first Fuzzy Mountain Stringband album released by Rounder records back in the 70s. The tune seems to have originated with legendary West Virginia fiddler French Carpenter, who apparently learned it from his father. The Fiddlers Companion says this is the same tune as the Irish reel Green Fields of America, but while it has many of the same musical phrases, they have been significantly reordered in this tune.
The first break is in melodic style, although where I can, I still like to use hammers and pull-offs to obtain needed notes, in order to vary the dynamics a little bit. The second break is in Scruggs style, and makes a nice contrast to the literal melodic break. I hope you enjoy it.
Anyone else with a version of this tune, feel free to add your link. The more the merrier.
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Edited by - Don Borchelt on 07/12/2008 12:04:05
imapicker2 - Posted - 07/12/2008: 18:52:18
Hey Don,
Nice arrangements! I like your melodic-Scruggs combo with that very catchy tune.
I just love old fiddle tunes.
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Don Borchelt - Posted - 07/13/2008: 07:26:24
Thanks, Dwight, for the nice comment. I haven't hugged my banjo yet, but I did hug my cat. He plays the banjo, too.
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