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Songsters and String Bands

A group for the discussion of songsters and string bands from the 20's and 30's, and pickers who enjoy playing this music.

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Created 1/30/2011
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George Wade & His Cornhuskers

George Wade & His Cornhuskers I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on the history of local musicians from the 20’s and 30’s. ... Read More
From derwood400 1 year ago
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The Allen Brothers

Sorry, I've been such a slacker about posting anything lately. Here's some weekend reading that I hope you'll find interesting. The Allen... Read More
From derwood400 2 years ago
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Well, I’ve been home with the flu for a couple of days, so I thought I would do a little blog on one of my new found favorites: The Carolina Tar Heels. The Carolina Tar... Read More
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Sam McGee

When I started this group, I had thoughts of maybe doing a little write-up, once every couple of weeks on some particular musician or string band that might be of interest. Well, as it... Read More
From derwood400 2 years ago
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Hello and Welcome

Hey! Thanks for joining! Up until August 2010 I was really only into fiddle tunes, but at Clifftop I met a bunch of people who were really into a lot of songster and string band stuff... Read More
From derwood400 2 years ago
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	DIAMOND JOE - Marc Nerenberg - 9 May 2013 Linked by Marc Nerenberg 8 days ago: Learned from the 1937 Library of Congree field recording.
	Happy Valley Pals Linked by gailg64 3 months ago
Forum Post: "Lost John" Banjo-Ukulele #039 Linked by Richard Brown 3 months ago
	I Had But Fifty Cents - 2-finger thumb-lead Linked by derwood400 1 year ago: A Tin Pan Alley song from the late 20's, with my version of 'singing'. Originally, the guy only had 15 cents, but at some point I guess inflation kicked in and affected the title of the song.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by derwood400 1 year ago: A photo of the Napanee Banjo Club - 1890
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by derwood400 1 year ago: Richard Brown plays Viola Lee Blues.
	JAMES ALLEY BLUES - played by MARC NERENBERG - Clawhammer banjo blues Linked by Marc Nerenberg 1 year ago: A great blues by Richard "Rabbit" Brown, first recorded in 1927, here played in a modified clawhammer style.
Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by derwood400 2 years ago: There is a ton of good info and resources being posted in this thread regarding the playing of the legendary Charlie Poole. Just thought I would link it here in case anyone was interested.
	LITTLE BIRDIE - Marc Nerenberg Linked by Marc Nerenberg 2 years ago: Recorded at the Yellow Door Coffeehouse in Montreal - Canada's oldest folk music coffeehouse. This was me, playing some genuine folk music for the young people for whom "folk" = singer-songwriter.
	The Fox - Marc Nerenberg Linked by Marc Nerenberg 2 years ago: I used to play this on a long neck, capoed at the 9th fret. I'm enjoying playing it without a capo on this teeny tiny banjo. Doing a "kid's song" for an audience of adults is always a fun challenge.