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Playing Since: 1982

Experience Level: Novice

royce has made 4 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

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Occupation: Capital Project Accountant/Financial Analyst TECO

Gender: Male

Age: 45

My Instruments:
A few old Musty smelling Gibson Banjos
A neat old 1967 Style B Baldwin banjo


Favorite Bands/Musicians:
I like the Traditional stuff with a splash of melodic thrown in to keep it interesting.
Walter Hensley influenced my picking early on. Of coarse Earl Scruggs was a huge influence. Mike Snider is also an old favorite.


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Angeline the Baker (Oldtime Music)

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32 people like this

Play count: 2025
Size: 2,269kb, uploaded 11/21/2007 12:09:25 PM
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Here's a good tune. It's done in an oldtime way. Recorded this at my house one evening.
11 comments

Banjo in the Hollow by Doug Dillard

Posted by royce, written by Doug Dillard

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10 people like this

Play count: 525
Size: 755kb, uploaded 5/28/2012 8:56:22 AM
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This is a catchy tune that the Dillards used to do back in the day. The banjo is a mid 30's Style 2 Gibson Conversion. It has a brighter sound than the banjo I usually play but it sounds pretty good on some of these old school tunes.
4 comments

Blakjak

Posted by royce, written by JD Crowe

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49 people like this

Play count: 4651
Size: 1,487kb, uploaded 11/16/2006 10:35:47 AM
Genre: Bluegrass


Another recording I did messing around a while back. Sorry for the talking before I got started.
19 comments

Boogie Grass Band (Southern Star Bluegrass)

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6 people like this

Play count: 318
Size: 6,794kb, uploaded 5/1/2009 10:57:53 AM
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Here's a good old standard that our band does quite a bit. We recorded this last year.
4 comments

Cork Sunrise

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30 people like this

Play count: 2620
Size: 1,593kb, uploaded 1/29/2007 12:08:13 AM
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An original tune by me tune that I concocted recently. Played all the parts. Played in the key of C using my 1933 Style 1 conversion with a Hopkins Ring.
5 comments

Cork Swamp Blues

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33 people like this

Play count: 1910
Size: 1,645kb, uploaded 10/27/2006 2:02:00 PM
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A little 1,4,5 ditty I put together one afternoon...
14 comments

Cotten Eyed Joe

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31 people like this

Play count: 3143
Size: 1,935kb, uploaded 11/1/2006 4:16:53 PM
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Played all the instruments. This was a banjo I sold a while back...(48 TB100 conversion)
10 comments

Cumberland Gap

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17 people like this

Play count: 1514
Size: 572kb, uploaded 3/9/2008 1:33:40 PM
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I wanted to record this banjo before I sold it. It sold to Cody Hill who lives in Indiana. It's an old Frankenstein banjo that has the old sound. I put the recording together in about 10 or 15 minutes so it's a little sloppy but still got it going pretty fast.
8 comments

Dance Around Molly

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8 people like this

Play count: 464
Size: 2,392kb, uploaded 5/15/2007 10:48:59 PM
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A fiddle tune. I supplied some rather crummy banjo backup but it still sound OK.
4 comments

Doin My Time

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28 people like this

Play count: 1601
Size: 3,246kb, uploaded 10/31/2006 2:40:15 PM
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Played all the instruments and even did the best I could at the singing.
7 comments

Fiddle and Banjo...a little different take.

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5 people like this

Play count: 188
Size: 3,521kb, uploaded 6/23/2012 8:11:42 AM
Genre: Traditional


Fiddle and Banjo .."The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
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Gold Rush recorded with my ALL METAL banjo

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18 people like this

Play count: 1335
Size: 3,029kb, uploaded 6/1/2008 9:48:51 PM
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I played my all Metal banjo even the neck for this clip. Scrubbed it up good with my playing all the other instruments. Anyway this metal banjo sounds pretty darned good. There are some pics of it on my photos section. If I rode a Harley this would be the one I'd play at Bike Week....
3 comments

Goodbye Liza Jane

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22 people like this

Play count: 1434
Size: 3,083kb, uploaded 5/6/2007 9:44:06 PM
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A standard tune that I've been messing around with. I played all the parts. Used my 1934 Style 1 conversion.
13 comments

Hillbilly Hollow

Posted by royce, written by Lee Marcus

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28 people like this

Play count: 1497
Size: 1,749kb, uploaded 7/20/2009 8:34:49 PM
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It's a super tune with a bluesy sound. I added some of my own stuff too it so I hope I didn't mess it up too bad. I played all the instruments and recorded it in a rush. The fiddle sounds like a crack head is playin it and it got a little busy...
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In the Gravel Yard

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38 people like this

Play count: 2717
Size: 2,962kb, uploaded 11/3/2006 10:54:40 AM
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Another number that my band Southern Star Recorded last year.
12 comments

John Hardy

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17 people like this

Play count: 1108
Size: 2,678kb, uploaded 3/24/2009 9:27:01 PM
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Just messing around tonight on my home recorder. I played all the parts even the scratchy fiddlin. Overall it sounds pretty crummy.
10 comments

Kickin Grass

Posted by royce, written by Jesse Brock

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15 people like this

Play count: 1010
Size: 553kb, uploaded 6/10/2012 8:37:22 PM
Genre: Bluegrass


A short snippet of this song. I was messing around at the recorder and wanted to see what this one would sound like...
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Knee Deep in Bluegrass

Posted by royce, written by Terry Baucom

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28 people like this

Play count: 1846
Size: 953kb, uploaded 6/15/2012 8:34:37 PM
Genre: Bluegrass


This is a good old Terry Baucom tune that was popular a few years ago. It's a really short version.
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Little Bessie

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23 people like this

Play count: 1566
Size: 2,887kb, uploaded 10/30/2006 12:45:17 PM
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This is my band Southern Star. We recorded this last year.
3 comments

Locust Hill

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24 people like this

Play count: 1890
Size: 1,672kb, uploaded 10/30/2006 10:47:56 AM
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Not the best recording as I played all the parts and put it together in a short time one afternoon. A cool song.
7 comments

Locust Hill with my Pawn Shop Baldwin Banjo

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23 people like this

Play count: 1674
Size: 1,667kb, uploaded 6/21/2012 7:49:45 PM
Genre: Bluegrass


Here is a song I used to do back in the day. I had about forgotten it but it was a good tune to wake the crowd up. I played all the parts but fouled up because I put the banjo part down first and didn't realize I dropped a beat after the first rotation. I started to redo it and said the heck with it and just recorded around it as best I could. I picked up this old Baldwin B model at a pawn shop last week. Dusted it off, tightened the head and put new strings and bridge and it sounds pretty good.
2 comments

Lonesome Road Blues (Going Down that Road Feelin Bad)

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24 people like this

Play count: 1565
Size: 2,438kb, uploaded 8/13/2012 8:21:39 PM
Genre: Bluegrass


Played all the instruments. Not the best recording and my banjer was buzzin some...oh well.
5 comments

Madra Breakdown

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18 people like this

Play count: 770
Size: 3,033kb, uploaded 4/25/2007 3:46:00 PM
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Written By Cyril Kovach. A really unique and interesting tune. He deserves some credit for coming up with something a little different. My recording is kinda amateur sounding but still a neat song. I played all the parts and made all the mistakes myself..
6 comments

Nashville Blues

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39 people like this

Play count: 2140
Size: 1,824kb, uploaded 11/3/2006 10:53:30 AM
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Recorded this at my house. Just messing around. Played all the parts..Used My Old Style 11 conversion.
13 comments

Our Last Goodbye (Traditional Hardcore Grass)

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11 people like this

Play count: 946
Size: 2,523kb, uploaded 6/5/2007 10:45:26 PM
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Recorded this tonight when My band was over. We did this just messing around and recorded it on One Microphone. The fidelity isn't the best but I like the hardcore bluegrass sound that this song brings forth.
4 comments

Pike County Beatdown

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39 people like this

Play count: 2587
Size: 2,361kb, uploaded 12/27/2006 3:22:01 PM
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About all the Pike County anyone can handle. Recorded this one a while back, when I owned a few Hubers. Trey (Major banjo now owns the Lexington) Randy Miller (Vintage Series), Danny Gabbard (Lancaster), Shane O'donnel (Kalamazoo). The Hubers are fine banjos.
17 comments

Rainy Day in Rock Fork

Posted by royce, written by Lee Marcus

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9 people like this

Play count: 267
Size: 1,394kb, uploaded 7/20/2009 7:26:34 PM
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This is one that Lee Marcus wrote. It's a great tune. I heard O.D's version a couple of weeks ago and I really liked it. Mine's a little rough as I am still trying to get some of those runs smooth. Some of Lee's phrasing is a little unorthodox for me but they really sound good. Thanks Lee for being so talented and providing us something cool to work on.
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Randy Lynn Rag

Posted by royce, written by Earl Scruggs

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20 people like this

Play count: 1397
Size: 1,359kb, uploaded 5/27/2012 8:47:09 PM
Genre: Bluegrass


Haven't been playing much the last few years. Been getting back after it the last couple of weeks after about a 3 year hiatus from pickin. I have forgotten how to use that complicated recorder I have. It's a wonder that I got anything to come out. I played all the instruments and am rough on them as I haven't played any in the last 3 years.
7 comments

Reuben

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27 people like this

Play count: 1791
Size: 2,141kb, uploaded 11/14/2006 10:19:36 AM
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An old Standard...I played all the parts and made all the mistakes by myself. The recording is a little crackly sounding.
7 comments

Roanoke

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21 people like this

Play count: 2086
Size: 1,045kb, uploaded 12/21/2006 11:01:36 PM
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A short version of a cool fiddle tune. I played all the instruments.
5 comments

Rollin My Sweet Baby's Arms

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8 people like this

Play count: 663
Size: 2,200kb, uploaded 1/30/2007 4:42:26 PM
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A tune our band recorded one night at my house a while back. Not the best mixing job, but we wanted to see what we had.
1 comment

Salt River

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32 people like this

Play count: 2091
Size: 2,004kb, uploaded 6/4/2012 7:25:15 PM
Genre: Bluegrass


An old standard Fiddle Tune. I dusted off the fiddle and scratched a break out on it.
1 comment

Seminole Uprising

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18 people like this

Play count: 993
Size: 3,155kb, uploaded 1/30/2007 2:26:19 PM
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A cool tune I created last year. It's in a minor key. Not your typical banjo tune.
5 comments

Shuckin the "CYORN"

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31 people like this

Play count: 1956
Size: 2,207kb, uploaded 2/15/2007 9:31:21 PM
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A simple version of the age old Classic Shucking the Corn. I played all the instruments and made all the mistakes. Put a couple of Bobby Thompson style licks in along with some standard licks.
10 comments

Stinch Mountain Backstep

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68 people like this

Play count: 5037
Size: 1,473kb, uploaded 10/27/2006 1:16:34 PM
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One of my favorites from Ralph Stanley. I recorded this at my house and played all the parts....
13 comments

The Old Home Place

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30 people like this

Play count: 1317
Size: 2,796kb, uploaded 8/1/2007 12:10:59 AM
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Here is my band's version of the Old Home Place. Key of A.
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Theme Time

Posted by royce, written by Bill Emerson

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45 people like this

Play count: 2492
Size: 1,922kb, uploaded 10/30/2006 1:42:56 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen


Recorded all the parts on my home set up.
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Train 45

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30 people like this

Play count: 1967
Size: 1,719kb, uploaded 7/6/2012 10:01:06 AM
Genre: Bluegrass


Just playing around as I had a day off from work today.
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Yankee Doodle and Battle Hymn of Republic

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27 people like this

Play count: 1880
Size: 1,724kb, uploaded 11/1/2006 4:32:44 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen


Here's my poor man's clawhammer on a couple of Old tunes. I'm actually picking 3 finger style but the results sound a little clawhammerish....
13 comments

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