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Playing Since: 1979
Experience Level: Purty Good
MrNatch3L has made 191 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 
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Occupation: Tech writer, web developer
Gender: Male
Age: 60
My Instruments:
I get by on banjo, guitar, bass, and piano. Can manage a little resophonic, blues harp, and am now learning some mandolin.
Banjos: The Mutt (70s StewMac aluminum pot archtop), Vega Style F conversion, and White Mountain bluegrass woody.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Just a few of many: NGR, Rice, Trishka, CS&N, Ozark Mountain Daredevils,Lightfoot, Dave Mason, Fogelberg, John Hiatt, Mahavishnu, Santana... the list goes on. And on. And on.
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Created 1/17/2004
Last Visit 5/24/2013
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by MrNatch3L, written by John Hartford
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15 people like this
Play count: 1064
Size: 4,489kb, uploaded 6/24/2012 8:40:09 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
Had some practice tracks recorded. Wanted to see how my Bishline was sounding after having to tweak the setup a lot after it got dried out last winter.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Music: Paul Henning Lyrics: R. Palomo, Jr.
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Play count: 466
Size: 1,663kb, uploaded 6/25/2010 6:57:06 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
Sung to the tune of Ballad of Jed Clampett. I was just practicing some bluegrass style pickin' (which I don't do all that well) in the All Natural studio after solving a neck adjustment problem with the help of some folks on the building and setup forum. This goofy parody just sort of happened... you know... as in "**** happens!"
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by MrNatch3L, written by Jimmy Driftwood
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7 people like this
Play count: 226
Size: 3,925kb, uploaded 3/18/2012 2:23:59 PM
Genre: Old Time
This one needs no introduction I think. Banjo is my ca. 1924 Vega conversion... some 3-finger without picks, some clawhammer.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Carrie Newcomer
4 people like this
Play count: 342
Size: 4,036kb, uploaded 8/12/2010 7:36:16 AM
Genre: Country
One of my favorite older Carrie Newcomer tunes. I played bass on the original Windchime Records recording of the tune for the "Visions & Dreams" album. Here I get to do everything, including morph it into a country-rock tune. There IS banjo in there... it comes in in the middle.
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Play count: 127
Size: 3,639kb, uploaded 12/17/2011 11:08:54 AM
Genre: Traditional
Slightly reworked arrangement with a more delta feel resulting from playing the guitar in an open tuning and using a slide here and there. And I think I'm figuring out how to get a better sound out my dumpy little home studio.
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Play count: 471
Size: 2,978kb, uploaded 9/20/2009 3:41:18 AM
Genre: Folk
Or is it "Susan?" I don't remember. Anyway, a little different twist to this: banjo in E, vocal, and... something new I've never posted before... harmonica. Kind of s different twist on this traditional tune.
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Play count: 398
Size: 2,332kb, uploaded 9/28/2011 8:28:26 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
Here's a minus banjo recording of the tune you can pick along with. Not too fast. There's a short intro, then 3 times thru and A and B parts, with a guitar break on the second time thru so you can practice backup picking, and a short ending.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Traditional
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8 people like this
Play count: 279
Size: 3,115kb, uploaded 12/3/2011 6:49:30 AM
Genre: Folk
Mostly for our international folk who may not know this traditional tune, this is an American traditional song that was popular during the minstrel show era. My arrangement is a little, er, different.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Juan Tizol
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15 people like this
Play count: 1157
Size: 3,260kb, uploaded 12/30/2006 5:07:30 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
OK folks, this is a bit of History- the band where I got my start in Bluegrass (the term applied loosely to this band). It was a sort of NGR style jam band in the mid-1970s. I wish I could claim the banjo picking here, but I played bass in this outfit. Banjo is the one and only Dr. Tom Adler, Tim Moody on mandolin and fiddle, Dan Vanada on guitar. We were just a bunch of hippie college kids at the time. This tune was recorded live on radio station WART (yes really!) in Indianapolis Indiana in 1978 when we were featured on their live Bluegrass Hour. This clip is a partial rendition of the full work intended to demonstrate for BHO members how a 40s big band tune can be adapted to the banjo.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds
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Play count: 290
Size: 5,560kb, uploaded 12/17/2011 3:20:29 AM
Genre: Country
While sprucing up existing tracks to come up with a backing track for a live set, I ended up with what I felt was a better recording than what I started out with. So regretfully I deleted the first one with all the nice comments. Hope you will enjoy this version.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Greg Connor
6 people like this
Play count: 224
Size: 3,484kb, uploaded 1/16/2012 2:21:37 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
Another gem from one of BHO's most prolific songwriters, Greg Connor. Greg can write a romantic song on almost any subject... here is proof. The first time I heard it I literally almost fell off my chair laughing. This song is one of 2 GC tunes I decided cover in my live banjo set because people I've played it for always get such a kick out of it. So I made this recording as backing tracks. You of course get the banjo and lead vocal tracks here. Since this is ROMANTIC chicken pluckin', I've tried to really schmaltz it up, especially the vocals.
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Play count: 353
Size: 837kb, uploaded 6/24/2008 10:15:40 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
A first experiment with double banjo. The first phrase is a lot like some well-known tune I've heard before but I can't remember what it is. The second phrase I pretty much made up - at least I think I did. Remixed from previous upload and bass track added.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Steve Martin
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11 people like this
Play count: 1110
Size: 3,286kb, uploaded 1/20/2011 11:52:18 AM
Genre: Folk
My favorite tune from Steve Martin's "The Crow" album. My Dad didn't play the banjo, but I always think of him when I hear this song.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Yuri Shevchuk
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7 people like this
Play count: 235
Size: 5,959kb, uploaded 3/22/2011 3:05:16 PM
Genre: Rock
Here's a banjo-centricized version of one of my favorite songs by the Russian rock group DDT, written by its leader Yuri Shevchuk, generally considered as the father of Russian rock-n-roll. It's my debut singing in Russian. Shevchuk's lyrics are highly poetic and consequently don't translate well. I don't understand half of 'em! I tacked on an approximate English translation of the chorus near the end. It's a rather wistfully sad tune about breaking up with someone because it's the only way for both parties to have a chance to be happy.
Huge thanks to our own bournio (Ian in the UK) for taking my GarageBand recording a doing a nice bit of mastering work.
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Play count: 1275
Size: 1,726kb, uploaded 2/11/2009 1:52:54 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
Since nobody has managed to figure out what this tune is, I decided to rename it in honor of our friend Bill (mimspicker). The tune kind of feels like something you might play to say farewell. The tune originally bore a name suggested by Mike Gregory on the post
at http://www.banjohangout.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=139585.
but I'm sure he will not mind the change of title. You're listening to the All Natural String Band (me and Audacity) with the El Cheapo resophonic guitar, finger and flat picked 25-year old cedar top Takamine acoustic, and my Bishline Heirloom.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Greg Connor
4 people like this
Play count: 145
Size: 4,246kb, uploaded 3/6/2013 5:03:22 AM
Genre: Popular
This song was written for me and about me by BHO member Greg Connor. I think he isn't here too much these days. I see him over on alonetone.com. He was writing a bunch of songs for the RPM Challenge, and he wrote this one in response to a comment by me on one of them. As a Minnesotan, Greg knows what it means to be tired of a long cold winter.
For some reason, the more I listened to Greg's cut of the song, the more it reminded me of my dad. I know he would have liked it. So I recorded this cover in honor of his birthday, March 6 1924. He would have been 89.
Banjo here is The Mutt, tuned in C, and played 3-finger without picks, and clawhammer.
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by MrNatch3L, written by John Hartford
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15 people like this
Play count: 1174
Size: 3,793kb, uploaded 8/2/2011 1:19:22 PM
Genre: Country
An arrangement I've been working on for my live set. Just because I like it.
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Play count: 64
Size: 4,640kb, uploaded 3/17/2013 1:44:57 PM
Genre: Popular
A little double-banjo tune on the subject of keeping the passion going despite the onset of gray hairs.
If you would like a download, please visit my site.
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by MrNatch3L, written by S. S. Steele
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3 people like this
Play count: 330
Size: 3,362kb, uploaded 9/27/2009 1:30:09 PM
Genre: Traditional
3 fingers. 5 strings. 1 voice. Like it used to be.
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by MrNatch3L, written by S.S. Steele
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5 people like this
Play count: 144
Size: 3,595kb, uploaded 12/13/2011 12:42:23 PM
Genre: Folk
Different arrangement done as a backup track for my live set. A little more produced, with some guitars, bass and backing vocal. It's for entertainin' folks in pubs etc.
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4 people like this
Play count: 108
Size: 3,091kb, uploaded 10/8/2012 9:55:59 AM
Genre: Folk
A little election-year banjo relief - or so I hope - after the style of John Hartford
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9 people like this
Play count: 230
Size: 4,470kb, uploaded 4/26/2013 9:07:24 AM
Genre: Old Time
In topics:
Little Liza Jane (clawhammer)
This was an impromptu recording just to test out my Vega conversion with the new Ren head. I started with a verse that I remembered from years and years ago. Then I made up the rest just fer fun. I still have a few things to learn about clawhammer.
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5 people like this
Play count: 104
Size: 7,356kb, uploaded 5/15/2013 1:24:04 PM
Genre: Folk
In topics:
Moody's Missing (Original Clawhammer)
Funny how just a couple of words written in a Facebook post inspired this song. Several folks were remembering and reminiscing about my old bandmate and friend who passed away suddenly last year. One comment was just "Something's missing... Moody". That hit me and this tune just started pouring out. Read the FB post about 9 am. Finished the recording about 3 am next morning, but couldn't rest til I got it done. I hope you can enjoy it even if you're not part of the history. Banjo is my 1924 Vega Style F conversion.
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Play count: 212
Size: 4,380kb, uploaded 5/6/2011 12:02:00 PM
Genre: Popular
Can you imagine having an Arab girlfriend in America smack in the middle of Gulf War I? This folk-rock tune dates from that time and talks about learning from the experience of having a relationship with someone very different from oneself. I'm disabling download here. You can get it on my site at www.robertpalomo.com/songs/index.php where I'm raising some $$ for charity.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Jerry Jeff Walker
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6 people like this
Play count: 329
Size: 4,351kb, uploaded 9/19/2011 9:04:12 AM
Genre: Popular
I was making some backing tracks for future banjo-centric live gigs. This is them with the banjo and lead vocal unmuted.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Bill Monroe
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6 people like this
Play count: 453
Size: 3,165kb, uploaded 6/24/2010 3:20:46 AM
Genre: Rock
One of my favorite classic Bluegrass tunes that somehow got turned into a country rock power ballad kind of thing (I think the All Natural Band got carried away!) Banjo is The Mutt tuned down to E (as usual).
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Play count: 110
Size: 3,996kb, uploaded 6/6/2011 7:05:30 AM
Genre: Jazz
Possibly the first song for banjo about the famed White Nights of St. Petersburg. This new recording with a distinctly jazzy feel celebrates my 15th White Nights season as a resident of the old fortress city. The back-story on the song is on my own blog at http://robertpalomo.com/bcblog/archives/281. You can download from my site at http://www.robertpalomo.com/songs/
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Size: 3,966kb, uploaded 3/4/2012 10:01:16 AM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish
This is a great old sea shanty that I've come across in several films, probably the most famous being Gangs of New York. I thought it would arrange nicely with clawhammer banjo even if that's a little less Irish sounding.
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Play count: 202
Size: 1,422kb, uploaded 2/29/2012 1:18:43 PM
Genre: Old Time
First traditional song I've sort of learned in clawhammer style. Wanted to show off the sound of my new-old Vega Style F conversion while the strings are still good.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Mitch Jane and Dean Webb
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3 people like this
Play count: 281
Size: 4,830kb, uploaded 7/6/2012 7:53:37 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
I have never understood why bluegrass bands play this tune at a sprightly tempo with cheerful banjo picking. The sone is about a young man who's lost everything and is wishing himself dead. This is a Sad Song fer pete's sake! I've tried to play it here in a way that I think is more in keeping with the lyrics. I play it sad. Some will even say it's downright pitiful. :-D
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Play count: 704
Size: 1,680kb, uploaded 9/7/2011 9:48:21 AM
Genre: Old Time
Dedicated to BHO member oldwoodchuck whose Rocket Science Banjo videos unveiled the mystery of clawhammer that I failed figure out on my own for at least 20 years off and on trying to. I watched his first vid, started practicing "the stroke" and about 2 days later this tune just fell out. What could I call it better than Old Woodckuck?
I've been frailing for about a week as of this post and I'm enjoying it hugely. Much to learn still, but that will be fun. My hat is off to Mr. Spadaro and Rocket Science Banjo!
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by MrNatch3L, written by John Hartford
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4 people like this
Play count: 233
Size: 4,355kb, uploaded 5/7/2011 8:15:24 AM
Genre: Folk
If it's possible to have a favorite John Hartford tune this is probably mine. It's a remix of the same song I had here before, only I've learned some things about mixing since then. Features a banjo (The Mutt) and flat-picked guitar duet and the one and only All Natural Mens Glee Club (lol)
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Play count: 168
Size: 4,208kb, uploaded 7/7/2012 1:45:03 PM
Genre: Bluegrass
Wrote this tune back in the 80s sometime when a long Indiana drought ended. Dusted off the song (so to speak) to send some rain vibes to my friends in Colorado, and other places having wildfire problems. It was originally more of a folk-rock style, but I think I like it better as a bluegrass tune.
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Play count: 303
Size: 1,724kb, uploaded 9/30/2011 2:20:36 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
A few folks liked my Blackberry Blossom tracks. Here's Salt Creek in A, not too aggressive tempo. 3x thru the song, guitar break on 2nd time so you can do some backup.
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by MrNatch3L, written by Greg Connor
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3 people like this
Play count: 144
Size: 2,974kb, uploaded 5/27/2011 1:54:08 PM
Genre: Folk
A song written by BHOs own Greg Connor which I liked so much I wanted to do a cover of it. I've had it up on my site with Greg's kind permission for some time, and finally realized I never posted it on BHO. BLTN.
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Play count: 188
Size: 3,720kb, uploaded 11/17/2010 1:04:38 PM
Genre: Traditional
Based lyrically on the Garcia-Grisman version. It always seemed like a tune that needs a banjo, but every arrangement I've heard with banjo the tune was played like a bluegrass tune, which it isn't. Here again is The (magnificent) Mutt in a fairly sparse arrangement played in F.
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Play count: 151
Size: 2,986kb, uploaded 11/10/2011 7:29:03 AM
Genre: Bluegrass
There's just something about stepping outside and seeing huge V's of wild geese heading south that has always moved me. And stepping out on the porch on a frosty moonlit night and not seeing, but hearing them on their way. When it happened this year (2011), so did this tune.
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Play count: 95
Size: 4,119kb, uploaded 4/22/2013 3:01:26 AM
Genre: Country
An acoustic country-blues tune that just sort of popped out of nowhere a long time ago. I had just about forgotten it when I bought an el cheapo resophonic guitar to see if I could learn to do anything with it. In my early fumblings, over which I haven't improved too much, I remembered this tune and thought the reso would be the thing for it. And so it became my first original arrangement with banjo and slide guitar. More info on my site...
If you like the song you can download an MP3 on my site. It's free, but you can make a donation to help me help Doctors Without Borders.
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by MrNatch3L, written by A.B. Paterson and C. Macpherson
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Play count: 192
Size: 4,693kb, uploaded 5/27/2011 3:19:27 PM
Genre: Folk
Yet another remix of my arrangement of the Unofficial Australian national anthem, played on an instrument of African origin by an American of Hispanic descent living in Russia. Written by a man called "Banjo" Paterson, I thought surely somebody had done a version with banjo. Searched the internet off and on for almost 2 years, found nothing, so said, well, this Dag'll just have to do it, so I did. I've posted several previous versions. This one I think I'm starting to get the hang of dynamics processing. So, good on ya, all me mates down under (and elsewhere), and raise a Fosters' to the memory of old Banjo Paterson and Miss Christina.
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Size: 1,169kb, uploaded 3/19/2012 12:12:50 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen
Just here so I can attach it in Tech Talk threads. 30 Seconds of tune using Dynamics, 3 seconds using C3
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