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Playing Since: 1982

Experience Level: Novice

royce has made 5 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

Interests:
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Occupation: Capital Project Accountant/Financial Analyst TECO

Gender: Male

Age: 43

My Instruments:
Several 1930's Converted Gibson Banjos.

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
I like Traditional Stuff the best but enjoy the new progressive music also.

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Created 11/26/2003
Last Visit 9/1/2010


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Angeline the Baker (Oldtime Music)

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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. I played all the parts except the fiddle. That's my good friend Steve Durrwachter who is the fiddler in the band I play with. Used my 1933 Gibson Style 1 conversion.
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Blakjak

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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.
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Blue Night (Instrumental version)

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Size: 2,714kb, uploaded 4/30/2009 8:02:52 PM
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Here is one I played around with. It's a little jumbled up and I played all the instruments. I got a little screwed up on my second fiddle break and played a tag into oblivion. After I recorded the banjo part I realized how slow it was and wish I had played it a notch or two faster but I was already too far along to start over. There is a guitar break Tony Rice personally taught me...well OK, I'm kidding ..Tony would want not part of that credit I can guarantee it. Hope you can get a kick out of it anyway. thanks
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Boogie Grass Band (Southern Star Bluegrass)

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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.
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Cork Sunrise

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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.
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Cork Swamp Blues

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Size: 1,645kb, uploaded 10/27/2006 2:02:00 PM
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A little 1,4,5 ditty I put composed one afternoon...
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Cotten Eyed Joe

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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)
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Cumberland Gap

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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. I think about 172 -175 BPM.
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Dance Around Molly

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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. My good friend supplied his fiddle skills. Of coarse the bad guitar and bass work is all me.
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Doin My Time

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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.
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Froggy Mountain Banjer

Posted by royce, written by Earl Scruggs

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Size: 2,261kb, uploaded 7/19/2010 11:22:46 AM
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Just messin around...did all the parts....tried to get the old sound... this was a recording I did a couple of years ago..
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Gold Rush recorded with my ALL METAL banjo

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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....
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Goodbye Liza Jane

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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.
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Hillbilly Hollow

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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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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.
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John Hardy

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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.
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Little Bessie

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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.
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Live Clip from Southern Star Show...with jokes...

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Size: 7,560kb, uploaded 4/12/2008 9:21:10 PM
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I pick on our guitar player a little...he's always breaking strings. Not a super recording, but it shows us having some fun on stage...This was last week at the Rollins Theater in Florida.
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Locust Hill

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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.
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Madra Breakdown

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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..
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Nashville Blues

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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.
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Our Last Goodbye (Traditional Hardcore Grass)

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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.
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Pike County Beatdown

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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.
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Rainy Day in Rock Fork

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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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Reuben

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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.
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Roanoke

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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.
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Rollin My Sweet Baby's Arms

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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.
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Seminole Uprising

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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.
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Shuckin the "CYORN"

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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.
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Stinch Mountain Backstep

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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....
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Take this Hammer

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Size: 3,302kb, uploaded 4/22/2009 9:26:34 PM
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A traditional old tune. I played all the parts and even did some singin in it. They don't let me sing in the band too much and you'll see why.
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The Old Home Place

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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

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Size: 1,922kb, uploaded 10/30/2006 1:42:56 PM
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Recorded all the parts on my home set up.
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Yankee Doodle and Battle Hymn of Republic

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Size: 1,724kb, uploaded 11/1/2006 4:32:44 PM
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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....
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