Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Traditional Songs

Lorena in G

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:05:00 CST

cripple creek

ak3 — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 04:06:00 CST

Chadwell's Station

snoot — Thu, 5 Mar 2026 02:50:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Stille Nacht

Baconfine — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:37:00 CST

Papa Jo'es Jazzmen Cologne

The First Noel

Devon Wells — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 20:07:00 CST

Away in a Manger

Devon Wells — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 20:02:00 CST

Silver and Gold

Johnny Marks — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 20:01:00 CST

Silent Night

Franz Gruber — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:57:00 CST

12 Days of Christmas

Devon Wells — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:54:00 CST

The Holly and the Ivy

Devon Wells — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:53:00 CST

Muss i denn (Wooden Heart)

Fortune — Mon, 6 Oct 2025 12:14:00 CST

German folk song in G tuning

John Henry

Dave Hicks — Wed, 7 May 2025 12:40:00 CST

Mississippi Hill Country Blues

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:01:00 CST

Bumblebee in a Jug

tharleman — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:50:00 CST

Clawhammer Banjo Version TablEdit audio capture.

Joy to the World

Traditional — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 08:40:00 CST

Just foolin' around with a favorite Christmas melody.

Cuckoo's Nest

jef — Wed, 4 Sep 2024 03:47:00 CST

Hornpipe with an Irish origin.

The Cuckoo

stanley_ — Thu, 1 Aug 2024 08:34:00 CST

Quick recording with my Zoom H2n handy recorder. I'm at home with a bad flu, so I'm a little congested. Recorded with my Gold Tone WL-250 in Sawmill tuning (gDGCD).

Be Kind To A Man When He's Down

Fiddlin' John Carson — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:27:00 CST

This arrangement was very heavily inspired by Simon Robinson's version of this song. Recorded with my Zoom H2n field mic at my workplace courtyard (so I had to be relatively quiet) next to a fountain. Tuned down from G-Standard (relative) on my Recording King RKO-3S customized with nylon strings, fiberskyn head, and stuffed with two cotton shirts.

Tom Dooley

stanley_ — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:15:00 CST

Using my modified Recording King RKO-3S (with fiberskyn head and nylon strings) tuned relative to G-standard, probably about 3 half-steps down.

Lynchburg Town

stanley_ — Mon, 1 Jul 2024 06:50:00 CST

This is Lynchburg Town, loosely based on an arrangement in Wayne Erbsen's "Clawhammer Ignoramus" book. Recorded with a Gold Tone AC-12a tuned to aDADE.

Wild Rose of the Mountain (Clawhammer)

stanley_ — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:35:00 CST

Been All Around This World

stanley_ — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:59:00 CST

Big Rock Candy Mountains

stanley_ — Wed, 22 May 2024 21:02:00 CST

Scully's Reel/Sail Away

banjoak — Tue, 9 Apr 2024 19:54:00 CST

What I worked out in gEADE tuning for playing clawhammer with piano at a contra dance. (it's for a dancing, so it's fairly long) From a couple of years ago, first dance from long break of Covid. Was a bit rough.

Nearer My God to Thee

davidppp — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:11:00 CST

in the style of John Hurt, on a Deering Goodtime

Chanukah Oh Chanukah

JanetB — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:41:00 CST

Something I recorded a while back in 3-finger style.

Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife

Niel Gow — Fri, 4 Aug 2023 10:27:00 CST

Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife, learned from Andyrhydycreuau.

Little Log Cabin in the Lane

Tracy Latham — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:21:00 CST

Pain in My Heart

Bob Osborne — Wed, 10 May 2023 19:59:00 CST

A favorite Bluegrass song

Fortune

banjoak — Sun, 5 Mar 2023 07:16:00 CST

Playing around with new Focusrite, and software; testing mix on different devices. Should probably redo it... a lot of xrun dropouts, other sync timing issues.

Angelina Baker

Stephen Foster — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:39:00 CST

Played on newly crafted 11" birdseye maple open back banjo

Rose of Alabama/Cripple Creek

Jonnycake White — Thu, 8 Dec 2022 09:50:00 CST

Sound sample of Minstrel banjo #068

Oh Susanna

Stephen Foster — Sun, 4 Dec 2022 22:33:00 CST

on a resonator banjo of the third kind

Waterbound (Dirk Powell)

Dirk Powell — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:36:00 CST

My arrangement and performance of Dirk Powell?s ?Waterbound?

Jack of Diamonds

Noodlin — Tue, 9 Aug 2022 12:47:00 CST

Me playing Jack of Diamonds on a fretless banjo I recently finished building

DH Pretty Polly

Ken LeVan — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:31:00 CST

Pretty Polly Mahogany G banjo CannonBell tone ring

E banjo Pretty Polly

Ken LeVan — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:28:00 CST

Pretty Polly E banjo carbon fiber tone ring

E banjo John Hartford

John Hartford — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:25:00 CST

LeVan E banjo 26 1/4" scale carbon fiber tone ring

Tom and Jerry

banjola1 — Wed, 25 May 2022 23:38:00 CST

traditional fiddle tune

Farther Along

bosborne — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:14:00 CST

Tug Boat

banjola1 — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:31:00 CST

A Texas-Oklahoma style fiddle tune

Saint James Infirmary

Bruce Peden — Wed, 2 Feb 2022 09:51:00 CST

Wayfaring Stranger

phdm — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:59:00 CST

A great old song which I play mostly in a two-finger picking style. The vocal harmonies are inspired by the fairly recent recording of this song by Robert Earl Keen and Natalie Maines of The (Dixie) Chicks.

Jai Passe Devant ta Porte (TOTW)

JanetB — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 11:24:00 CST

This traditional Cajun waltz sings of the sad loss of a loved one. I like its melody and found it easy to play on clawhammer banjo.

Deck The Halls

Lyrics by Thomas Oliphant — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:01:00 CST

Traditional Christmas Song

White Christmas

Irving Berlin — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:19:00 CST

A noodling version..

Ballad of Kyle Rittenhouse

Clifton Hicks — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:54:00 CST

Village Churchyard

Roscoe Holcomb — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 18:42:00 CST

Swanno Mountain

Roscoe Holcomb — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 18:41:00 CST

Rocky Mountain

Roscoe Holcomb — Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:05:00 CST

John Henry

Roscoe Holcomb — Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:03:00 CST

East Virginia

Roscoe Holcomb — Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:02:00 CST

Black Eyed Suzie

Roscoe Holcomb — Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:01:00 CST

Single Girl

Roscoe Holcomb — Mon, 6 Dec 2021 08:00:00 CST

John Hardy

Mtngoat — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 14:23:00 CST

Played on a homemade gourd banjo for TOTW sample.

Blues Banjo

mmuussiiccaall — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:29:00 CST

2021-1. Amazing Grace

5-String — Sun, 4 Apr 2021 10:04:00 CST

Experimenting with Amazing Grace on the banjo. Drop C tuning. Key of F. Initially inspired by a Noam Pikelny tune, though it's not particularly obvious from listening to it. Eventually, this became an attempt at creating an impression of the sound of a gospel piano player. Recommend ear buds or stereo speakers to properly pick up the sound of the double bass. Banjo - Frank M. Wing III, Double Bass - Robert Hall

Baker

Strewthday47 — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:49:00 CST

Angeline the Baker

Strewthday47 — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:41:00 CST

banjo lute A-scale Sail Away Ladies

Ken LeVan — Sat, 6 Mar 2021 12:08:00 CST

short scale "A scale" banjo lute in "double C" tuning, Key of D

banjo lute Pretty Polly

Ken LeVan — Sat, 6 Mar 2021 12:05:00 CST

short scale "A scale" banjo lute in "g-tuning" key of A

a tocchi a tocchi la campana sona

banjopaolo — Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:04:00 CST

Wu Song Fights the Tiger

Wei Long-hao — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:27:00 CST

a selection from a xiang sheng performance demonstrating hip hop type rhythms and lyrics.

Coventry Carol

banjoike — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:52:00 CST

Uncertain Hope

rickhayes — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:23:00 CST

My annual new composition around the holidays. Usually an upbeat tune, but took a bit of a different path for this difficult year. For all my Hangout friends and the rest of the Hangout crowd, I wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or whatever you might celebrate. And whether you mark the season or not, I wish you peace, and a safe, healthy new year. In Double C (gCGCD).

When the Saints go marching in

Tracy Latham — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:18:00 CST

Sweet sunny south

howsy-bee — Tue, 6 Oct 2020 17:14:00 CST

Second long-distance collaboration with Jeannette (vocal, guitar) and Bene (guitar).

SEDI DONKA

pasdimo — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:55:00 CST

Amazing Grace

Maurice McMurry — Thu, 28 May 2020 19:37:00 CST

Ethan Froese playing the Mellowtone Octave Banjo

Mole in the Ground

Pine Cone — Wed, 13 May 2020 18:09:00 CST

Scott Holmen on banjo and lead vocals, Eric Prust on fiddle and harmony vocals. FYI the banjo I am playing was made by Eric Prust... Recorded separately with a safe social distance of about 20 miles.

How Many Biscuits?

Andyrhydycreuau — Tue, 7 Apr 2020 10:33:00 CST

Depression era stomp tune. It may or may not be about biscuits.

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today harmony

mmuussiiccaall — Fri, 3 Apr 2020 23:28:00 CST

Old Joe Clark sawmill frailing banjo

BrooksMT — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 13:52:00 CST

Frailing OJC in sawmill tuning. Based on Steve Baughman's version on his Power of Claw DVD, and instructional video for clawhammer guitar. My version is simplified from Steve's version. Recorded with Neumann KM 184mt condenser mike, using Audacity and laptop computer. Banjo is a Cedar Mt Brainjo Hobart model.

Old Joe Clark clawhammer guitar

Steve Baughman (uploaded by permission of Steve) — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:56:00 CST

Old Joe Clark on clawhammer guitar CGDGCD, Steve's Orkney tuning. Played by Steve from his "Power of Claw" DVD. Uploaded by written permission from Steve Baughman

The Wagoner's Lad

hoodoo — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:41:00 CST

Inspired by the playing of Buell Kazee

The Gal I Left Behind Me

JLouis Thiry — Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:34:00 CST

Oh, the pretty little gal, the sweet little gal, The gal I left behind me, With rosy cheeks and curly hair, The gal I left behind me... A very old standard found in "American Ballads and Folk Songs" by John A. Lomax, with some clawhammer syncopation. [gCGBD]

Red Haired Boy

Lefty5string — Sat, 1 Feb 2020 17:35:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Salt Creek

Lefty5string — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:35:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Buffalo Gals

Lefty5string — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 11:20:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Country Blues

Lisa Amor — Sat, 4 Jan 2020 05:46:00 CST

Dock Boggs version of this song

Flop Eared Mule

banjola1 — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 15:13:00 CST

Simple Gifts

muzzlehatch — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 02:29:00 CST

Old Ruben

BrooksMT — Sun, 8 Dec 2019 14:42:00 CST

Played on Cedar Mt. Brainjo Hobart model. f#DF#AD just intonation tuning.

Uncloudy Day

Josiah Kelley Alwood — Fri, 6 Dec 2019 05:58:00 CST

Old Mrs. Wilson

gentrixuk — Sun, 1 Dec 2019 03:28:00 CST

I don't know much about this tune. I found it in a book of Yorkshire fiddle tunes. I like the way it came out in clawhammer style.

Fishers Hornpipe

jef — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 12:57:00 CST

Whiskey Before Breakfast

banjoike — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:18:00 CST

Red Haired Boy

gentrixuk — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 10:45:00 CST

A slow version of Red Haired Boy in G Modal tuning with a drone accompaniment

Woodland Flowers

gentrixuk — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 09:46:00 CST

The Worcestershire Hornpipe

gentrixuk — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 03:56:00 CST

The Staffordshire Hornpipe

gentrixuk — Sat, 5 Oct 2019 09:20:00 CST

Mississipi Sawyer

Jelle — Fri, 31 May 2019 10:55:00 CST

Soldiers Joy

Jelle — Fri, 31 May 2019 10:54:00 CST

Mama Blues

Earl Scruggs — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:03:00 CST

Sweet Sunny South

Chris Sharp — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:58:00 CST

The Girl I Left Behind Me

ddegobeo — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 06:01:00 CST