tonehead - Posted - 01/18/2010:  08:54:47

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The Haints new cd has a song called "Eadle Alley". I can't get enough of it.It's on the top of my "need to learn next" list. How about you folks?

ScottK - Posted - 01/18/2010:  09:43:18

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Right now it's "Road to Maysville" from the Tallboys "Yeah Buddy" CD. (Also appears on John Hartford's "Wild Hog in the Red Brush" as "Over the Road to Maysville"). A couple young fiddlers were ripping it up at a jam at Dare to Be Square in Seattle last month and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since.

Scott

troy_nov1965 - Posted - 01/18/2010:  10:33:54

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Heather Berrys "Hazel Creek" off her and husbands "Before Bluegrass" cd , wriiten by Tom T Hall and Miss Dixie

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Edited by - troy_nov1965 on 01/18/2010 10:35:24

J-Walk - Posted - 01/18/2010:  10:46:01

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"Eadle Alley" jumped out and grabbed me, too. I play it a lot.

My current tune infatuations include:

Hickory Jack (on Matt Brown's CD)
Grub Springs (also on Matt Brown's)
Dogs In the Dishes (Canote Bros)
Old Plantation (Chirps)
Cold Frost Morning (Melvin Wine's version)

Ron Ortegel - Posted - 01/18/2010:  11:14:17

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Seems like to play this you need a fiddle to back up.

bblizard - Posted - 01/18/2010:  11:38:34

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John Salyer's "Fire in the Mountain". I found it in the digital Appalachian Library (http://www.aca-dla.org). What a trove of great stuff.

banjo_brad - Posted - 01/18/2010:  11:38:42

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My newest tune is "Cuffy." I've been playing it on my fretless and get some really nice slides in it. Also like the sound tuned down 1.5 steps to E.

chip arnold - Posted - 01/18/2010:  13:03:13

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Brushy Fork of John's Creek which Adam Hurt taught last week.

ScottK - Posted - 01/18/2010:  13:03:56

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Hey Bruce, that Salyer version of Fire in the Mountain is a great tune! I learned that one from Lisa Ornstein this past year. Was thinking about making it a tune of the week next time I'm up.

Chip, I love that Brushy Fork of John's Creek, too. I don't play it on banjo yet, but taught myself how to play it on fiddle this year from the version on the Amy & Karen CD. Great CD, by the way, recorded by BHO member Brendan Doyle.

Scott

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Edited by - ScottK on 01/18/2010 13:08:24

robertsart - Posted - 01/18/2010:  14:16:41

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Originally posted by tonehead

The Haints new cd has a song called "Eadle Alley". I can't get enough of it.It's on the top of my "need to learn next" list. How about you folks?

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Lately I've been playing Devil's Dream-Last Chance from the same CD... love that fCFAC tuning!


Scott Roberts
www.oldgroove.com

rinemb - Posted - 01/20/2010:  07:46:34

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"Little Rabbit." Very crooked, 5 parts. A bit of vocal. A good foot-stomper. Simple licks, but sure was hard to get it all together, and be ready for that darn 4th part.

Brad

dangibson - Posted - 01/20/2010:  16:14:08

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Booth Shot Lincoln -- Got the tune in pretty good shape, but it's not there, yet. Once it is, I'll have to learn to sing it, too.

Dan Gibson, Storyteller/Banjoplayer
Dallas, TX; Burlington, NC
www.dangibson.net

5stringpicker2 - Posted - 01/20/2010:  16:49:36

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Mine is Staten Island ( Hornpipe) catchy little ditty.

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herb - Posted - 01/20/2010:  21:32:07

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its a toss-up between Dick Rossmini's song "Mountain Breakdown" and my music idol John Hartford's song "Austin Minor Sympathy", but I guess since this is a banjo site, it has to go to Dick on this one....check it out, its absolutly rediculaous!

Adam "Herb" LeClair

whyteman - Posted - 01/25/2010:  14:48:38

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I recently learned "Red Bird", a three part tune in the key of A played by Dave Bing & David O'Dell.

Now, my Fiddler, Greg Krone, taught me a tune called "Red Bird" learned from James Bryan, a three part tune in the key of A.

To avoid confusion, we call the 2nd tune "Red Bird 2.0" and play them as a medley to keep from making a mess.

Don.

ramjo - Posted - 01/25/2010:  16:05:02

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Two A tunes: Half-past Four (via Mac Benford and Bruce Molsky) and Gray Eagle (via Walt Koken), and a D tune: Belles of Lexington (via Jeff Winegar and Martin Fox)

J-Walk - Posted - 01/25/2010:  16:29:21

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A fiddler friend has been wanting me to learn "Little Rabbit." I resisted, because it has five (count 'em, five!) parts. So I found a bunch of versions and started learning it today. As it turns out, it's a piece of cake. And a very fun tune. I thought I'd have trouble remembering those parts, but they seem to flow right along -- at least when I play along with recordings.

That's the beauty of playing banjo, rather than fiddle. You don't really have to *know* a tune. You just have to be able to play along with it.

Oh yeah, "Half Past Four" is a good one. Have you heard Adam Hurt's version, ramjo? And "Belles of Lexington." That's another recent one for me.

ScottK - Posted - 01/25/2010:  16:48:26

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I love Little Rabbit, but don't play it so often since only a couple fiddlers around here play it. I was playing Little Rabbit under a tree at Pickathon a few years ago waiting for a Danny Barnes banjo workshop to start when Danny Barnes walks up and says, "Hey man, nice picking." Made my day!

Scott

ramjo - Posted - 01/25/2010:  17:15:02

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J-Walk, Thanks for the tip. No I hadn't heard Adam Hurt's version of 1/2 past 4. I went looking for it just now and heard a clip from his album Intrigue (which doesn't seem to be available any longer). I have two things to say about those 30 seconds of Adam: 1) wow! 2) back to practicing.

robertsart - Posted - 01/25/2010:  17:31:50

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Originally posted by ramjo

J-Walk, Thanks for the tip. No I hadn't heard Adam Hurt's version of 1/2 past 4. I went looking for it just now and heard a clip from his album Intrigue (which doesn't seem to be available any longer). I have two things to say about those 30 seconds of Adam: 1) wow! 2) back to practicing.

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The amazing thing is that Adam was about 18 or 19 when he made that CD... I got the very last copy of that CD available (so I was told) from the record company a few years ago... sorry!

Here is another kickin' version of Half Past Four (Hillary Burhans on Banjo, Rachel Eddy on fiddle...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWWP0Nif5Z4


Scott Roberts
www.oldgroove.com

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Edited by - robertsart on 01/25/2010 17:38:29

ramjo - Posted - 01/25/2010:  17:51:16

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Originally posted by robertsart
Here is another kickin' version of Half Past Four (Hillary Burhans on Banjo, Rachel Eddy on fiddle...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWWP0Nif5Z4


Scott Roberts
www.oldgroove.com

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Kickin' is the WORD! I think I saw Ed Haley looking down and smiling.

arcticpoppy - Posted - 01/25/2010:  19:06:48

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Hi all. So now I've got only a couple of tunes under my belt that I can call mine all mine...still even workin' on Angeline the Baker...but I gotta say Little Rabbit is on my list also! May be a lot to set my sights on, for sure, but the sooner I get on it the sooner it'll be sounding oh-so-sweet, eh?

But, #1 at the top of my list is Bill Cheatham as heard at the last jam I did at the Portland Old Time Music Gathering 2 weeks ago! Sweeeeet. And, friends at the Anchorage Guido's Jam don't moan when you mention it like they do Little Rabbit

Scott, cool to hear about the much-deserved kudos from Danny Barnes!

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Edited by - arcticpoppy on 01/25/2010 19:12:59

tfaux - Posted - 01/26/2010:  03:55:42

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The Maid Behind the Bar. Trying to fit some of those Irish twiddly bits into some of the right places...

raybob - Posted - 01/26/2010:  08:45:50

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I've been spending some time on La Bastringue, a French-Canadian tune. A fiddler that I play with knows it so I thought I'd learn it so we could play it together. My latest favorite tune, though, is West Virginia Girls.

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Edited by - raybob on 01/26/2010 12:21:05

BANJOJUDY - Posted - 01/26/2010:  13:13:58

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Originally posted by banjo_brad

My newest tune is "Cuffy." I've been playing it on my fretless and get some really nice slides in it. Also like the sound tuned down 1.5 steps to E.

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I have also been fascinated with Cuffy. I like to play along with the Portland Collection's version - nice and slow to learn with - and I play it in double d with g on the 5th and it is very nice that way. Give it a try and see if you like playing in that tuning for a change.

handsup8 - Posted - 01/26/2010:  18:21:01

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Andy Cahan and Lisa Ornstein's twisty little number "Link of Chain" (off the late great Ray Alden's "Visits" collection), and "Old Yellow Dog Come Trottin' Through the Meeting House" from Rayna & Friends (played down low in "F"). There's a great YouTube video of David Holt playing this with Charlie Acuff which has Mr. Acuff singing some great (too few!) lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IyomC16KTo