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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: Billy in the Lowground


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jbjo - Posted - 07/28/2011:  14:21:19


A few days ago I had the "A" part stuck in my head and couldn't identify it, (Jim Reed helped me there, thanks Jim!) and some others asked me to post it once i learned it. So, here's my take on Georgia Slim Rutland's (i bought his version on amazon mostly for structure, i stole only a small percentage of his notes) "Billy in the Lowground." see what you think! Thanks!




Billy In the Lowground
   

falconeman - Posted - 07/28/2011:  15:33:30


Nice. Any history about the song?


dgill - Posted - 07/28/2011:  17:02:48


  Dang James, your doing real fine on that banjo.  Sounded great to me and I really liked that.  You getting that Jim Reed identity in there, that's for sure.


bad liver - Posted - 07/28/2011:  17:05:43

Wow, real nice!

Waltj - Posted - 07/28/2011:  17:20:09


Sounds great - this motivates me to practice. Thanks



Walt


GerryH - Posted - 07/28/2011:  17:22:06

Mighty nice playing!
GerryH

JanetB - Posted - 07/28/2011:  17:57:01

Sounds nice. Some history from Jeff Titon's Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes book: Billy in the Lowground was the second most popular tune in recordings dating back to the 1920's. Fiddlers who recorded it include Leonard Rutherford, John Salyer, Doc Roberts, C. Cuje Bertram, Luther Strong, and others.

jimh269b - Posted - 07/28/2011:  18:13:42


james here is down the neck,i hope this helps




VIDEO: billy in the lowground
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jbjo - Posted - 07/28/2011:  19:58:49

thanks for the kind words everybody, thanks too Jim for that, I'll see what I can do, and Janet for the history, had no idea about that!

tofte32 - Posted - 07/29/2011:  10:31:41


Cool!cool


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