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Mikegivney - Posted - 02/20/2026: 09:46:15
Planning on doing a few of the OT Banjo category contests this summer…just for fun.
If you were to pick two tunes to play at a OT contest /Fiddle Conventiin what would they be?
Alvin Conder - Posted - 02/20/2026: 10:10:08
Forked Deer. The 5 part version.
Uncle Dave’s Beloved Medley
Bill Rogers - Posted - 02/20/2026: 14:54:33
Old Joe Clark and Turkey in the Straw. I’m comfortable with them and they ate in different keys and tunings.
RG - Posted - 02/24/2026: 20:18:16
I've judged the Goleta Fiddle festival for the last decade, and I look for tunes that maybe aren't considered "contest tunes" per se, and always pay special attention to players who play in index lead, 2 FTL or three finger instead of downstroke style. OT banjo encompasses such a diversity of styles and tunes/songs, and I look for what someone does a *little* different with a tune or playing style... feel a lot of players slip into the standards, and you'd really better nail it to get my attention as a judge since I'm real familiar with how those tunes were played by the old guys and that's a tough metric to play up to. My two cents.
Edited by - RG on 02/24/2026 20:19:02
Mikegivney - Posted - 02/25/2026: 03:34:18
Thanks for the insight! I’ve been to a bunch of contests as a spectator but, never “competed”.
It’s good to get an opinion from a judge as my tastes are pretty eclectic and have been drawn toward Fretless, gourd, and the older finger style techniques.
With the majority of folks playing standards with a downstroke style, I think I’ll try some tunes local to the area of the contests in 2f TL.
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