Favorite Long Neck Singing Songs?

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... for those of us who prefer the tuning and singing differences the LN provides. All questions & help welcome!

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From Madame Twang on 1/23/2014 1:23:42 AM

I recently found a nice Gold Tone Long Neck, and got back to singing some oldie folk songs! (Love the lower pitch!) Now, need some memory wake up calls as to some of the favorite singing songs from the 50's - 70"s. Help?

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	BobLusk says: 1/23/2014 5:38:40 AM Top of the list is This Little Light of Mine and If I had a Hammer.
	wizofos says: 1/23/2014 5:54:22 AM Get a copy of Tim Jumper's Banjo Players Song Book. Lots of old sing along songs in there. Might also look at your old folk albums and look up the songs on here for tabs. I am thinking 'Charlie on the MTA' with Dave Guard's banjo solo. I personally have been looking for tabs for some of the Ian and Sylvia songs, Summer Wages is one that I think would really fit in to a banjo accompaniment.
	wbheilmann says: 1/23/2014 7:26:42 AM Many of the folk groups from the 50's - 60's featured a long neck banjo player. Songs by the Kingston Trio, the Limeliters, or the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem would work well with your banjo. I play clawhammer on my Gold Tone OT-800 LN, and it fits really well with folk, Celtic, and old time songs. A great place to start learning would be YouTube -- there is literally a boatload of material there to help get you started. Hope this helps -- WB
	darwinyarwin says: 1/23/2014 8:15:12 AM Here's two that work so good with a long neck. Looks like Pete has the capo on the first fret: Hobo's Lullay - youtube.com/watch?v=RsfcZgnXapE Barbara Allen - youtube.com/watch?v=EPdbHfgM0h0 I believe this is an open tuning: Long Black Rifle - youtube.com /watch?v=tEwR1KHR5Bg This has become a "Celtic" standard, apparently. You can hear what great multi-long neck parts might be pulled out of this arrangement. So far our little group of jammers always fall apart somewhere in the middle of it. (You can imagine the laughter.) - Sail Away (Orinoco Flow) - youtube.com/watch?v=2zkjQVh5KmQ Have fun!
	Helix says: 1/24/2014 3:51:06 AM 500 miles Pack up your sorrows Coal tattoo Milk White Steed
	john bange says: 1/26/2014 6:27:36 AM I have a lot of fun with an old Limeliters piece...I'm Goin'Back...Harry Chapin's All My Life's A Circle and Randy Newman's Political Science...I like Coal Tattoo also
	finnslr says: 1/26/2014 2:33:55 PM I have had a lot of fun with "Rise up Singing" from sing out. Lots of songs and chords from the folk boom. I got mine for &10 on E-Bay
	Madame Twang says: 1/26/2014 10:17:21 PM Thanks for all the suggestions - Different from the Peter, Paul and Mary standbys, and 'round the fireside singalongs! How about Ian & Sylvia's 'On My Own' or Ballad of Spring Hill?
philipE says: 3/9/2014 9:24:36 PM hey .. dont forget also to just play your favorite songs reguardless if was originally done with a long neck .. .. ..
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