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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 702
Size: 1,318kb, uploaded 2/6/2013 5:14:58 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Two-finger thumb lead, with friend Phyllis on guitar.
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 191
Size: 1,684kb, uploaded 10/2/2012 4:39:01 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
duet with Chip Arnold
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Posted by five12gal, written by Ola Belle Reed
- Play count: 251
Size: 852kb, uploaded 4/11/2012 6:46:54 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Bury Me at the Foot of the Mountain, which I learned from the Ola Belle Reed book by Judy Marti. 2-finger, thumb lead picking. I love the bluesy nature of this one.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 932
Size: 727kb, uploaded 4/10/2014 9:25:57 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
2-finger thumb lead in the style of Bertie Mae Dickens. You can learn more about her here: http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/traditional-artist-directory/bertie-dickens Played on my replacement Iida longneck (still looking for the stolen one) in tuning gEADE.
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 155
Size: 1,760kb, uploaded 10/2/2012 6:09:32 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Cindy, double d tuning, 2-finger, thumb lead
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 720
Size: 2,386kb, uploaded 10/11/2013 9:12:33 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Cold Frosty Morning, with friends Will (on recorder) and Nancy (on Bass)
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 332
Size: 1,614kb, uploaded 12/15/2010 3:59:21 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Other
Cripple Creek: I'm playing a borrowed Alvarez, thumb lead 2-finger picking, and Chip is playing his Ome, index lead 2-finger picking.
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Posted by five12gal, written by Ernie Carpenter
- Play count: 345
Size: 1,434kb, uploaded 1/6/2011 5:16:08 PM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Other
Elk River Blues in G. Two banjos- with Chip Arnold. Thanks, Chip.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 218
Size: 2,584kb, uploaded 7/23/2011 8:04:58 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Trying to learn some old time backup banjo. Chip's playing the melody, 2-finger index lead, I'm playing backup runs and rhythm.
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Posted by five12gal, written by Stephen Foster
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- Play count: 171
Size: 2,345kb, uploaded 10/4/2011 7:03:40 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Other
Hard Times. Chip playing melody, me playing backup.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 182
Size: 1,241kb, uploaded 4/11/2012 6:43:51 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, which I learned from the Ola Belle Reed book by Judy Marti. 2-finger thumb lead picking.
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 250
Size: 2,236kb, uploaded 10/7/2013 4:55:40 AM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
In My Time of Dying, an oldie that goes back to at least 1925 and after that was recorded by Dylan, John Sebastian, and apparently Led Zeppelin, though I haven't heard that version yet. This is in sawmill tuning on my Ome Northstar.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 272
Size: 1,439kb, uploaded 9/22/2010 7:03:52 PM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Other
Don Borchelt and myself playing John Henry. I'm playing the low part on my Iida longneck.
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 149
Size: 1,580kb, uploaded 10/2/2012 4:29:42 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
duet with Chip Arnold
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 193
Size: 1,480kb, uploaded 10/3/2012 4:12:13 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Liberty, Double D tuning, on my Ome Northstar.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 162
Size: 1,278kb, uploaded 12/23/2011 1:07:20 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Other
Little Sparrow, in G, 2-finger thumb lead picking.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 181
Size: 3,056kb, uploaded 4/16/2014 7:20:42 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
My pal Lyman and I on two banjos. I'm on the low part, he's on the high part. I play 2-finger thumb lead and he plays 2-finger sort of Seeger style.
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Posted by five12gal
- Play count: 215
Size: 1,467kb, uploaded 4/11/2012 6:40:39 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Lonesome Valley, which I learned from the Ola Belle Reed book by Judy Marti.
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 157
Size: 2,347kb, uploaded 9/28/2012 5:35:46 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
with Chip Arnold playing index lead- low part, me playing index lead high part, both 2-finger.
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Posted by five12gal
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- Play count: 127
Size: 1,114kb, uploaded 10/2/2012 4:34:10 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
duet with Chip Arnold
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