Salt Creek

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Size: 4,193kb, uploaded 11/3/2021 8:55:52 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Steve Arkin - banjo Tony Rice- guitar David Grisman - mandolin Todd Phillips - bass From the Acoustic Disc download album "Gasoline Brothers" consisting of 9 tracks recorded by David Grisman at his home in 1977. Salt Creek is one of those tracks--and of which have the same personnel and instrumentation. The album contains six additional tracks that were recorded from a radio broadcast in Japan in 1976. The album is called Gasoline Brothers because Tony Rice used to joke how he and David put a heavy foot on the gas pedal whenever they played together. Here's the link with liner notes: https://acousticdisc.com/product/david-grisman-tony-rice-the-gasoline-brothers-download/

Say Old Man I Want Your Daughter

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Size: 3,445kb, uploaded 11/8/2010 11:56:08 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Straight from the first rehearsal of the newly reconstituted LIGHTNING IN THE EAST, with Stephanie Coleman on fiddle, Steve Arkin on banjo, and Erica Weiss on guitar. Pardon the preliminary talking--we'd never played this before. The tune was collected by Bruce Greene (I don't know his source).

Shady Grove

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Size: 3,583kb, uploaded 11/11/2009 6:23:58 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Henry Reed's version, played by Stephanie Coleman (fiddle), Steve Arkin (banjo), Erica Weiss (guitar), and Dedo Norris (bass). This is from a rehearsal in August of the band Lightning in the East for the 2009 Park Slope Jamboree.

Shaking Down the Acorns

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Size: 4,582kb, uploaded 12/21/2010 10:48:57 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Adam Hurt-fiddle, Beth Hartness-guitar, Steve Arkin-banjo. Recorded in the summer of 2009 in Kernersville, NC.

Soldier of the Cross

Posted by Steve Arkin, written by Bob Emery

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Size: 3,641kb, uploaded 10/10/2011 7:16:29 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Northern Lights in 1978 (the band name had been temporarily changed to String Fever). Bob Emery-guitar and lead vocal, Taylor Armerding-mandolin and vocal, Steve Arkin-banjo, Rex Waters-bass and vocal. Song written by the late Bob Emery (later covered by Ricky Skaggs).

Steve Martin interviewed by Derek Halsey

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Size: 7,182kb, uploaded 3/24/2010 8:40:32 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Derek Halsey sent me this recording of an interview he conducted with Steve Martin on the day after Pete Wernick and I spent many hours coaching Steve for his (then) upcoming tour to promote his banjo CD, The Crow. In it Steve discussed his love of clawhammer banjo and he talks about the fact that I brought my IPod and played a number of my favorite clawhammer heroes for him. He was especially taken with Adam Hurt (although he forgot Adam's last name). He also said kind things about Pete and me (go figure).

Sugar Hill

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Size: 3,708kb, uploaded 6/18/2012 8:30:31 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

From a session at Mount Airy 2012 with me on banjo. I won't name the fiddler and guitar player until I get their permission. I haven't posted much Round Peak stuff--I thought this was a pretty good remedy for that.

Sugar in the Gourd (John Ashby version, more or less)

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Size: 3,876kb, uploaded 11/8/2010 11:39:08 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Stephanie Coleman-fiddle, Steve Arkin-banjo, Erica Weiss-guitar LIGHTNING IN THE EAST band rehearsal on November 6, 2010

Susannah Gal

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Size: 2,859kb, uploaded 6/18/2012 8:51:40 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Emmett Lundy's version of the tune variously known as Susananna Gal, Fly Around, Shady Grove, Western Country, Pretty Little Pink, Weevily Wheat, and countless others. This was recorded at a session at Mount Airy 2012, with me on banjo--I'll get around to posting the identities of the excellent fiddler and guitar player once I catch up with them and get their OK.

Sweet Milk and Peaches

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Size: 5,120kb, uploaded 5/18/2010 1:31:43 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

One of my favorite Mississippi tunes--Sweet Milk and Peaches from Narmour and Smith. Recorded on 5/15/10 at the PA home of Palmer and Greg Loux. Palmer Loux-fiddle Steve Arkin-Clawhammer Banjo Greg Loux-guitar

Tenbrooks and Molly

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Size: 4,508kb, uploaded 2/13/2012 3:14:51 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

The (an?) ancestor of Bill Monroe's Molly and Tenbrooks, recorded at Rhys Jones' house in Warrenton, VA on January 10th. Rhys Jones-fiddle and vocals, Steve Arkin-3-finger banjo, Jason Ashby--guitar and vocals.

Tennessee Wagoner

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Size: 3,153kb, uploaded 12/21/2010 2:23:17 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

My local music buddies at a jam last year. Matt Gordon-fiddle, Steve Arkin-banjo, Keith Olsen and Jeffrie Lane-guitars, Doug Allen-bass.

The Rebel's Raid (aka Rebel Raid)

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Size: 3,844kb, uploaded 3/3/2010 6:48:03 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Widely played tune from Bill Stepp. Rafe Stefanini on fiddle; Steve Arkin on banjo, Nikki Lee on guitar. This was recorded in Cecilton, MD at a jam on a windy July 4th weekend.

Tossing and Turning - 1977

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Size: 1,974kb, uploaded 11/11/2009 5:21:37 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Northern Lights in 1977. Taylor Armerding-mandolin, Steve Arkin-banjo, Bob Emery-guitar, Rex Waters-bass.

Washington's March

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Size: 4,158kb, uploaded 12/30/2010 10:19:56 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Great tune from Edden Hammons. From a Troublesome Creek Rehearsal Rick Martin-fiddle, Steve Arkin-banjo, Dick Harrington-guitar, Lorie Lichtenwalner-bass

Ways of the World

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Size: 5,993kb, uploaded 9/17/2010 7:32:37 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Jam at Mount Airy, 2010: Andy Williams and Nate Leath--fiddles; Steve Arkin-banjo; Erica Weiss-guitar; Toni Williams-bass. This tune was originally collected by Alan Lomax in a 1937 recording of William Stepp or Salyerville, KY. I read somewhere that other fiddlers in the region called this tune "Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone"--so maybe Lomax messed up on his data--or maybe not, But the name Ways of the World has stuck.

Wedding Dress

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Size: 4,017kb, uploaded 11/8/2010 11:44:49 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Guitar and lead vocal-Erica Weiss; Fiddle and harmony vocal-Stephanie Coleman; Banjo-Steve Arkin Peggy Seeger is said to have learned this pretty song (with just the first verse) around a campfire in the early '50;s. I believe she added the additional verses.

Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?

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Size: 5,027kb, uploaded 2/14/2012 9:58:13 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Here's a nice romantic version of an old-time classic from a January 10th session at Rhys Jones' House in Warrenton, VA (I posted four other tracks but saved this one for V-Day). Notice that, on this and the other two songs, Rhys has gotten really good at playing the fiddle and singing at the same time. Fiddle and vocals--Rhys Jones 3-finger banjo--Steve Arkin Guitar and vocals--Jason Ashby