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Written/Posted by jbalch
- Play count: 697
Size: 2,686kb, uploaded 12/3/2012 6:54:24 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Played on my 2006 Reiter Galax/Bacophone-Plus Recorded Dec 2012. I pulled the strings "a litte bit" out of tune on the high parts - hope you can overlook that.
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Written/Posted by jbalch
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Size: 1,447kb, uploaded 1/10/2013 11:53:01 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Demo of Bart Reiter Professional 1486 initial set-up (renaissance head)
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Written/Posted by jbalch
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Size: 2,413kb, uploaded 2/18/2012 2:08:08 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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Size: 2,827kb, uploaded 1/21/2012 11:57:00 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Written/Posted by jbalch
- Play count: 392
Size: 1,640kb, uploaded 2/24/2012 6:44:18 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Bart Reiter 12" Grand Concert #909
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Size: 1,491kb, uploaded 11/4/2006 9:34:47 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
This is from the cd that accompanies Chip Dodd's book: The Voice of The Heart. I recorded it at home. The studio version is on my cd: Carry On John.
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Size: 1,614kb, uploaded 5/1/2010 7:31:02 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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Size: 1,034kb, uploaded 10/30/2011 12:18:56 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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Size: 1,644kb, uploaded 11/5/2006 12:45:45 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Recorded on a Goose Acres Tradition 12. This slow arrangement is inspired by the Dirk Powell/ Tony Furtado version.
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- Play count: 1694
Size: 2,013kb, uploaded 1/21/2012 11:57:42 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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Size: 645kb, uploaded 3/12/2011 1:25:25 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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Size: 1,165kb, uploaded 11/5/2006 12:43:26 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Recorded on my 13" tackhead Grain measure banjo by Jeff Menzies. I love to play this banjo!
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Written/Posted by jbalch
- Play count: 377
Size: 923kb, uploaded 11/5/2011 7:50:46 AM
Genre: Jazz / Playing Style: 4-String (Tenor/Plectrum)
1927 B&D Silver Bell # 1 for sale in classifieds
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Posted by jbalch
- Play count: 472
Size: 868kb, uploaded 3/3/2012 7:52:29 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Played on the 1993 Bart Reiter 12" Grand Concert
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Size: 2,595kb, uploaded 4/1/2007 9:33:47 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
(PD) From: ~HOT~ Biscuit Jam
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Posted by jbalch, written by Fisher Boyce
- Play count: 1270
Size: 2,860kb, uploaded 12/23/2012 7:06:30 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is a practice recording on thus great old Chrismas Hymn
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Posted by jbalch, written by R. Fisher Boyce
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Size: 939kb, uploaded 12/23/2014 5:38:36 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Played on Bart Reiter Bacophone-plus #3575
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Size: 869kb, uploaded 11/19/2009 7:25:16 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
I love this Christmas hymn. It was written by the late R. Fisher Boyce in a Middle Tennessee milk barn in the early part of the 20th century
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Posted by jbalch, written by Bela Fleck
- Play count: 459
Size: 10,269kb, uploaded 4/1/2012 7:43:53 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Loaded to share with the family of Bobby Thompson - mentioned by bela in this stirring trubute.
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- Play count: 1377
Size: 3,440kb, uploaded 11/5/2006 9:37:35 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is from the album: First Jug by The Pure Mountain Water Band. It was recorded in 1978. The band was: Marty Moseley (vocals, mandolin), Rob Schoolfield (harmony, bass), Spencer Goins (guitar), and John Balch (harmony, banjo). Song written by: the band.
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