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Posted by carlb, written by Hank Williams, Sr., Jean Ritchie and John Phillips
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Size: 4,421kb, uploaded 11/4/2019 10:46:54 AM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Here's a modal song medley on clawhammer banjo (aEAde) that I described in another topic a few days ago, played twice through each; no lyrics.They are: "Alone and Forsaken" - Hank Williams, Sr., "Now is the Cool of the Day" - Jean Ritchie and "Me and My Uncle" - John Phillips.
Add CommentPosted by carlb
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Size: 2,141kb, uploaded 3/24/2016 10:24:06 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
gDGDE
Add CommentPosted by carlb, written by Jean Ritchie
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Size: 4,116kb, uploaded 1/12/2012 10:27:57 PM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Learned from a recording of the author, Jean Ritchie (can’t tell you which one) many years ago. Clawhammer: aEADE Song has lines from Genesis (3:8) and John (21:15)
2 commentsPosted by carlb
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Size: 2,256kb, uploaded 3/21/2019 7:35:44 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
see TOTW 3-22-2019 Banjo - aDAde
Add CommentPosted by carlb
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Size: 2,116kb, uploaded 3/21/2019 7:40:45 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
see TOTW 3-22-2019
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Size: 3,245kb, uploaded 3/21/2019 7:31:58 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
see TOTW 3-22-2019
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Size: 2,076kb, uploaded 3/21/2019 7:33:57 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
see TOTW 3-22-2019
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Size: 1,496kb, uploaded 3/27/2023 8:45:53 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Recorded in about late 1978l or 79, I surely can play that fast 45 years later. Banjo - aDAde
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Size: 2,430kb, uploaded 7/8/2021 5:09:02 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
From acoustic concert at Fiddle Tunes, Port Townsend, WA, 1982 Melvin Wine - fiddle Carl Baron - banjo (gDGde) Bob Carlin - Guitar
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Size: 1,993kb, uploaded 5/27/2017 10:41:07 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
I recorded this clawhammer version on a fretless banjo in 2000 and supplied the following information for my CD "Banjo Stuff": OLD SLEDGE - aDADE (tuned low to about B); Burl Hammons & Emory Bailey (via Bill Hicks on the first Fuzzy Mountain String Band record).
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Size: 1,725kb, uploaded 3/4/2017 10:18:07 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
I played along with the Kelly Gilbert recording with banjo in gDGde. Note, the fiddle was pitched in about G#.
Add CommentPosted by carlb, written by Woody Guthrie
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Size: 1,630kb, uploaded 9/4/2019 10:52:30 AM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Tune used for Clawhammer TOTW 9-6-19; Banjo tuned (5th to 1st) - aC#F#BE (tuned up from gBEAD).
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Size: 1,111kb, uploaded 2/14/2011 9:51:37 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
There are so many fiddle tunes that banjo players learn. Well, here's the reverse. Peachbottom Creek is the great Wade Ward banjo tune (f#DF#AD) that I adapted to fiddle (GDAE). My friend Bob Graff and I played this in the fiddle-banjo duet contest at the Henry Reed Festival in 2010. Thanks to Terry Reed who archived this (June 29, 2010) at the WNRV-AM (990) radio web site
Posted by carlb
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Size: 2,165kb, uploaded 12/8/2016 11:30:37 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Inspired by Wade Ward, four examples each two times through. Which do you like best? There is no right answer; it's all subjective. My banjo is tuned up so pitches are g#EG#BE The banjos are my Bacon Professional (11") and my Bruno (10 1/2"), which has no tone ring (top of the pot is thinned to the outer edge). Both banjos have skin heads though the Bacon's head is thinner then the Bruno's. The two configurations are slightly different, with about a 4 inch difference where the hand is striking the strings. In one configuration, my hand was at the edge of the pot and as I played my other fingers would strike the head with a bit of a drumming effect. The other configuration was with my hand just over the end of the neck, near the pot, so no drumming effect. Both banjos have a Tally Tone Enhancer (see picture on my home page; cork between dowel stick and head near the neck end). 1. Bacon with hand over the head 2. Bruno with hand over the neck 3. Bacon with hand over the neck 4. Bruno with hand over the head
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Size: 958kb, uploaded 3/7/2013 8:31:12 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Derived from Melvin Wine's fiddling. Banjo in gDGde
Add CommentPosted by carlb, written by passed via Henry Reed
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Size: 2,420kb, uploaded 4/26/2024 3:22:02 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Passed to us from Henry Reed Banjo gDGde
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Size: 1,766kb, uploaded 4/26/2024 12:39:34 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
My friend Doug's version gDGbd
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Size: 2,716kb, uploaded 7/11/2011 2:55:26 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Banjo version in gCGCE as learned from listening to the Skillet Lickers.
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Size: 1,524kb, uploaded 11/16/2013 1:23:50 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
aDADE - In my mind this is a D tune. From my CD "Banjo Stuff" recorded in 2000. Derived from Melvin Wine's fiddling.
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Size: 32kb, uploaded 3/4/2012 10:41:55 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Other
Will Adam announcing the tune (slowed down by 50%) from "Close to Home" Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection 1952-1967, Smithsonian Folkways LC 9628.
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