Harlan County Farewell Tune - Pete Steele

Posted by RG, written by Pete Steele

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Size: 2,563kb, uploaded 10/7/2021 8:06:48 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Harlan County Farewell Tune/Rambling Hobo

Posted by RG, written by Pete Steele

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Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Pete Steele's Harlan County Farewell Tune/Rambling Hobo, gEADE tuned down a couple steps

Hills of Mexico

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Size: 3,030kb, uploaded 8/15/2019 7:48:17 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Hills of Mexico - mix of Rosko Halcomb and Bye Hutchins lyrics, banjo tuned eC#F#BC# (fDGCD tuned down a step)

Jingle At the Window Tidy-O

Posted by RG, written by Mel Durham

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Size: 3,224kb, uploaded 7/13/2010 4:34:35 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Other

3 part fiddle tune played AAAABBCCBB

Little Margaret

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Size: 5,803kb, uploaded 2/16/2023 11:00:20 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

In topics:
TOTW 17 February 2023 Obray Ramsey "Little Margaret" (Child #74)

Obray Ramsey's lyrical version of Little Margaret gDGCD down a 1/2 tone or close I guess...

Mary Marshall performed by Jim Bowles

Posted by RG, written by Jim Bowles

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Size: 648kb, uploaded 2/8/2014 5:49:01 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Mary Marshall as played by one of my favorite Kentucky fiddlers, Jim Bowles...

Mississippi Snag

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Size: 3,504kb, uploaded 5/17/2010 11:55:39 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

A Missouri tie-hacker tune learned from Hugh Strawn...thanks Hugh!!

Mulberry Gap

Posted by RG, written by Chelsey Chancey

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Size: 1,178kb, uploaded 6/6/2020 1:21:51 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Chelsey Chancey's "Mulberry Gap" in fCFCD rapping style

My Long Journey Home

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Size: 3,382kb, uploaded 8/11/2017 12:03:45 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

My Long Journey Home - G tuning

New Five Cents performed by Isham Monday

Posted by RG, written by Isham Monday

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Size: 1,043kb, uploaded 3/4/2013 10:42:22 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Other

Isham Monday playing "New Five Cents"...

Nora Lee

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Size: 2,128kb, uploaded 8/14/2011 4:29:55 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Great little tune I learned from mwc9725e here on the hangout...in gDGBD...

Oh Death

Posted by RG, written by Lloyd Chandler

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Size: 4,087kb, uploaded 9/14/2011 11:00:10 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Another of my favorite Dock Boggs tunes, first time through 3 finger, second time around 2 finger thumb lead...f#DGAD...

Oh Death

Posted by RG, written by Lloyd Chandler

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Lloyd Chandler's "A Conversation With Death" played 2 finger thumb lead with some 3 finger Dock Boggs-ish thrown in

Old Corn Liquor

Posted by RG, written by Odell Thompson

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Size: 6,123kb, uploaded 12/3/2021 11:43:56 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Based on the playing of Odell Thompson

Old Smokey

Posted by RG, written by Rosko Halcomb (Roscoe Holcomb)

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Size: 2,658kb, uploaded 5/7/2020 10:13:06 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

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dADAD tuning fretless

Roscoe's version of the old ballad in f#ADAD

Peach Bottom Creek

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Size: 2,809kb, uploaded 11/22/2011 1:35:55 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Wade Ward's classic in 2 finger index lead style...f#DF#AD...hope Uncle Wade would have approved!

Polecat's Den

Posted by RG, written by Clyde Davenport

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Size: 2,625kb, uploaded 10/25/2012 11:12:37 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

My version of Mr. Clyde Davenport's awesome Kentucky banjo tune in gCGCD...please ignore the horrific vocals, just hard NOT to sing to this song...

Pretty Boy Floyd

Posted by RG, written by Woody Guthrie

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Size: 7,870kb, uploaded 4/21/2022 11:08:35 PM
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Woody's classic anti-hero ballad "Pretty Boy Floyd" gDGBD

Quick and dirty "Hills of Mexico" Roscoe Holcomb style

Posted by RG, written by Roscoe Holcomb

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Size: 1,046kb, uploaded 2/15/2018 6:51:57 PM
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Quick and dirty version fo Roscoe's "Hills of Mexico" to illustrate the thumb first string section...

Railroadin' and Gamblin'

Posted by RG, written by Uncle Dave Macon

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Size: 3,722kb, uploaded 2/14/2019 9:04:19 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

UDM's great song in open C, gCGCE... riding the rails and gambling, now that's the life...