Bach Prelude in C major

Posted by cuberous, written by J.S.Bach

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Size: 4,997kb, uploaded 2/20/2013 10:18:37 PM
Genre: Classical / Playing Style: Classical

Banjo in the Hollow

Posted by cuberous

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Size: 2,271kb, uploaded 7/29/2012 11:32:48 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

My goal with this simple tune was to play it in a straight forward manner - even in tempo and clean in tone. It took quite a few attempts to get it right.

Clinch Mountain Backstep

Posted by cuberous, written by Ralph Stanley

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Size: 2,898kb, uploaded 10/2/2019 9:38:37 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

Played on a Cole Eclipse 5 string banjo (circa 1900)

Cruisin Timber

Posted by cuberous, written by David Harvey

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Size: 2,558kb, uploaded 1/11/2026 5:03:54 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

A fun, driving tune to play. Originally written for mandolin, it was first made popular as a banjo tune by Larry Sparks and more recently covered by Billy Strings.

dO-rE-mI

Posted by cuberous, written by Woody Guthrie

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Size: 2,602kb, uploaded 7/13/2012 11:22:11 AM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Donnie's Way Home

Posted by cuberous, written by Jim Reed

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Size: 5,230kb, uploaded 7/28/2012 11:48:46 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

This is my version of Jim Reed's (jimh269b) "Donnie's Way Home". As I learn mostly by ear, it's come out quite a bit different than his. Hope you like it.

Donnies Way Home

Posted by cuberous, written by Jim Reed

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Size: 2,840kb, uploaded 9/28/2023 9:11:26 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

I'm playing this on a converted 1922 Vega Model M Tubaphone.

Forgotten Memories

Posted by cuberous, written by Rock Bartley

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Size: 1,846kb, uploaded 9/28/2023 9:15:17 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

A nice tune by Rock Barley out of Kalamazoo Michigan, played on a converted 1922 Vega Model M Tubaphone.

Fugue in Dm (played in Em)

Posted by cuberous, written by J.S.Bach

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Size: 2,356kb, uploaded 12/25/2013 11:12:22 AM
Genre: Classical / Playing Style: Classical

Gymnopedi No. 1

Posted by cuberous, written by Erik Satie

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Size: 8,589kb, uploaded 1/11/2017 11:08:36 AM
Genre: Classical / Playing Style: Classical

This is the most well known of Erik Satie's 3 Gymnodepies. Written in the late 1880's, it is considered to be one of the most tranquil piano pieces ever written. Arrangement by Tom Arri.

In The Cave

Posted by cuberous, written by Pepe Deluxe

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Size: 2,198kb, uploaded 8/19/2025 7:57:05 PM
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I recorded and mixed 3 banjo tracks to create this banjo version of 'In the Cave'. This piece of music was written by the Finnish band Pepe Deluxe specifically to be played on the Great Stalacpipe Organ in the Luray Caverns in Virginia - (a recording of that is available on YouTube). While not a great piece of music, it is at once haunting and alluring. The structure of the piece is simple: a continuous 3 note arpeggio (adagio sostenuto), very similar to that found in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, with a simple melody and sparse base line. It is in A minor and has a 12/8-time signature. Enjoy.

Jesus, Joy of Man's Desire

Posted by cuberous, written by J.S.Bach

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Size: 321kb, uploaded 12/25/2013 11:05:28 AM
Genre: Classical / Playing Style: Classical

Kentucky Sunset

Posted by cuberous, written by Wayne Shrubsall

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Size: 2,891kb, uploaded 10/2/2019 9:36:11 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Played on a Cole Eclipse 5 strung banjo (circa 1900)

Living in the Country

Posted by cuberous, written by Peter Seeger

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Size: 6,310kb, uploaded 2/4/2017 11:42:03 AM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Other

Peter Seeger wrote this pretty tune for the 12 string guitar sometime back in the 50's or 60's. Leo Kottke played and recorded an 'over the top' long version and it has more recently been covered by the pianist George Winston. This is my melodic style banjo version.

Lost at Sea

Posted by cuberous, written by Dave Hum

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Size: 6,184kb, uploaded 8/25/2012 7:08:44 PM
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Misty

Posted by cuberous, written by Erroll Garner

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Size: 3,684kb, uploaded 5/3/2013 11:42:21 PM
Genre: Jazz / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Erroll Garner's classic - tab arrangement by Vincent Sadovsky. The arrnagement is OK but I like Jim Carrier's (BHO member) a lot better. If anyone has it or knows where I can get it, I'd appreciate it if you would get in touch with me. Thanks for listening!

Prelude No. 7 in A

Posted by cuberous, written by Fredrick Chopin

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Size: 834kb, uploaded 12/31/2013 9:37:39 AM
Genre: Classical / Playing Style: Classical

Prelude to the 1st cello Suite -

Posted by cuberous, written by J.S.Bach

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Size: 5,972kb, uploaded 12/25/2013 11:07:34 AM
Genre: Classical / Playing Style: Classical

Reluctance - A Poem by Robert Frost

Posted by cuberous, written by Robert Frost - Erik Satie

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Size: 2,656kb, uploaded 6/12/2024 10:40:18 PM
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This is one of my favorite Robert Frost poems - Reluctance. I am reciting it over my banjo rendition of Gymnopedie No.1, a piano piece written by the French composer Erik Satie in 1888.