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Size: 1,695kb, uploaded 9/5/2020 2:21:14 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Samuel Bayard, the famous tune collector from Pennsylvania, had several versions recorded of Carrolltown Breakdown, popular during his day. He claimed it's related to Buffalo Gals, so I tacked that one at the end for comparison. The first comes from one of the sources, Wilbur V. Neal, who was an elderly man when recorded in the 1950's. The second comes from the modern arrangement by Mark Tamsula and Richard Withers, based on the source fiddled recording of Harry "Tink" Queer, in his 50's in the 1950's, and the last is a snippet of the traditional Buffalo Gals.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB, written by Owen "Snake" Chapman
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Size: 1,384kb, uploaded 11/27/2021 9:34:59 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
An original tune by Kentucky fiddler "Snake" Chapman. I can see in my mind's eye the wet-pawed cat tracks on the porch, or the soft little tracks on the dusty dirt road where I live...
Add CommentPosted by JanetB, written by Ed Haley
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Size: 858kb, uploaded 6/13/2012 1:26:01 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Ed Haley (1885 - 1951), a blind fiddler from WV who settled in Catlettsburg, KY, raised a family with his blind wife. Both were professional musicians.
10 commentsPosted by JanetB, written by Ed Haley
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Size: 1,332kb, uploaded 9/2/2013 2:51:08 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
This is the clawhammered arrangement of the tune I first learned 3-finger picking style.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
I like the way the modes change in this tune--from minor in the A part to mixolydian in the B part. It was also interesting to play the minor sound out of open G tuning--I had to avoid hitting the second string unless it was fretted.
3 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 2,385kb, uploaded 6/17/2024 2:13:24 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
An Ohio tune to enjoy
Add CommentPosted by JanetB
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Size: 411kb, uploaded 9/22/2023 10:41:43 AM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Other
Something I recorded a while back in 3-finger style.
Add CommentPosted by JanetB
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Size: 2,569kb, uploaded 1/25/2025 10:52:36 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
From the playing of WV fiddler Melvin Wine. It closely resembles Texas/New Castle. Melvin remembered lyrics, too. It's origins go back to minstrel banjo.
2 commentsWritten/Posted by JanetB
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Size: 1,040kb, uploaded 5/23/2013 6:31:33 AM
Genre: Other / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
My beautiful daughter has a green thumb. This tune is dedicated to her. It's in double C tuning with the 5th string tuned down to an F. I found the pretty notes at the beginning by accident and didn't want to forget them.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,336kb, uploaded 10/28/2022 10:06:17 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Two versions of Chase the Squirrel have resemblances, but are different. I explore them both in the Tune of the Week for 10/28/22.
Add CommentPosted by JanetB, written by Ephraim Woodie
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Size: 2,238kb, uploaded 7/22/2016 7:17:23 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/22/16, this is a song originally recorded for Okeh Records in 1931 by the Woodie Brothers. It has since become part of the old-time repertoire. I found it's a catchy melody with fun words. Learning it has caused me to look into ash cakes and starry crowns. I haven't tried making ash cakes yet, though....
Add CommentPosted by JanetB
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Size: 765kb, uploaded 7/7/2011 9:29:10 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
A great square dance tune.
6 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,364kb, uploaded 1/12/2013 3:52:34 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
Played on the slow side in A for TOTW January 11, 2013.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,843kb, uploaded 1/24/2015 8:37:33 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 1/23/15. This is Sara Grey's arrangement. She inspired both Mary Z Cox and BHO member Neill Connor to learn it. Neill placed in a recent Love Songs banjo contest with Cherry River Line. Mary will be including it on her upcoming CD. I'm grateful to hear it now on TOTW and enjoy playing it and hearing the words in my head. I'll leave the singing to them!
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 849kb, uploaded 5/4/2013 9:56:59 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the Tune of the Week, May 3, 2013. Played Rough and Ready style on my new Mac Traynham Whyte Laydie.
7 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 2/17/17, this comes from the playing of NC fiddler Marvin Gaster. It's kind of a simple melody, so it was fun to try various slides, hammer-ons, or chords for variation.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,101kb, uploaded 10/2/2014 6:02:19 AM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Learned from folklorist, song collector, and skillful melodic banjo clawhammer picker Andy Cahan. I heard of him through his collections in Virginia with Alice Gerard, especially of Roscoe Parrish. This tune is one that Francis O'Neill published in his eminent book of Irish Music published in the first decade of the 1900's. It was named his favorite by the man, Edward Cronin of Tiperary, who played it for him in Chicago when O'Neill was chief of police and collected Irish tunes as a hobby. It's also the first hornpipe notated in that book with 1,850 selections. Perhaps it really is his favorite.
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Size: 1,420kb, uploaded 5/20/2023 5:41:32 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
At last a tune from Ohio! Before this Tune of the Week I hadn't heard of the Field Recorders Collective CD called "Along the Ohio's Shores." It must be a good one, if this tune is a typical sample.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 2,663kb, uploaded 2/19/2022 4:44:53 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
From the fiddling of Brad Leftwich on Bob Carlin's seminal CD Banging and Sawing. We can't figure out the title yet, but it sounds a bit ragtime to me.
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Size: 1,759kb, uploaded 8/20/2011 6:33:42 PM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Inspired by David Grier and friends. Chinquapins are like chestnuts. One thing I do enjoy is gathering pine nuts.
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