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Posted by jbjo
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Size: 1,390kb, uploaded 7/28/2011 2:18:18 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Well a little bit ago i had this stuck in my head, Jim Reed identified it for me, some others asked me to post the full version once i learned it, here it is.
7 commentsPosted by jbjo
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Size: 1,272kb, uploaded 5/2/2012 7:58:48 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is a 3 finger adaptation of a clawhammer banjo/fiddle tune Bob Carlin recorded on his album "Banging and Sawing." I kind of tried to put the Jim Reed feel into this one
2 commentsPosted by jbjo, written by Bob Dylan
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Size: 5,509kb, uploaded 11/29/2013 10:49:59 AM
Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Bob Dylan once said, "Roscoe Holcomb has a certain untamed sense of control, which makes him one of the best." I wanted to try one of Dylan's songs in Roscoe's 2 finger style. Tuning is f#DF#AD.
1 commentPosted by jbjo, written by Earl Scruggs
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Size: 2,344kb, uploaded 7/8/2009 9:20:48 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Experimenting with new recording program....
1 commentPosted by jbjo, written by Earl Scruggs
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Size: 1,689kb, uploaded 8/12/2011 4:42:40 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
I know it's not perfect, I'm not very good at dubbed recordings, hope to get better...
6 commentsPosted by jbjo, written by John Hartford
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Size: 2,751kb, uploaded 6/17/2011 7:57:31 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
John played fiddle on this but I can't so it's some of his banjo ideas, some of mine, and some of a lot of peoples......see what you think
1 commentPosted by jbjo, written by Ralph Stanley
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Size: 1,693kb, uploaded 10/1/2008 1:26:09 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
the gibson is first then the goodtime. song is big tilda-an old stanley tune-i know it's not perfect and a little fast but i thought the comparison was interesting....i re recorded the goodtime-sorry about the static-there are thunderstorms around today and i think they're affecting the recording.
4 commentsPosted by jbjo, written by Ruby Rakes
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Size: 709kb, uploaded 8/1/2008 11:30:06 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
another stanley tune-kind of threw in a bit of big tilda for the chorus part-sorry about the rushing....
Add CommentPosted by jbjo, written by Jake Jenkins
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Size: 920kb, uploaded 6/6/2011 8:44:01 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
One of my favorite tuner tunes, written by the late Jake Jenkins, one heck of a banjo picker. My first attempt on here with tracking, I'm playing my D28 for rhythm, I know i go the 4 when I shouldn't in the D-tuning part-that was a mistake but it's just for fun so I left it alone.....
4 commentsPosted by jbjo
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Size: 1,137kb, uploaded 9/18/2012 11:41:52 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Old timer attempted bluegrass style.
1 commentPosted by jbjo
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Size: 537kb, uploaded 9/29/2008 2:14:24 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
i like this better than my old version.....see what you think
1 commentPosted by jbjo
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Size: 1,620kb, uploaded 7/1/2009 12:01:16 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
deering goodtime II banjo and epiphone dove guitar-don't know why it recorded so quiet.......and yes, i did drop the pick at the end :)
Add CommentPosted by jbjo
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Size: 1,593kb, uploaded 9/24/2012 8:14:44 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
BHO member Dan Hayes reminded me of this old time number. My clawhammer attempt at it-I played along with Bob Carlin's recording of it on "Fiddle Tunes For Clawhammer Banjo" a bunch of times until I got it-not just like Bob but I think there's some of his stuff in here...
2 commentsPosted by jbjo, written by Wade Ward
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Size: 857kb, uploaded 5/4/2012 11:11:04 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
My 3 finger version of Ward's Peachbottom Creek f#DF#AD, capo 2 to match the recording on "Roscoe Holcomb & Wade Ward" on Smithsonian Folkways.
1 commentWritten/Posted by jbjo
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Size: 1,480kb, uploaded 10/23/2011 12:10:40 PM
Genre: Other / Playing Style: Other
After a tugboat that passes my house during the warmer months...played on a 67 RB170 with no picks....
1 commentPosted by jbjo
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Size: 3,609kb, uploaded 6/27/2013 9:24:32 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
An old traditional Kentucky tune I learned from Mike Seeger's "Southern Banjo Sounds" CD and Dan Palmer. This version is 2 finger in f#ADAD tuning. Roscoe Holcomb inspired this version too.
1 commentPosted by jbjo
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Size: 744kb, uploaded 2/27/2013 12:39:34 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
I was challenged at a recent old time jam to make a clawhammer version of Earl's down the neck break as tabbed in the Scruggs book for "Sally Goodwin." So here it is. Pretty meat and potatoes, first is me playing the break Scruggs style as tabbed in the book, then I give it a go clawhammer style.
1 commentPosted by jbjo
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Size: 1,173kb, uploaded 8/12/2011 7:48:18 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
old time tune played on a mastertone without picks.
5 commentsPosted by jbjo
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Size: 523kb, uploaded 7/31/2008 4:03:02 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
up picking-not exactly "pure" clawhammer, but i like the sound of it pretty good.
1 commentPosted by jbjo, written by Gillian Welch
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Size: 2,489kb, uploaded 12/12/2012 8:41:17 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Just learned this today, great song.
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