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Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.

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    Blind Steer In a Mudhole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    fiddle and Banjo

    Ducks On The Millpond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    Fiddle and Banjo

    Yellow Barber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    fiddle and banjo

    Jenny Get Around

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    fiddle and banjo

    Cold Frosty Morning (TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025


    This version of Cold Frosty Morning is from Melvin Wine, WV fiddler, learned from his father. It's different and "happier" than the other two more commonly known tunes with this title.

    Cold Frosty Morning from Melvin Wine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025


    Melvin Wine learned this tune from his father. Banjo - aEAC#E

    cold frosty melvin wine
    Pear Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025


    The Jolly Blacksmith (TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025


    From the playing of the late Christian Wig and the collections of old tunes by William Hamblen. Blacksmiths are near and dear to me, as my son is one.

    Susan's Gone (Sweet Susan)(TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025


    Learned from the playing of a group called Ruglifters. I hadn't heard of them, but John Herrmann was their banjo player and that's good enough for me. The source recording was by the Lomaxes in 1937 by Kentucky fiddler J.W. Day.

    Calloway (Lee Hammons)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


    The Tune of the Week is presenting a beauty of a WV tune. With a few variations between the family members, the one from Lee Hammons is the focus. This gave me an opportunity to draw something different.

    Sunday Mountain Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025


    Written and recorded on my ipad playing my Bacon Belmont in open G.

    Old Joe Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025


    Played on one of my mini banjos.

    played old joe clark
    Gospel Plow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025


    Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

    Fengyang Flower Drum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025


    Chinese folk song played on my mini banjo.

    Dead Reckoning/Cumberland Gap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025


    Tom Collins? boot camp material ?Dead Reckoning? with a mashup of Cumberland Gap in f#DEAD tuning on the baritone banjo

    Sail Away Ladies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025


    Played on a circa 1915 Supertone Ragtime King banjo. Key of G

    played sail away ladies
    Porter's Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025


    Played on 1927 VegaTubaphone.

    Mississippi Hill Country Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025


    mississippi hill country blues
    Sand Riffle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025


    A sand riffle is something that happens in a river or stream. It makes a neat design in the sand, but the water flowing over it is disturbed. Apparently this tune was named for one in Franklin County, TN. That's kind of neat, as I have relatives there and have hiked along one of its creeks.

    Fengyang Flower Drum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025


    Folk Songs of Anhui Province, China.

    Elk River Blues - Ernie Carpenter & Rachel Anne Goodman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025


    The story of how eminent domain destroyed a person's home place. Ernie was about 27 years old when this happened.

    Down in Little Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025


    From the playing of Illinois fiddler Lynn "Chirps" Smith who learned it from coal miner Noah Beaver of Elkville, IL. I like its ragtime feeling and syncopation in the B part.

    Hell on the Potomac (TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025


    From the playing of WV fiddler Israel Welch, this current offering by Noah Cline is played by a relative of his. Welch sure had a keen skill on fiddle and passes on to us unique tunes like Hell on the Potomac. It actually captures the feel of a Civil War tune, which is said to be the older source.

    Crab Orchard Quick Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025


    From the fiddling of an obscure Kentucky fiddler, Kelly Gilbert, the town of Crab Orchard once flourished. When the horse racing derby was moved to Louisville and became the Kentucky Derby, the population in Crab Orchard dwindled, as it does today. But the tune is lively and tells of its heyday.

    900 Miles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


    An old folk song as learned from the singing and guitar of Barbara Dane.

    Charleston Gals (TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


    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.

    Charleston Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


    Banjo: aEAC#E Derived from Melvin Wine's fiddling

    girls charleston melvin wine
    False Hearted Lover's Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025


    Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

    Lost Lula

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025


    My first attempt at playing clawhammer.

    Frankie Baker (Jarrell & Cockerham version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025


    The current Tune of the Week is full of links and versions and history regarding the old song also known as Frankie and Johnnie. I've arranged one from listening to Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham -- one of the many links available to hear in the discussion thread. In playing along with the recording, my cello banjo was surprisingly already tuned to play along.

    johnnie jarrell tommy jarrell
    Judge Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025


    From the playing of Dick Hutchison. The rest of the title stated, "Take These Shackles Off of Me." Judge Parker was a real judge who sentenced many criminals to be hung.

    Whitefish in the Rapids--TOTW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025


    This is a Canadian tunes. They are often very noted and challenging. My choice of tunings has me baffled, as I just played along with a recording. It's fDFBbD. The key is apparently Bb. It would be interesting to try another tuning because this arrangement feels hard, though not really harder than others pieces I learn. Probably just more time needed here....

    Hold The Woodpile Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024


    Arkansas Traveler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


    Key of D and played on a 10 3/4" banjo. Old pot with a new neck.

    Bumblebee in a Jug

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024


    Arranged from a combination of two old fiddlers. The oldest one is Kentucky's George Lee Hawkins. Then a newer one from Alan Jabbour helped me to smooth it out. Also listen to Tom Harleman's version on the Tune of the Week and hear an active bumblebee who you might not want to see except safely in his stopped-up jug!

    Bumblebee in a Jug

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024


    Clawhammer Banjo Version TablEdit audio capture.

    The Cherry Tree Carol (TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024


    This old English carol has undergone many changes. I've attempted to capture the melody as sung by Shirley Collins, an English folk singer of the 1950's.

    Decatur Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024


    This clawhammer arrangement is from Charlie Walden's fiddle recording, linked on Tune of the Week for Decatur Reel. It's following him pretty closely, though in a string band you wouldn't need all these notes. Charlie connects the tune to Missouri's fiddler Dwight Lamb.

    missouri reel decatur charlie walden
    Shoes and Stockings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024


    Key of G and played on an 11"open back parts banjo. Vintage pot and refurbished neck.

    Going Down Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024


    Here's one from Wilson Douglas, a great West Virginia fiddler. It also goes by the title Going Down to Lynchburg Town.

    Magnolia One Step (TOTW)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024


    Arranged from the 1935 recording of the Nations Brothers in Mississippi. What's a One-Step? I can imagine it's a dance where one foot has a special task that makes the dance unique.

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