Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Three-finger style, G rather than the usual A as I wasn't using a capo.

3-Finger Arrangement

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.

A French Canadian tune with a title that says it all!

From the collection of Samuel Bayard of Pennsylvania around the 1930's, Harry "Tink" Queer liked "tinkering" with his father's fiddle at a young age and grew to be a capable fiddler. The A part of this tune sounds unique and the B part reminds us of Little Billy Wilson's part A. The cello banjo's lower tuning allowed me to arrange this tune in equivalent to a double C tuning. Because the original tune is in A, open G tuning would work, too. Here it goes from the low fourth string up to the 10th fret on the first string. I had to memorize my tab's part B to accurately get up there. (Normally for Tune of the Week, I arrange and tab a tune after slowing the fiddle down to hear what is played and don't make an effort to memorize it.) I like imitating the fiddle on banjo and often have said my banjo thinks it's a fiddle. :) I get the melody best from a fiddle, and for me it's melody that makes the tune, with the clawhammer rhythmic style giving it body.

An Irish polka with a long history and various titles. I'm curious how the cello banjo would sound with regular banjo chordal accompaniment. Perhaps I can try that later for this Tune of the Week.

Celtic polka that fits well in an old time playlist.

Papa Jo'es Jazzmen Cologne

Bill Monroe's 1951 recording is the inspiration here. Such a cheerful song!

Key of G and played on a newly constructed open back

From the Mississippi collection called Great Big Yam Potatoes. Lots of fun tunes to explore!

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

In 1935 the Mississippi Sheiks recorded this jazzy piece and 90 years later I'm playing it on clawhammer banjo. It's the Tune of the Week, so go to the thread if you want to learn more about its history.

Wrote this for my dearest guitar playing partner after he prematurely died of cancer - again AI enhanced - not a fan of AI but results are remarkable.

Wrote this a few years ago fro a neighbor of ours - my mate put it through A1 -

I recorded this at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1975 - can anyone identify the banjo player?

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

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

Cripple Creek on my Hatfield Special

This tune comes from fiddler Buddy Thomas (1934-1974) of Lewis County, Kentucky, who learned it from Ohio fiddler Morris Allen. Jeff Titon notes the A part's close similarity with the English dance tune The Rose Tree.

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

The Carter Family first presented this iconic song to the world of country music. These lyrics came from Carlene Carter, daughter of June and Johnny Cash. The 3/4 timing for the verses was my idea.

I'm playing a Deering Calico banjo.