Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs

Tunaday #157 - Per Anita Kermode in Zepp's site, this is "Willie Moore G/D" tuning - gDGAD.

Key of D played on new hand crafted 11" 5 string banjo

Played on newly crafted 10" mini travel banjo. 19 5/8" scale. Key of A

Jimmy Johnson is described by Dwight Miller as being a WV tune known elsewhere as John Brown's Dream (also John Harvey's Dream). The two are similar so I put them together. Jimmy Johnson is from Dwight's playing for the Tune of the Week discussion, 5/25/18 and John Brown's Dream comes from Hobart Smith, a past TOTW.

Tunaday #63 - A composition from a tune writing project I did awhile back. You can see my blog entry "Tunaday" for some additional details on that. In G minor tuning (gDGA#D).

Played 2-finger, thumb-lead... for Janet!

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 5/18/18, this tune was learned by a young Luther Davis (1889 - 1986) from his neighbors Isom and Fielden Rector of Dalhart, VA near Galax). Luther said he didn't like it, but learned it out of respect for his older mentors.

Original CH tune. Double D tuning. Vega 2.

Tunaday #1 - This is the first composition in a tune writing project I did awhile back. You can see my blog entry "Tunaday" for some additional details on that. In Double C.