Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs

Love this song. Here's my attempt at playing it on a Deering Americana Goodtime

As played on fiddle by banjo Bluegrass Boy Tony Ellis. Retiring from Bill Monroe's band in 1962, Tony now enjoys most fiddling with fiddles in his shop in his Ohio home. When I contacted him about his favorite tunes and what to learn, he didn't recommend this traditional Irish tune, Fox Chase Reel. Here it is anyway, and next will come more of his recommended original tunes.

Chinkapin Hunting. Based on Mary Z Cox's tab.

A second rendition of this tune played on the same, fretless Frog Banjo as version 1, but here the wooden brace has been removed and a new skin has been mounted. The new skin is thicker, and has been treated with Titebond lll waterproof glue. I play through the tune once using up-picking, and again using frailing. Listen to version 1 and compare.

Fretless Frog Banjo, tackhead with "gourd" made from recycled paper and glue. This version has a thin wood brace underneath the skin at the bridge. See also version 2 with the brace removed.

I play through the piece once using up-picking, then switch to frailing for 2nd time through.

From the fiddling of Kentuckian Clyde Davenport -- one never can get tired of his style or tunes. This one has those little unexpected twists in meter and melody that delight us. I'm in good company with Joe Newberry and Don Borchelt who both uploaded this tune on BHO years ago. Jeff Titon claims it's related to an Irish tune called The Mullingar Races and that other tunes with different melody have been recorded with this title.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 12/15/17, Wes Muir learned this during the Civil War era. Missouri fiddler Nile Wilson (1912 - 2008) passed the tune on. He learned at a young age to play fiddle from his grandfathers and father. He plays at a fast dance tempo and I can imagine this tune as a polka, though it's said Mr. Wilson's favorite tunes were for square dances.

Great fiddle tune from Jason Carter (fiddler for the Del McCoury band) off his 1997 CD "On the Move". Adapted for clawhammer banjo

From Nile Wilson. Played on a 1903 Fairbanks Whyte Laydie #2 tuned to gCGCD (Key of C).

CH take on Trad waltz. Learned from the playing of Sharon .Shannon. Vega 2. G tuning, but low.