TOTW 03/11/23: Waltz written by James Scott Skinner, also known as "The Rose Of Sharon Waltz" and "Rosebud Of Avonmore"

Phone recording

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

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

recorded in 1980

"Elouise" by Dave Ellis

Partial performance from an interview of the Juggernaut String Band on Gene Shay's show (WIOQ) in 1978 in Philadelphia, PA. Peter Taney (banjo, lead vocal), Janet Bregman-Taney (fiddle, harmony vocal) and Carl Baron (guitar, harmony vocal)

Reference recording for the tab posted--view this tab here. This is a tune I picked up within the last 20 years and came up with an ever-evolving banjo version. I never tried to emulate any particular version of this tune nor have I tried to emulate a drop-thumb approach. My brain doesn't work like that. My approach is to simply play the tune in a Scruggs-based style which works just fine. In writing this tab I realized that I rarely play the tune the same way twice and pull from a body of licks on-the-fly as I play it. So, in this tab you will see I offer several variations for the same phrases which appear throughout the tune. This is a fun tune to play and I've noticed over the years that it's becoming more commonplace, part of a growing shared repertoire at jams and get-togethers.

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