Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

John Ray "Doc" Corn, recorded Oct 31 1976.

Tunaday #12 - In Double C tuning (gCGCD).

Intrigued by the title and the tune as played by Matt Combs, I had to work harder than usual to arrange John Hartford's fiddle tune. It has a Southwest/Latin flavor, though the title takes it much farther up north where John performed at an annual bluegrass festival in Mole Lake, Wisconsin.

Mike Mason, banjo and guitar. Recorded in 2015 for inclusion on the

Southern Christmas cd, produced by Fretted Instruments of Birmingham(AL), Herb Trotman, proprietor.

classic Beatles (McCartney)melody adapted to banjo

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 12/14/18, this sentimental song plays out in clawhammer rather than the Scruggs picking style I originally learned it in.