Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Tunaday #23 - In Sawmill tuning - (gDGCD).

Greenbriar Boys tune

I loosened the head on my 1927 no-hole TB-4 to about 90 all around (with the drum dial), and then recorded a little bit of Cripple Creek with my iphone...

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 11-16-18, Kentucky Winder is a crooked tune from John Salyer. A winder may be a kind of a dance, but not much is known about it. Kentucky tunes like this are often mysteriously pleasing.

Just received my 1927 no-hole TB-4 conversion, and I wanted to make a quick recording with my iphone to share what it sounds like. I'm still getting a feel for the TB-4, so I played a slow Clinch Mountain Backstep and Salt Creek

Me trying to channel my inner Pete Seeger. Trigger warning : I do attempt to sing in this one.

About the song, Alouette is an old french-canadian tune. Here is an interesting wikipedia article about the songs origins.

Contribution for TOTW 9 November 2018. Starts with my "work in progress" two-finger picking and ends with clawhammer. Key of A, with banjo tuned aEAC#E.

I decided to re-record this much closer to the original; I have been working on finding an authentic spaghetti western guitar tone and then adding baritone banjo. I want to make baritone banjo part of the spaghetti western sound.