From the playing of the late Christian Wig and the collections of old tunes by William Hamblen. Blacksmiths are near and dear to me, as my son is one.

Example of my mahogany bow tie conversion - 1960.

No hole, archtop to flathead conversion, Clancy Mullins neck.

Banjo solo played from original A notation sheet music

Stroke Style or Guitar Style (3 finger)

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

Learned from the playing of a group called Ruglifters. I hadn't heard of them, but John Herrmann was their banjo player and that's good enough for me. The source recording was by the Lomaxes in 1937 by Kentucky fiddler J.W. Day.

The Tune of the Week is presenting a beauty of a WV tune. With a few variations between the family members, the one from Lee Hammons is the focus. This gave me an opportunity to draw something different.