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Key of D

Published 1823, from the opera Clari, or the Maid of Milan. Lyrics written by John Howard Payne, an American actor, poet, playwright, and author who had most of his theatrical career and success in London. He is today most remembered as the creator of "Home! Sweet Home!", a song he wrote in 1822. Melody composed by Englishman Sir Henry Bishop.

Played on an Early Banjo by James Hartel, Sweeney Model

This version of Liberty is also called Liberty Two-Step, which distinguishes it from another tune called Liberty. (Check out the current Tune of the Week for 9/16/16 for more info.) I learned this one from John Burke's Clawhammer Book for Banjo back in the 70's and it was a popular square dance tune then. I think it's a pretty tune.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, this version of Liberty is from a 1925 Okeh recording of Fiddlin' John Carson of Georgia, said by many to be the musician who recorded the first country record (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane and The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster is Going to Crow).

Testing Deering Eagle II with Fults 34ParallelLite. Apologies for the poor microphone. Time to upgrade!

Best turn down your speakers.

Music: Down in the Willow Garden

just a familiar melody!

This 3-part has the problem in that the C part actually should go lower than the range in double-d tuning, so I do it an octave higher, which makes it too much like the A part. It makes more sense when I'm playing with my mandolin-playing friend Mark.

This night the group was: Schroeder (banjo), Mathewson (mandolin), Jones (fiddle), Jones (bass), Gochenour (guitar), Wiseman (octave mandolin).