Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Played by Alan Shelton

piano piece with improv - ML-1 baritone banjo, soprano ukulele, with baritone electric guitar underneath

Just learned this tune that I believe was written by Steve Martin. I'm playing my Kalamazoo conversion.

Played on an Ome Flora in gCGCE. Thanks to L.W. Konigsberg (BHO: vrteach) for transcribing tab from Harding's All-Round Collection of Jig's, Reels, and Country Dances (1905). Recorded on a Zoom H5.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/15/16, the fiddler credited with the tune is Bill Livers of Owen County, Kentucky. He apparently was a well-liked character and entertaining performer. His grandfather taught him this tune and it's named after a dog, with the sharp barking being heard quite clearly!

My cover of Chance McCoy's 'Little Pink'

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/8/16, this arrangement is from the fiddling of Arthur Smith. I found out from this TOTW that an explanation of the title is that yearlings referred to young cattle who stormed into a barn while the music was going on. I used to try to rope young steer and they were feisty....

Played on a Gold Tone WL-250+ in standard G tuning. From a banjotabs.com transcription. Recorded on a Zoom H5.

Played on a Gold Tone WL-250+ in standard G tuning. From a transcription by John Bullard. Recorded on a Zoom H5.