Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Ric Hollander - My arrangement of Cumberland Gap, played on the Rettberg and Lang with Nylgut strings. Recorded in 2013. Arrangement and performance copyright 2016 Ric Hollander - All Rights Reserved

Two-Finger Banjo picking with Thumb and Index Lead. The Melody is the same as "Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane"

I play all instruments (banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass)

I wrote and recorded this instrumental with Woody Woodpecker in mind.

I perform all instruments (banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass) and I perform lead vocals and harmonies.

My CH take on Byss-Kalle’s Slängpolska for TOTW

Another Reiter Fretless tune, this time will fiddle accompanyment by Eric Prust and Bill Dwyer

Tennessee fiddler Charlie Acuff played this one and told the story of the 1886 campaign for governor between two fiddling brothers of different political parties. Bob Taylor won and this was one of the tunes linked to that famous campaign. Charlie said the tune was first called "Old Squeaking Fiddle." It's waltz time, not march, but it all seems to fit in with an unusual story, and very appropriate on this election day.

Sammy Murphy playing with his cousin Olen Selman on a good Flatt & Scruggs tune. Olen is considered best in the state of WV

I always enjoyed Eddie Adcock's version of "Paddie on the Turnpike" which he renamed "Eddie on the Freeway" when he was one of the best and most interesting banjo players with the Country Gentlemen, anyway I found this amongst treasures of our practice sessions when I was a member of a little known group (Mountain Slide we called ourselves) down here in Australia....hope you like it