Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

This Tune of the Week, 5/19/20, is from the fiddling of West Virginian's Scott Prouty via Harvey Sampson's earlier recording with the Big Possum String Band. My playing's probably not too sour and it's actually a rather pretty tune if played slowly. It has a tense driving rhythm which I think comes from its syncopation.

Hope ya'll enjoy this ''Skeeter Davis'' country hit from 1962. ''Chet Atkins'' stamped his arranging polish on this one, as he did with so many other legends, back then. ... Thanks for tunin' in. ... Don. ... Key, Eb - tuning CGBD.

Recorded by me on a 1930s style 11 Gibson with original hoop ring pot........

Just trying to play some of the songs we used to use in shows ...I get pretty frustrated with with my hands , but at least pain in the joints eases up a bit after I play for a few minutes...

This cheerful tune comes from West Virginian Wilson Douglas, though I learned it from Bobby Taylor. I found it examining the very first old-time Tune of the Week dated 7/26/08 and suggested by Erich (vrteach) who never guessed that the TOTW list has way over four hundred tunes now. Fair Morning Hornpipe was offered as a related tune to the original topic, Nancy, and even favored by Erich. It's cheerful and fits the morning today!

As played by Rhys Jones, this tune is sourced to Kentucky fiddler George Lee Hawkins. Rhys is able to play intricate melodies on fiddle. Playing them on clawhammer banjo is a good challenge!

Continuing to document the transformation of my Leo Master banjo. These are fairly rare - original five string from the fifties. Although it has a 1/8" raised bead on the inner lip of the rim to give it an "archtop" appearance, i installed a 1/8" prewar brass hoop on the outside of the rim.

With the skin head tightened to about a G#, and a Sosebee bridge, this is the result. Very pleased. This banjo is for sale, if you're interested.

"DIXIE" played on a banjo made from a salad bowl. Started Seeger style, then switched to Scruggs.

This is a 1990 Gibson RB-3 reissue with Reno inlay. It's got a Gary Price no-hole ring in it. It's got a nice full mahogany tone you'd expect from these great banjos.