Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

I'm working with Mark and Sharon on a project, and one of the tunes is Hell Among the Yearlings. It's a great twisty tune, but I can't do some of the syncopation that she does on fiddle.

I'm playing the Tradesman capoed up to D.

A quick run through to test a new banjo I built for my son Russ. This time in G modal. The banjo is a cherry slothead which started life as a Rickard neck blank, 25 1/2" scale, 1/4" brass tone ring on pins, John Balch skin head, etc.

A double C tune written for my youngest granddaughter. This is a quick run through to test a banjo I just finished for my son Russ.

Clawhammer; playing buckeye #159 setup with a top-frosted head; old G tuning (gDGDE)

Laurence Diehl banjo, Paul Diffin bass, Tom Berghan guitar & vocal

Cripple Creek. Played in my sunroom - hence the strange recording. Gotta get a better mic. Just wanted to show how this little tone hoop banjo has a power, dry tone on it.

1928 Gibson Oriole banjo w/mahogany conversion neck.

For the old-time Tune of the Week, 4/22/16, which is actually Richmond Cotillion. Green Mountain Polka is supposed to be a variation of it and several historic recordings exist of both tunes, including one with dance calls. My arrangement comes from Ed Haley's fiddling. I like the modulation and was pleased that open C tuning allowed that to seamlessly happen. Many times I'll get a discordant 5th string when I try tunes which modulate, but not in this one. Check out the TOTW this week: http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/317585.