We find this Melvin Wine fiddle tune irresistible. A pal of mine recorded Jimmy Triplett playing it at a workshop and brought it to our attention. I'm playing my 1927 Gibson resonator banjo capoed up two frets. It's the only banjo I've ever owned that sounds as good capoed as without one.

a recording from around 2005, multitracked with guitar and vocals, all me. Modal tuning...

an old recording, quality isn't great, but an arrangement I'm proud of. played out of double-C tuning...

Versions of this song was collected in Illinois in the 1940s, 50s, and 70s. I finally managed to sing the chorus for a TOTW.

Ch take on the crooked tune. Key of D. D tuning; Vega 2.

By Peter David Quinn Boettcher. This is another on the 1850's Jacobs banjo.

Played on a Richard Brown Mesquite Banjos Texas Troubadour 11-inch. aCGCD capoed to aDADE. This is the sound track to the short video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92xzivWOP3w

Tom Berghan, Four String GDAE (Gold Tone IT-250)

5 String gDGCD (Chuck Lee, Vintage Ovilla_

Guitar (Sawmill) (Martin DX1)

A Missouri tie-hacker tune learned from Hugh Strawn...thanks Hugh!!