Ar Lan Y Mor

Posted by RedDragon

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Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Another old Welsh folk tune. The title translates as "By the Seaside".

Ballad of Jed Clampett

Posted by RedDragon, written by Paul Henning.

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Rendition of an old favorite. Banjo is kinda rough in spots...I thought about fixing it, but then decided to leave it as a good and objective indication, warts and all, of where I am right now playing a relatively tricky song at a relatively quick tempo, for posterity.

Ballad of Jed Clampett - Backing Track

Posted by RedDragon, written by Paul Henning

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Guitar/mandolin/bass backing track for Ballad of Jed Clampett at 140 bpm in the key of G.

Barbara Allen

Posted by RedDragon

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An old British folk song, apparently originating either in England or Scotland. And yes, you're not hearing things, it's not pronounced like it's written.

Bill Cheatham

Posted by RedDragon

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Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

An old bluegrass favourite, played on the mandolin at a more leisurely pace than usually encountered. No banjo on this one.

Blackberry Grove

Posted by RedDragon

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An old English courting folk song. Michaelmas was the time where farmhands would move to pastures new to seek employment, and also the time when they'd have a little money, which this particular farmhand gives to the hapless milkmaid whose cow has kicked over and spilled her milk bucket. However, Michaelmas was also the occasion where milkmaids would also have plenty enough cash to survive a spilled bucket, so her plight is merely a device to hook the farmhand before he leaves the area.

Bonnie Isle O' Walsay

Posted by RedDragon

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Size: 1,389kb, uploaded 5/10/2011 9:47:43 PM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

First of four tunes in my mini-project of reels from the Shetland Islands.

Brown Adam

Posted by RedDragon, written by Martin Carthy (music) / Traditional (words)

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Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Bury Me Beneath the Willow - Backing Track

Posted by RedDragon

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Guitar/mandolin/bass/dogwhining backing track for Bury Me Beneath the Willow at 96 bpm in the key of G.

Coleraine / Black Nag

Posted by RedDragon

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Size: 3,185kb, uploaded 6/19/2011 7:15:07 PM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

More fiddle tunes. An Irish jig juxtaposed with an English country dance would be sacrilege in some circles, but they go together well to my ears.

Couldn't Love You More

Posted by RedDragon, written by John Martyn

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Cover of John Martyn's classic. No banjo on this one, just me and my guitar.

Cripple Creek

Posted by RedDragon

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I bought a mandolin this week, so recorded this old favourite to try it out together with the banjo and the guitar.

Cripple Creek - Backing Track

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Guitar/mandolin/bass backing track for Cripple Creek at 130 bpm in the key of G.

Cumberland Gap

Posted by RedDragon, written by Earl Scruggs

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Another old favourite, up-tempo and straight out of the Scruggs book.

Cumberland Gap - Backing Track

Posted by RedDragon

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Guitar/mandolin/bass backing track for Cumberland Gap at 140 bpm in the key of G.

Dark Hollow - Backing Track

Posted by RedDragon

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Guitar/mandolin/bass backing track for Dark Hollow at 110 bpm in the key of G.

Down by Blackwaterside

Posted by RedDragon

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Genre: Folk / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

No banjo on this one, just me singing with my guitar. I'm aware I sing in the same sense that a dog sings, by the way. I'm hoping to get better at it, and trying to get over the embarrassment of people listening to it in the meantime.

Down by Blackwaterside

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Another (better) rendition of this tune, based on Bert Jansch's version.

Down In The Willow Garden - Backing Track

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Guitar/mandolin/bass/harmonica backing track for Down In The Willow Garden at 118 bpm in the key of G.

Fflat Huw Puw

Posted by RedDragon, written by John Glyn Davies

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My version of an old Welsh ballad. Huw Puw (Hugh Pugh, anglicised) was a 19th century Welsh captain of a "fflat", or flat-bottomed ship which was used to transport cargo up and down rivers. The ballad tells of a young boy's longing to go sailing and become a "real sailor" and ultimately the captain of Huw Puw's ship, and how he's going to keep all the brass shiny on the boat, and sail to Ireland and buy little dancing shoes with little silver buckles on them, and all that. It's a fun old tune. The hardest part of this for me was coming up with a decent sounding banjo part at a relatively slow swing tempo, rather than the usual fast flowing rolls.