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Posted by banjoy, written by John Hartford
- Play count: 316
Size: 4,182kb, uploaded 1/18/2012 12:39:54 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Okay, this is the last in this series of posts from this recording session... This is a tune which I posted to BHO well over two years ago, as an instrumental take on this cool song by John Hartford. About 4 or 5 years ago a friend of mine in Knoxville, Kent Bilbry, bought an 8-track digital recorder and I spent a day or two over there laying down about 20 raw tunes, just banjo and a tick track, so he could learn how to use his new machine. Steam Powered Aeroplane was one of the tunes I laid down. At that time, Kent gave me a rough CD of several tunes I had laid down -- and I have posted the mix he had done at that time, which was an instrument-only version. I didn't know until this weekend (Jan 14, 2012) that he had gone on to rework some of the tracks, and he had added the vocals to this tune. This started only as me picking without a tick track on this cut (banjo only), then I overdubbed a 2nd banjo part and later on Kent added some bass, mandolin, and lead vocal. It helps flesh out the recording a lot nicer, although it ain't half bad as an instrumental. This was a treat for me to hear a few days ago for the first time, I hope it is a treat for you too. Enjoy.
1 commentPosted by banjoy, written by Béla Fleck
- Play count: 1055
Size: 4,218kb, uploaded 1/3/2010 4:43:42 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
This is one of my favorite Bela Fleck tunes, and my attempt at it. Recorded 6:00am on 1/3/2010 on my hand-held digital voice recorder. I hope you enjoy.
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Bela Fleck
- Play count: 172
Size: 1,524kb, uploaded 5/15/2016 9:07:00 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
I've *finally* met some musicians willing to work up different stuff and also throw new and interesting stuff at me too (God Bless 'em!). Until now I've never met anyone willing to even try playing this very cool instrumental by Bela Fleck. We're just now starting working with this tune but it sounds like to me we have something to work with! This was recorded live at band practice last Thursday, 5-12-2016 at my house.
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Walter Hyatt
- Play count: 158
Size: 4,926kb, uploaded 9/28/2012 12:56:34 AM
Genre: Other / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is a recording from a live gig at Brickhouse Pizza in Spartanburg, SC on July 22, 2012. This is a beautiful tune by the late great Walter Hyatt and sung here by Wes Wyatt, also on guitar. I'm picking 5-string. Wes and I have never worked this up for our set lists and he pulled this out of the hat at a live gig, and threw a lead at me to boot. Thanks to Jamison Smith for capturing the gig from the main board to his laptop.
2 commentsPosted by banjoy
- Play count: 215
Size: 2,659kb, uploaded 12/2/2009 3:25:55 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
Monroe Queener (dobro), D. Stout (bass), David Perkins (guitar), Frank Eastes (banjo). Recorded at practice 12/28/1990 in David Perkin's living room, Knoxville, TN. Practice Tape (c) Frank Eastes
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Jerry Reed
- Play count: 79
Size: 3,429kb, uploaded 10/5/2012 11:30:21 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is a recording from a live gig at Brickhouse Pizza in Spartanburg, SC on July 22, 2012. This is our take on this cool tune by the late great Jerry Reed and sung here by Wes Wyatt, also on guitar. I'm picking 5-string. Thanks to Jamison Smith for capturing the gig from the main board to his laptop.
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Jerry Reed
- Play count: 425
Size: 4,105kb, uploaded 10/7/2009 6:31:04 AM
Genre: Country / Playing Style: Other
Wes Wyatt Band. This is our live rendition of this well-known song by Jerry Reed. Recorded at a live gig 8/7/09. Wes Watt (guitar) Frank Eastes (banjo) Bob Hinch (dobro) and Carroll Foster (bass). Thanks to the Country Jam, Blacksburg, SC for this recording.
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Lester Flatt
- Play count: 144
Size: 3,122kb, uploaded 10/20/2012 4:43:39 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Monroe Queener (dobro, harmony vocal), D. Stout (bass, harmony vocal), David Perkins (guitar, lead vocal), Frank Eastes (banjo, harmony). Recorded at practice January 1991 in David Perkin's living room, Knoxville, TN. Practice Tape (c) Frank Eastes
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Robert Key
- Play count: 647
Size: 1,475kb, uploaded 11/20/2015 2:16:29 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is an original instrumental composed by my friend Bob Key who is playing mandolin on this clip. Bob Key grew up and still lives in Glendale, SC only a few miles from Converse, SC where Bobby Thompson grew up, and thew were childhood friends. Bob remained friends and visited Bobby often after he became well established in the Nashville music scene. Anyway, Bob composed this cool instrumental honoring his friend Bobby Thompson, and I spent a little time learning the melodic runs Bob came up with on mandolin to mimic how he felt Bobby would have played something like this. It's a very fun tune to pick. This recording was made using my Zoom H2 in my living room on August 20, 2015, just me (banjo), Bob Key (mandolin) and Dickie Brown (guitar) noodling around on some tunes. This little self-contained nugget is worth sharing I think. So here ya go, BHO — the world premier of this cool tune dedicated to Bobby Thompson. I hope you enjoy :)
1 commentPosted by banjoy, written by Jim Croce
- Play count: 450
Size: 3,873kb, uploaded 1/6/2010 1:27:43 PM
Genre: Popular / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
This is an instrumental take on Jim Croce's tune. This was recorded as part of some basement grunge tapes made with Kent Bilbry in Knoxville, TN sometime in 2008. I recorded the banjo then Kent dropped in other instruments a few weeks later as he was learning about his new digital recorder. A bit sloppy, this was never meant to be anything other than a scratch track but thought I'd share it here. I have never found any musicians willing to work this up with me, having been told this is basically a gag-and-choke crappy song. I disagree. I always liked the tune myself. I hope you do too.
2 commentsPosted by banjoy, written by Jim Croce
- Play count: 257
Size: 3,214kb, uploaded 1/15/2012 1:39:35 PM
Genre: Popular / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is a tune which I posted to BHO almost two years ago to the week. The version I posted earlier was an instrumental take on this cool tune by Jim Croce. About 4 or 5 years ago a friend of mine in Knoxville, Kent Bilbry, bought an 8-track digital recorder and I spent a day or two over there laying down about 20 raw tunes, just banjo and a tick track, so he could learn how to use his new machine. Time in a Bottle was one of the tunes I laid down. At that time, Kent gave me a rough CD of several tunes I had laid down -- and I have posted the mix he had done at that time, which was an instrument-only version. I didn't know until this weekend (Jan 14, 2012) that he had gone on to rework some of the tracks, and he had added the vocals to this tune. This started only as me picking banjo to a tick track, then I overdubbed a 2nd banjo part and later on Kent added some bass, mandolin, and lead vocal. It helps flesh out the recording a lot nicer, although it ain't half bad as an instrumental. This was a treat for me to hear yesterday for the first time, I hope it is a treat for you too. Enjoy. :)
Add CommentPosted by banjoy
- Play count: 72
Size: 2,959kb, uploaded 12/2/2009 2:57:10 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
Monroe Queener (dobro, lead vocal), D. Stout (bass, harmony), David Perkins (guitar, harmony), Frank Eastes (banjo). Recorded at practice 12/30/1990 in David Perkin's living room, Knoxville, TN. Practice Tape (c) Frank Eastes
Add CommentPosted by banjoy
- Play count: 200
Size: 3,986kb, uploaded 12/2/2009 3:08:46 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
I can't believe I ever played banjo this fast! Musicians who know me know I am not a big fan of fast and loud banjo pickin' so this was a real treat for me to find again! Monroe Queener (dobro), D. Stout (bass), David Perkins (guitar), Frank Eastes (banjo). Recorded at practice 12/30/1990 in David Perkin's living room, Knoxville, TN. Practice Tape (c) Frank Eastes
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Johnny Cash
- Play count: 239
Size: 2,538kb, uploaded 6/2/2012 8:50:01 AM
Genre: Country / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
This is our band "Fayssoux McLean and The Bluegrass Messengers" working up this Johnny Cash song last week at practice. Fayssoux McLean guitar and lead vocals; Wes Wyatt, lead guitar and lead vocal; Steve Garrett on bass; Frank Eastes on banjo. I hope you enjoy.
Add CommentPosted by banjoy
- Play count: 182
Size: 3,875kb, uploaded 12/2/2009 3:00:20 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen
D. Stout (lead vocal), Monroe Queener (dobro), David Perkins (guitar, harmony), Shelly Perkins (bass, harmony) Frank Eastes (banjo, harmony). Recorded at practice 12/30/1990 in David Perkin's living room, Knoxville, TN. Practice Tape (c) Frank Eastes
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Bill Monroe
- Play count: 182
Size: 3,331kb, uploaded 10/19/2012 4:12:21 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Monroe Queener (dobro, harmony vocal), D. Stout (bass, lead vocal), David Perkins (guitar, harmony), Frank Eastes (banjo, harmony). Recorded at practice January 1991 in David Perkin's living room, Knoxville, TN. Practice Tape (c) Frank Eastes
Add CommentPosted by banjoy
- Play count: 265
Size: 5,877kb, uploaded 5/24/2011 12:32:18 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Recorded sometime early-mid April 2011 in Tyler's living room, with Tyler's Zoom recorder. For practice and educational use only. Frank Eastes on banjo. Tyler Balkind guitar and lead volcal.
Add CommentPosted by banjoy, written by Bill Emerson
- Play count: 206
Size: 2,157kb, uploaded 12/31/2011 1:55:52 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
Recorded sometime in March 2011 in my living room, using Tyler's new Zoom recorder. For practice and educational use only. Our take on this cool tune by Bill Emerson. For what it's worth, enjoy... I am playing my Nechville Athena banjo; Tyler is playing his Santa Cruz guitar.
2 commentsPosted by banjoy, written by Goerge Johnson
- Play count: 403
Size: 3,390kb, uploaded 12/20/2010 8:34:39 AM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
I was finding a few treasures on my cheap digital voice recorder I carry around with me. This cut is from a session just hanging out around with Al Osteen in his teaching studio on March 8, 2010, just a sliver of the afternoon spent there. I hope you enjoy. This is Al Osteen playing banjo, not me.
1 commentPosted by banjoy
- Play count: 364
Size: 2,926kb, uploaded 3/5/2016 5:01:35 PM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)
I realized I've never posted a cut of Whiskey Before Breakfast. This is a fun tune to play and I have quite a few variations I've come up with over the years, This is just this moment's version :) but it seemed nice and relaxed yet energetic, so I thought I'd share this one too. What the heck. It's only electrons which sound like music LOL. This is the last cut from this practice session that I'm going to post this time around, I don't want to wear you guys out. There will probably be some more select cuts posted from future practice sessions or gigs, it remains to be seen I suppose :) this band is just taking shape. Recorded 3/3/2016 in Glendale SC at band practice. Me on banjo, Dickie on guitar and CJ on bass. I hope youenjoy.
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