Peachbottom Creek for silly poll

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Inspired by Wade Ward, four examples each two times through. Which do you like best? There is no right answer; it's all subjective. My banjo is tuned up so pitches are g#EG#BE The banjos are my Bacon Professional (11") and my Bruno (10 1/2"), which has no tone ring (top of the pot is thinned to the outer edge). Both banjos have skin heads though the Bacon's head is thinner then the Bruno's. The two configurations are slightly different, with about a 4 inch difference where the hand is striking the strings. In one configuration, my hand was at the edge of the pot and as I played my other fingers would strike the head with a bit of a drumming effect. The other configuration was with my hand just over the end of the neck, near the pot, so no drumming effect. Both banjos have a Tally Tone Enhancer (see picture on my home page; cork between dowel stick and head near the neck end). 1. Bacon with hand over the head 2. Bruno with hand over the neck 3. Bacon with hand over the neck 4. Bruno with hand over the head

Pearl Blake's Tune

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Derived from Melvin Wine's fiddling. Banjo in gDGde

Pigeon on the Gate from Doc White

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TOTW 5/8/2026 Pigeon on the Gate from Doc White

I don't remember where I got this recording but it's for TOTW. Doc White playing the tune from two different sessions.

Pigeon on the Gate solo banjo

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TOTW 5/8/2026 Pigeon on the Gate from Doc White

A Doc White fiddle tune I originally learned back in the early 1970s. Banjo tuned aDAde

Red Fox

Posted by carlb, written by passed via Henry Reed

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Passed to us from Henry Reed Banjo gDGde

Red Fox played by DougL

Posted by carlb, written by passed via Henry Reed

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My friend Doug's version gDGbd

Rocky Pallet

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Banjo version in gCGCE as learned from listening to the Skillet Lickers.

Rye Straw

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aDADE - In my mind this is a D tune. From my CD "Banjo Stuff" recorded in 2000. Derived from Melvin Wine's fiddling.

Sally Gal or ??? Named by Will Adam

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Will Adam announcing the tune (slowed down by 50%) from "Close to Home" Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection 1952-1967, Smithsonian Folkways LC 9628.

Sally Will You Marry Me

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Banjo gDGde. Playing along with Melvin Wine's fiddling from a solo track on Augusta Heritage "One More Time: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine" DVD-CDRom set.

Sandy River Belle

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Any experience with guitar tuning?

gDGDE First tune I learned in this tuning

Seneca Square Dance

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gDGDE Influenced by the recording of Fiddlin' Sam Long; recorded by me in 2000.

Shaking Down the Acorns

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An A modal tune with the banjo tuned aDADE. Mainly from Burl Hammons

Shuffle About

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Coarse version aDAde

Singing Birds

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Learned from the playing of Burl Hammons. f#DABE

Singing Birds - Little Birdie

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In f#DAbe. From Burl Hammons and various folk sources. It was up on the old BanjoAddiction web site a number of years ago.

Smart Squirrel

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I made up this tune three years ago, but wasn't satisfied that it was unique enough. Then I forgot about it and stumbled across it the other day and decided to get some outside opinions, yours, if you'd be so kind. In G, fiddle - GDAE, banjo - gDGDE

Sullivan's Hollow

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aDAde on a fretless; recorded in 2000.

Tear Down the Fences

Posted by carlb, written by Ola Belle Reed

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The song speaks for itself. Banjo - aEAc#e

Tennessee Mountain Fox Chase

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Tuning - gCGCE; source - Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners; recorded in 2000.