Posted by JanetB, written by Turlough O'Carolan
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Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
In my excitement in finding another great resource to learn Turlough O'Carolan tunes, I've begun with two from the book and CD compilation by Art Edelstein called Fair Melodies. Both tunes were written in honor of O'Carolan's "patrons", the people who supported him as he traveled through Ireland in the late 1600's and 1700's earning a living as a blind harper. Both tunes are played clawhammer style on a cello banjo.
Add CommentPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,268kb, uploaded 3/15/2013 5:43:04 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the Tune of the Week, March 15, 2013, Richmond is related to Cuckoo's Nest as played by Virginian fiddler Roscoe Parish (1897 - 1984).
4 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,472kb, uploaded 2/8/2020 12:22:41 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 2/7/20, Ricketts Hornpipe is an old dance tune. It's said John Bill Ricketts brought the tune from England to America in the late 1800's with his circus, which John Durang of Pennsylvania joined (and had a hornpipe named after him, too). It's said a hornpipe can be slower to allow the dancer more intricate steps.
3 commentsPosted by JanetB, written by Jim Reed
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Size: 920kb, uploaded 7/21/2012 12:31:00 PM
Genre: Other / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
As I listened to this original song the first time the melody happily drove along just like the title suggests. But Jim's 3-finger picked melodic song is so incredibly intricate and skillful, I had to simplify it with this clawhammer version so I could enjoy playing it, too.
9 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,292kb, uploaded 9/27/2019 11:31:11 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, this arrangement of Road to Boston comes from the musical notation of fifer William Morris at the beginning of the American Revolution. The soldiers must have felt upbeat when they marched to it.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,831kb, uploaded 6/5/2015 8:41:20 PM
Genre: Fiddle/Celtic/Irish / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
This week's old-time Tune of the Week coincides with D-Day and was played by a fifer from the British Isles as his troop landed at Normandy. The Isles referred to in the song are the Hebrides west of Scotland. If you look at tourist advertisements for the area it's quite a beautiful region. I attempted to add a rhythmic technique called Scottish snaps which makes it sound Gaelic, so they say. They're basically dotted eighth notes played with the fast part first and the dotted part last.
3 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,555kb, uploaded 8/6/2016 5:50:42 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
The old-time Tune of the Week, 8/5/16 is really Rochester Schottische, as played by Tommy Jarrell. I decided to turn the 4/4 timing to waltz time.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,136kb, uploaded 8/2/2012 10:00:40 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
I heard this on Ken Elk.'s video recently and it became one I "had" to learn. I'd heard it before, but who knows when and where. West Virginian fiddler Franklin George is credited with it, but he got it from someone else, and so on.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,315kb, uploaded 5/18/2018 9:50:00 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 5/18/18, this tune was learned by a young Luther Davis (1889 - 1986) from his neighbors Isom and Fielden Rector of Dalhart, VA near Galax). Luther said he didn't like it, but learned it out of respect for his older mentors.
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,436kb, uploaded 10/8/2015 10:02:50 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Here's Nebraskan fiddler Bob Walters' tune which was an old time Tune of the Week in 2011. Bob Walters was called the smoothest fiddler he'd ever heard by R.P. Christeson, who compiled hundreds of fiddle tunes in his two volumes called Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory. I first heard Chuck Levy play this and felt challenged to give it a try, as well as learn more about its source. I'm not sure whether the Jordan refers to the river in Israel or a town in the USA. What do you think?
2 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,412kb, uploaded 7/25/2017 8:30:46 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 7/21/17, Rolling River comes from the Dear Old Illinois collection from the playing of Richland County, Illinois fiddler Delbar Tarpley, born in 1900. A nice tune, I'd say.
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Size: 1,184kb, uploaded 4/15/2017 3:07:37 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the old-time Tune of the Week, 4/15/17, Roscoe comes from the fiddling of Kyle Creed, who previously I only was familiar with as a well-known banjo picker and maker. It's a good dance tune.
1 commentPosted by JanetB
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Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Coal Creek, Virginia fiddler Roscoe Parish (1897 - 1984) was visited and recorded in the 80's by Andy Cahan and Alice Gerrard. I found this tune in the Milliner-Koken American Fiddle Tunes Book and an MP3 of Alice performing it. Its melody is like a music box! As I'm researching Roscoe Parish right now; it's given me more insight into his music. This tune is related to Flying Indian and O Lassie, Art Thou Sleeping Yet?, indicating it has deep roots.
5 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,699kb, uploaded 8/8/2012 7:08:43 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
John Salyer of Kentucky is credited with this version of the song in Jeff Titon's book of old-time Kentucky fiddle tunes. It's a beautiful and crooked tune.
1 commentPosted by JanetB
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Size: 1,600kb, uploaded 3/13/2022 4:54:39 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
From fiddler Howdy Forrester and Scottish composer James Scott Skinner, who recorded Rosebud of Allenvale in the 1920's.
Add CommentPosted by JanetB, written by Jay Ungar
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Size: 1,005kb, uploaded 4/5/2014 11:15:09 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
For the Tune of the Week, 4/4/14. Jay Ungar has an art for writing modern beautiful old-time tunes. I like the title of this tune because I'm from California and the early history of this state is interesting. I'd recommend reading William Henry Dana, Jr.'s book "Two Years the Mast" for a literary picture of going "round the horn."
5 commentsPosted by JanetB
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Size: 2,784kb, uploaded 2/1/2026 4:39:11 PM
Genre: Country / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Via Eddy Arnold, here are the lyrics the woman can sing. She's determined to go with her roving gambler. Good luck to them both, but ....
Add CommentPosted by JanetB, written by Bill Monroe
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Size: 1,074kb, uploaded 8/13/2011 6:03:48 PM
Genre: Bluegrass / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
A sleepy waltz. Kenny Baker recorded it. It modulates from C to A and back to C.
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Size: 1,336kb, uploaded 8/14/2022 4:44:25 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
As played by the Indian Creek Delta Boys and in the Dear Old Illinois collection.
Add CommentPosted by JanetB, written by Wade & J.E. Mainer
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Size: 594kb, uploaded 2/26/2022 11:20:58 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
After hearing RG's Run Mountain and the original recordings by Wade Mainer, I liked RG's 2-finger picking and learned it like he plays it. Listen to RG and hear the many lyrics sung about this moonshine tune about "Run Mountain, sugar on the hill."
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