Skippy Kids

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Size: 2,204kb, uploaded 4/14/2013 1:44:54 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

I came up with this song today. My daughter came up with the name. Tuning is gCGCD. I must be in the mood for slides, lots of them in this one.

Skippy Kids on Sagmoen

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Size: 845kb, uploaded 4/20/2013 10:56:13 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Song played on my new (used) Sagmoen banjo.

Sourwood Mountain

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Size: 837kb, uploaded 3/23/2013 1:27:32 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

From "John Burke's Book of Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Banjo". Author states the tablature was transcribed from a Wade Ward recording. Tuning: aEAC#E

Sugar Hill

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Size: 829kb, uploaded 7/18/2013 4:57:49 AM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Sugar Hill, tuned to aEAC#E

The Eighth of January

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Size: 1,142kb, uploaded 1/6/2013 8:13:05 PM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

For your review, "The Eighth of January". Played in clawhammer style. I learned it from tab found in "Melodic Clawhammer Banjo" by Ken Perlman, Oak Publications. Differing from the tab, I'm tuned 1/2 step below double C, f#BF#BC#

The Ways of the World

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Size: 683kb, uploaded 4/7/2012 9:30:33 PM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

from 'Melodic Clawhammer Banjo' by Ken Perlman. I really like this song.

Wagon Wheel

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Size: 954kb, uploaded 3/25/2014 2:45:53 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Based on the tab posted by BHO member whytelaydie7. Tab ==> http://www.banjohangout.org/tab/browse.asp?m=detail&v=19560 I'm tuned to A in this recording, aEAC#E.

Walking In The Parlor

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Size: 1,470kb, uploaded 3/21/2020 3:36:21 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Walking In the Parlor

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Size: 866kb, uploaded 4/7/2012 9:27:24 PM
Genre: Traditional / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Walking in the Parlor, gCGCD capo at 2nd fret I'm playing two versions I found. My inspiration for playing this was hearing it on the Banjo Gathering CD as played by Scott Ainsley. This led me to the Hammons' family CD where I heard Lee Hammons playing it. I'm not up to their standards. But I stiil enjoy playing this song.

Way Down to Shawneetown

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Size: 1,095kb, uploaded 3/22/2020 6:22:21 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

open G tuning, gDGBD

Whiskey Before Breakfast

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Size: 1,204kb, uploaded 7/4/2013 6:37:05 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

I learned this from listening to the version by BHO member 'canerods'. http://www.banjohangout.org/song/13939# Tuning: aDADE

Wrestling Jake

Written/Posted by griffinwisc

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Size: 1,204kb, uploaded 1/21/2014 2:52:35 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Tuning is aDADE. A tune I came up with. Fiddle tune format A-A-B-B. Sounds, to me, like bits and pieces of the songs I play. The name is based on one of the favorite activities of my 5 year-old son, wrestling with Dad. In our matches I'm usually the recipient of bloody noses and low-blows. Good times... My apologies to my banjo for not using strings 3 and 4.