Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Scott No. 1 (TOTW)

JanetB — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:03:00 CST

Learned for clawhammer banjo from the playing of Missouri fiddler Bill Driver with some cello banjo accompaniment

Wink the Other Eye

Jim_VA — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:40:00 CST

Scott No. 1

Jim_VA — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:38:00 CST

A tune in the key of G, from the fiddling of Bill Driver.

The Streamlined Cannonball 70%

mmuussiiccaall — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:11:00 CST

Walkin in the Parlor

goose — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:54:00 CST

Ode Magician 13 7nch

The Wizard's Walk

Jay Ungar — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:32:00 CST

A challenging piece for the Tune of the Week. I stuck with a chordal approach which I learned when studying bluegrass, and still use constantly.

Diatonic Order

banjola1 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:39:00 CST

Careless Love

Doug Knecht — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 00:11:00 CST

I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home

Harry J. Lincoln and Herbert S. Lambert — Sun, 7 Jun 2026 20:14:00 CST

Written in 1917, made famous by The Carter Family... this recording is from 2015...

Handy Jack

Sat, 6 Jun 2026 11:13:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Pike County Breakdown

janolov — Sat, 6 Jun 2026 09:54:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Flora Frolic

Wed, 3 Jun 2026 15:55:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Ghillie Dhu

E Field — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 09:08:00 CST

An original tune

Dink's Song (Fare Thee Well)

dbrooks — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:40:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

When Bad Days Collide

jaysipp — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:04:00 CST

This is a SUNO AI version of a song that I wrote 16 years ago after a fight/make up with my wife. I hope you like it.

Cripple Creek Noodling

S_D — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:39:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Buckdancer's Choice

S_D — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:23:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Old Jake Gillie (TOTW)

JanetB — Sun, 24 May 2026 14:50:00 CST

Two versions of many -- Dwight Diller and Clark Kessinger.

Scrape Me Off the Ceiling - The Steel Wheels

dbrooks — Sun, 24 May 2026 14:02:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Dancing In The Surf

Sat, 23 May 2026 07:51:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Rio Seco

jonc — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:27:00 CST

spaghetti western atmospheric piece with baritone banjo

Two Reels

GDJames — Fri, 22 May 2026 12:47:00 CST

Snake River Reel and Nine Witches Reel. Double C tuning, tuned down to something like double Bb. First is Cerddoriarth Fynyddig/Mountain Music's version, second is an original by him.

Chadwell's Station

GDJames — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:51:00 CST

Chadwell's Station played clawhammer, slow and with standard tuning tuned down to E. Learnt it from Cerddoriaeth Fynyddig/Mountain Music on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGFMKUu_6g

Old Jake Gillie (slower)

snoot — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:16:00 CST

Slower finger picked version

Old Jake Gillie

snoot — Fri, 22 May 2026 04:14:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Catharsis

GreatKingCody — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:03:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Fields of Gold

mmuussiiccaall — Sat, 16 May 2026 20:23:00 CST

Otter Creek

Brad Kolodner — Sat, 16 May 2026 12:06:00 CST

Learned for a Tune of the Week, I'm grateful anytime to hear the composer, Brad Kolodner, and the other fine musicians, including his father, who he often plays with.

C chord

Doug Knecht — Fri, 15 May 2026 10:58:00 CST

If I Only Had a Brain

dbrooks — Fri, 8 May 2026 14:40:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Pigeon on the Gate solo banjo

carlb — Thu, 7 May 2026 17:31:00 CST

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

Pigeon on the Gate from Doc White

carlb — Thu, 7 May 2026 17:25:00 CST

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

When Bad Days Collide

jaysipp — Tue, 5 May 2026 11:48:00 CST

I wrote the lyrics for this song 16 years ago, and have had several live versions, but using SUNO AI, this newgrass version hits where I was going with it. I hope you like it!

Jenny Linn

dbrooks — Sun, 3 May 2026 09:27:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Hold to God's Unchanging Hand - D

dbrooks — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:10:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Hold to God's Unchanging Hand

dbrooks — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:11:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Pay Me Up Eleven Pence (TOTW)

JanetB — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:24:00 CST

From the fiddling of WV Israel Welch. I used the Gold Tone cello banjo tuned down five steps from a regular banjo open G tuning.

Far and Wide - Ruth Moody

dbrooks — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:41:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Far and Wide - Ruth Moody

dbrooks — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:41:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Travelin' Soldier before mixing

Doug Knecht — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:57:00 CST

Old Rugged Cross

Doug Knecht — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:08:00 CST

The Trouble Maker

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:02:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Skimmington Ride

E Field — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:45:00 CST

An original tune

Doctor, Doctor / Folding Down the Sheets medley

JanetB — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:37:00 CST

Hope you enjoy this medley. Check out the Tune of the Week for April 17, 2026 for details.

Little Sadie - Basic

dbrooks — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:47:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Margarita Breakdown

Greg Cahill — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:29:00 CST

Greg Cahill's great tune using Keith tuners

Drunken Billy Goat

JanetB — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 16:56:00 CST

This tune is probably composed of parts of three tunes, as stated in research of Brilliancy Medley by Eck Robertson, a Texas fiddler a hundred years ago. I have yet to recognize all the tunes he juxtaposed in that one 1929 recording posted in the current TOTW.

Lorena in G

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 06:05:00 CST

Lazy Bones

Hoagy Carmichael — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 02:58:00 CST

This is a version of Hoagy Carmichael's "Lazy Bones" played by Greg Barresi (guitar and vocals) and Chris Gainey (banjo)

Parson's Duck

Tony Trischka — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 02:51:00 CST

The tab as played in the second half of the tune comes from the book "Bluegrass Banjo" by Peter Wernick. (1974).

CBeebies Songs _ Hey Duggee Theme Song

mmuussiiccaall — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 20:41:00 CST

cripple creek

ak3 — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 04:06:00 CST

Bean Walker's Mile

snoot — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 05:37:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--<a href='/tab/browse.asp?m=bymember&v=103904'>view my tabs here</a>.

Banjo Ma'am - from Walt Koken

dbrooks — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:57:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Tips and Tabs for 10 Jigs - Pt 2

dbrooks — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:57:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Tips and Tabs for 10 Jigs - Pt 2

dbrooks — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:57:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Tips and Tabs for 10 Jigs - Pt 2

dbrooks — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:57:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Tips and Tabs for 10 Jigs - Pt 2

dbrooks — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:57:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Tips and Tabs for 10 Jigs - Pt 2

dbrooks — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:56:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Techniques and Arrangements for 10 Jigs

dbrooks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:33:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Techniques and Arrangements for 10 Jigs

dbrooks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:33:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Techniques and Arrangements for 10 Jigs

dbrooks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:33:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Techniques and Arrangements for 10 Jigs

dbrooks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:32:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Techniques and Arrangements for 10 Jigs

dbrooks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:32:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Clawhammer Techniques and Arrangements for 10 Jigs

dbrooks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:32:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Speed the Plough

hudie — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:20:00 CST

key of G in 2 finger style, Bare finger

Children's Song No. 3

Chick Corea — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CST

An arrangement of Chick Corea's third Children's Song for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

Invention No. 4

J. S. Bach — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:59:00 CST

An arrangement of J. S. Bach's fourth invention for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

Agua e Vinho

Egberto Gismonti — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:57:00 CST

An arrangement of "Agua e Vinho" by Egberto Gismonti for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

The Galaxy Song

Eric Idle — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:54:00 CST

A solo performance of The Galaxy Song by Eric Idle on banjo with vocals

Etude Op. 35, No. 22

Fernando Sor — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:53:00 CST

That most famous B Minor Etude by Fernando Sor, played on Banjo

Grigsby's Hornpipe

JanetB — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:55:00 CST

A 9-part tune, Grigsby's Hornpipe source recording is Eck Robertson, the "Famous Cowboy Fiddler" from Texas. Colonel Melvin Grigsby may be the namesake for the tune, having gained some fame himself when he prompted Congress to pass an act to form his cavalry. That act led to Teddy's Rough Riders, which may have led to his ascension to the U.S. presidency.

Shackles and Chains Banjo

mmuussiiccaall — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:44:00 CST

Snowbird On The Ashbank

snoot — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:07:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover

Mort Dixon & Harry M. Woods — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:12:00 CST

Snowbird on the Ashbank (Oscar Wright)

JanetB — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 CST

Though another melody goes by this title, and this version of WV fiddler Oscar Wright's resembles Paddy on the Turnpike, it's a tune that's been recorded with credit given to Wright.

You Can Have Her lick

mmuussiiccaall — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:25:00 CST

Snowbird On The Ashbank

gentrixuk — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:22:00 CST

TOTW 03/13/26

T.a.L

mmuussiiccaall — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:31:00 CST

Baltimore Fire Blues ala Cannon

writerrad — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:43:00 CST

This is an exercise on the current old time tune of the week on the hangout 3/11/26 Baltimore fire. It is a Blues/ragtime version ala Gus Cannon. The instrument is a 1923 Vega Tubaphone with the Eastman Neck Eastman has used on its White Ladies. Anyone exploring this kind of banjo playing contact me, Thanks

Baltimore Fire Sacred and Profane versions

writerrad — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:23:00 CST

Here are 2 version of the Baltimore Fire Song, one perhaps approximating a playing of it as a hymn or parlor ballad, another with my rough approximation of the banjo playing of banjoists like Gus Cannon who were mixing blues and rag on the banjo. My instrument is a 1923 Vega Tubaphone pot with a Eastman neck

Gibson Bowtie

Russell Carson — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:07:00 CST

Don't take your guns to town

Puychaud — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 07:20:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Lucy Farr's Barndance

Lucy Farr — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 04:44:00 CST

Lucy Farr's Barndance (with mistakes and maybe a missed part?) played in open G tuning on guitar. Not much of a barn dance feel :-).

The Baltimore Fire (TOTW)

Charlie Poole — Sat, 7 Mar 2026 14:52:00 CST

Charlie Poole wrote the song and recorded it with the North Carolina Ramblers in 1929, but it's said that a similar older song centered around a much earlier fire in Boston was the inspiration.

hold what you got

jd crowe — Sat, 7 Mar 2026 02:24:00 CST

hold what you got

gasgas — Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:34:00 CST

hold what you got lick

Counting measures (TOTW)

JanetB — Thu, 5 Mar 2026 11:45:00 CST

Counting beats to the A part of Chadwell's Station as played by Foghorn String Band.

Chadwell's Station

snoot — Thu, 5 Mar 2026 02:50:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

Syncopation Exercise - Ghost Stroke

dbrooks — Wed, 4 Mar 2026 17:26:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.