BNL Contents Index
Nov. 2003 to Oct. 2004
Volume XXXI

361 Nov. 2003: REVIEW: Kelly Emerson's new maple "Sweet Power" banjo bridge By Janet Davis; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO. Tabs: Roll On Blues, Our Last Goodbye By Tom Adams; LICKS and LETTERS;
From Mylar to Goatskin By Fred Sokolow; ON THE ROAD: IBMA 2003 - Something About Banjos By Murphy Henry; An Interview with Ray Alden By Dan Levenson. Tab: What'll We Do With The Baby?; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS: Graduated Arrangement Studies, Part 1: Vocal Melodies. By Jack Hatfield Tab: Shady Grove; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Forward Rolls By Ian Perry. Tab: Get In Line Brother; Butch Robins: Part 2 By Tom Warlick. Tab: Are You From Dixie?; BACK UP: The "F" (Root) Chord Shape By Janet Davis. Tab: Blackberry Blossom; OLD-TIME FROM THE OZARKS By Hugh Strawn. Tabs: Willott's Hornpipe variations, Little Dutch Girl; A NEW APPROACH TO BANJO, Part 2 By Jeff Kimble; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO: J.D. By Pete Kelly. Tab: Whose Shoulder Should I Cry On?

362 Dec. 2003: REVIEW: Goldtone's Mini-Bluegrass Banjo by Ben Freed; TAB OF THE MONTH By Janet Davis: Twelve Days of Christmas; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. Tab: Theme From The Monkees; TAB OF THE MONTH By Bill Evans: Let It Snow, Let It Snow...; TECH TALK: Tuning The Sound Chamber By Roger Siminoff; ON THE ROAD: Monroe's Maxim By Murphy Henry; Dave Johnston Interview by Jake Schepps. Tab: Alone and Blue, Pride of Alabama; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Periods of Frustration By Ian Perry;
Ray Alden: Part 2 By Dan Levenson; IN RESPONSE: Arranging Country Songs By Eddie Collins. Tab: Faded Love; BANJOS WITHOUT BORDERS: Lorraine Hammond By Steve Harvey. Tab: Young But
Daily Growing; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER By Ken Perlman. Tab: Edn Hammons's Greasy Coat; BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMER By Wayne Shrubsall. Tab: Heel and Toe Polka; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO: J.D. and Bill Emerson By Pete Kelly. Tabs: Little Maggie (2).

363 Jan. 2004: Tom Adams' Crossword puzzle; REVIEW: Two-hand Tapping Technique by Howard Yates. Review by Rex McGee; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. Tab: Lonely Old Town; OFF THE RECORD: Team Flathead By Bill Evans. Tabs: Cotton-Eyed Joe, Sourwood Mt.; REVIEWS: Team Flathead: The Huber Sessions By Ian Perry; Nechville's new Eclipse banjo with the Cyclotronic Tone Ring By Bob Piekiel; BANJOS IN BELGIUM By E. Lowell Jacobs; Gerald Jones Interview by Wilbur Whitten. The Best Banjo Player You¹ve Never Heard Of by Joe Carr. Tab: Wave; BACK UP: The "D" Chord Shape By Janet Davis. Tab: Blackberry Blossom; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Periods of Frustration #2 By Ian Perry; A New Approach To 5-String, Part 3 By Jeff Kimble; A LITTLE TRAVELING MUSIC By Dan Levenson. Tab: Old Molly Hare; LICKS and LETTERS; OLD TIME FROM THE OZARKS By Hugh Strawn. Tab: Sally Went A-Hunting; FLECKOLOGY By Ian Perry. Tab: Next; EARL'S WAY By Bob Piekiel. Tab: Planes and Trains and Cars.

364 Feb. 2004:REVIEWS: John Dowling's "Hand Rolled" CD, Review by Ross Nickerson. Dwight Diller's Just Rhythm video/DVD By Lew Stern. Power Pickin' Vol. 1: Up-the-neck Back-up featuring Bill Evans, video By Jim Pankey; Old Friends: Duets by Wayne Shrubsall and Alan Munde, CD By Janet Davis; The Sullivan Festival Banjo By Bill Palmer; BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMER By Wayne Shrubsall. Tab: The Old Grey Mare; TECHTALK: Bridges By Roger Siminoff; TAB OF THE MONTH: Canceled Ticket By Angel Ruiz; The Kentucky Museum of Music's Banjo History Exhibit By George Gibson; Feature: BARRY CRABTREE Interview by Greg Cahill. Tabs: Love Will Make You Blind, I Don't Know You; The Anatomy of Alan Munde's Molly Bloom: Melodic Masterpiece By Joe Carr. Tab: Molly Bloom; FEATURE: Ryan Cavanaugh By Donald Nitchie. Tab: The Redhaired Boy; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Adult Beginners by Ian Perry; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. Tab: Down To The River To Pray; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO By Pete Kelly. Tab: I'm Coming Home; ON THE ROAD By Murphy Henry;
BANJO ON THE BORDERS By Steve Harvey. Tab: How Come This Blood On Your Shirt Sleeve?; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER By Ken Perlman. Tabs: The Rochester Schottische (2); OFF THE RECORD: Alan Munde By Bill Evans. Tab: Old Joe Clark

365 Mar. 2004: The Holistic Banjo Workshop By John Taylor. Tab: The Red Haired Boy; REVIEW: Deering's GoodTimes Special (with Resonator) By Bob Piekiel; OFF THE RECORD: Chris Pandolfi By Bill Evans. Tab: Whiskey Field. Interview by Ben Freed ; TAB OF THE MONTH: City of New Orleans By Harold Streeter; Feature: TAJ MAHAL, Interview by Tony Trischka. Tabs: Colored Aristocracy, Candy Man. Excerpts from Sule Greg Wilson's 1995 interview with Taj Mahal; A LITTLE TRAVELING MUSIC: Banjos And More Banjos. By Dan Levenson. Tab: Benton's Dream; ON THE ROAD: Musings... By Murphy Henry; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Wrapping It Up By Ian Perry; EARL'S WAY By Bob Piekiel. Tab: Ballad of Jed Clampett; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. Tab: Don¹t Come Out of the Hole; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS By Jack Hatfield Tabs: Fireball Mail (6 versions); OLD-TIME FROM THE OZARKS By Hugh Strawn

366 Apr. 2004: REVIEWS: Chord Wizard, Gold Edition, Review By Jim Pankey; Mel Bay Presents Tarrant Bailey Jr. Banjo Solos, book/CD, Review By Wayne Shrubsall; Goldtone's Dojo, Review By Bob Piekiel; DAVID HOFFMAN: An interview with the Filmmaker By John de Forest; TAB OF THE MONTH: Foggy Mt. Breakdown (claw) By Stan Moser
TONY TRISCHKA on Composing for Progressive Bluegrass Banjo By Ben Freed; TAB: Purchase Grover; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO: Feelin' Stronger Every Day By Tom Adams; EARL'S WAY: Santa Claus is Coming... By Bob Piekiel; ON THE ROAD: The Essential Earl Scruggs By Murphy Henry; BANJOS ON THE BORDER: David Brose. TAB: The Big Scioty By Steve Harvey; TECHTALK: Tailpieces By Roger Siminoff; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Knowing How You Learn By Eddie Collins; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Smooth Playing Secrets. TAB: West Virginia Gals By Ken Perlman; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO: Truck Driving Man By Pete Kelly; BACK UP: Picking Patterns. TAB: Blue Ridge Cabin Home By Janet Davis; GOSPEL BANJO: TAB: Ash Grove By Harold Streeter

367 May 2004: ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Lonesome Hearted Blues; REVIEWS: Essential Practice Techniques for Bluegrass Banjo, DVD, By Tony Trischka, from Homespun. Review By Bobbi Geyer; Banjo Frolic (film) Review By James Warren; Mike Smith's Kat Eyz bridges. Review By Kyle Smith; Interview: JOHN LAWLESS By Bill Evans. TABS: Cemetery Ridge, How 'R Ya Waltz; TABS of the MONTH: Sycamores Along the Brandywine By Walt Koken; Backroom at the Gallery, Riceolian, Opera Inspired, more By John Carlini; BLUEGRASS CLAWHAMMER By Wayne Shrubsall. TAB: Scotland; EARL'S WAY By Bob Piekiel. TAB: Petticoat Junction; ON THE ROAD: We¹re Still Jamming! By Murphy Henry; OLD TIME from the OZARKS By Hugh Strawn. TAB: The United States March; A NEW APPROACH, Part 4 By Jeff Kimble. TAB: Ballad of Jed Clampett; BEGINNER'S CORNER: To Tab or Not To Tab By Eddie Collins; A LITTLE TAVELING MUSIC: By Dan Levenson. TAB: Benton's Dream (basic); EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry TAB: Tennessee Waltz

368 Jun. 2004: JIMMY MARTIN BANJO By Pete Kelly. TAB: Home Run Man; MERLEFEST 2004 By Eddie Collins; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO. TAB: Born With A Hammer. By Tom Adams; REVIEW: Clawhammer From Scratch, CD/DVD by Dan Levenson, By R.D. Lunceford; INTERVIEW: Kipper Stitt, By Bobbi Geyer. TAB: All The Hay's in The Barn; REVIEW: Saga's New Gold Star GF-85, By Mike Kropp; TECH TALK: Finding The Right Tailpiece, Part II, Roger Siminoff; BEGINNER'S CORNER: And The Winner is... By Eddie Collins; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Solving The "A" Problem. TAB: Henry Reed's Favorite. By Ken Perlman; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS, Vocal Melodies, continued. TAB: Mama Don't Allow (six arrangements) By Jack Hatfield; ON THE ROAD: Roll On Buddy. By Murphy Henry; BANJOS ON THE BORDER: Old-Time From Transylvania. TAB: Two Brides By Steve Harvey; BACK UP: Basic 'Up The Neck' Back-up Lick. TAB: Blue Ridge Cabin Home. By Janet Davis; REVIEW: Fred Pribac. By Bob Carlin. TAB: Bob In The Wash House.

369 Jul. 2004: TABS OF THE MONTH: Andrew Jackson, Go Back Home By Mary Z. Cox; Blue Night; by Ben Freed; Hard Times by Bobbi Geyer; REVIEW: Ome's Deluxe Plum Jubilee by Wayne Shrubsall; EDDIE PEABODY: Plectrum Populizer and Espionage Spy By Casey Henry; GOSPEL BANJO. TAB: The Old Rugged Cross By Harold Streeter; LICKS and LETTERS ; STROKE-STYLE BANJO. TAB: Joe Sweeney's Jig By Wayne Shrubsall; INTERVIEW: Noam PikelnyBy Jake Schepps. TABS: Overland, For Pete's Sake; QUICK AND DIRTY BANJO Stuff for Cheap By William Montague; TWO-FINGER BANJO By Chip Arnold. TAB: Sycamore Shoals; EARL¹S WAY. TAB: Feast Here Tonight By Bob Piekiel; Mason Williams's Them Banjo Pickers poem; BEGINNER¹S CORNER: Promoting Quality Banjo Instruction By Eddie Collins; OLD-TIME FROM THE OZARKS. TAB: Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine By Hugh Strawn; EXPLORING THE FINGERBOARD. TAB: Ashokan Farewell By Ian Perry; FLECKOLOGY: Big Country By Ian Perry; REVIEWS: Banjo Encyclopedia, Basics of Bluegrass Banjo; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO. TAB: Hotel California By Tom Adams

370 Aug. 2004: TAB OF THE MONTH: Studebaker (as played by Sammy Shelor), by Ian Perry; SET-UP: Saga's Rover Banjo By Herman H. Fewell; TECHTALK: Finding the Right Tailpiece, Part 3 By Roger Siminoff; AUSTRALIAN BANJO By Peter Somerville: TAB: Sofala Cuckoo; LICKS and LETTERS; INTERVIEW: Bertram Levy By Dan Levenson. TAB: George Booker; PROFILE: Keith Reed TAB: Cheyenne Mt. Breakdown; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TABS: Man of Constant Sorrow, Troubles Up and Down the Road; REVIEW: "Eclectic Clawhammer" By Steve Harvey. TAB: Road to California; ON THE ROAD: Kauffman Kamp By Murphy Henry; REVIEW: Raejusters By Bob Piekiel; TUNES FROM TUG HOLLOW By Mike Kropp. TAB: Rattling Clog; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Slithering Slides By Eddie Collins TAB: Mountain Dew; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Taking Care of The Picking Nail By Ken Perlman. TAB: Farewell Auld Fiddler; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS: Vocal Melodies, continued By Jack Hatfield TABS: The Eighth of January; ASK BANJO DR. WILL: By Dr. Will Sellman; EARL'S WAY By Bob Piekiel TAB: Bummin' On An Old Freight Train

371 Sep. 2004: TAB OF THE MONTH: Blue Fescue By Harold Streeter; The Tony Pass "Timeless Timbre" Rim Road Test By Bob Carlin; INTERVIEW: Kenny Ingram By Jim Rollins TAB: You Don't Know My Mind; EXPLORING THE FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry. TAB: Kentucky Waltz; ON THE ROAD: Augusta 2004 By Murphy Henry; STROKE-STYLE BANJO By Wayne Shrubsall. TAB: Fairy Dance; EARL'S WAY: Grey Fox By Bob Piekiel. TAB: Ashes of Love; INTERVIEW: Don Wayne Reno By Stuart Bonnington; OLD-TIME FROM THE OZARKS By Hugh Strawn. TAB: Dry and Dusty; REVIEW: Mac Benford's "Half Past Four" By Ken Perlman. TAB: Half Past Four; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Taking the Easy Way Out By Eddie Collins; TABS: Cumberland Gap, Banjos and Gourds; BANJOS ON THE BORDERS: Mary Z. Cox By Steve Harvey. TAB: Swanannoa Tunnel; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO: Kenny Ingram By Pete Kelly. TAB: Fly Me to Frisco; LICKS and LETTERS; BACKUP: Measure Patterns By Janet Davis. TABS: Blueridge Cabin Home, Wabash Cannonball; RockyGrass 2004 By Jake Schepps; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Two O'Clock in the Morning

372 Oct. 2004: ON THE ROAD: Never Too Late By Murphy Henry
TAB INDEX, VOLUME XXX1; TECH TALK: Finding the Right Bridge Location By Roger Siminoff; Dave Schenkman of Turtle Hill Banjo Co., Interview by Ira Gitlin; BEGINNER'S CORNER: Playing in 3/4 time, By Eddie Collins; PROFILE: Gene Parsons, By Donald Nitchie. TAB: Banjo Dog; How the Old-Timers PlayedClawhammer Banjo By Charlie Faurot;
LICKS and LETTERS; TAB OF THE MONTH: Line Drive By Mike Munford; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: The 2nd Octave in Double-C, By Ken Perlman. TAB: Coleman's March; BANJOS ON THE BORDERS: Gut Check, By Steve Harvey. TAB: Little Liza Jane;
ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Mr. Bojangles; TUNES FROM TUG HOLLOW By Mike Kropp. TAB: Chiming Bells; BACKUP: Color, Tension and Texture By Janet Davis. TABS: Salty Dog (lead & BU)