BNL Contents Index
Nov. 2005 to Oct. 2006
Volume XXXIII

385 Nov. 2005:

PROFILE: Abigail Washburn By Jake Schepps REVIEW: Earl Scruggs and The 5-String Banjo: Revised FEATURE: Hobart Smith: The Man and His Music By Dick Spottswood Interview with Stephen Wade by Donald Nitchie TAB: Wabash Blues TAB OF THE MONTH Windy and Warm By Harold Streeter MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Ragtime Clawhammer Revisited By Ken Perlman TAB: Pig Ankle Rag JAZZ BANJO: Chord Arrangements By Pat Cloud: You Don’t Know Me PROFILE: Leon Hunt By Petra Jones TAB: Miles Apart ON THE ROAD: Keenan Festival By Casey Henry TRISCHKA’S PICKS: Live Earl By Tony Trischka TAB: I Wonder Where You Are Tonight ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: Maiden’s Prayer LICKS and LETTERS BANJOS at the BORDER By Steve Harvey TAB: Coleman’s March REVIEWS: Finger Anchor; Pickin’ 101 By Bobbi Geyer BANJOS on the WEB: Part 1 By William Stringer EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD: By Ian Perry TAB: My Darlng Asleep BEGINNER’S CORNER: Melodic Style By Eddie Collins TAB: Dixie

386 Dec. 2005:

BNL Reader’s Survey; BANJOS on the WEB: Part 2, Interview with Eric Schlange By William Stringer; TAB OF THE MONTH A Holly Jolly Christmas By Bill Evans; REVIEW: “In Sacred Trust” By Tom Paley FEATURE: Frank Neat By Marty Godbey; BACK UP: Major 7ths and Xmas Tunes By Janet Davis. TAB: Blue Christmas; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS By Hugh Strawn. TAB: Melinda, Missouri Mud; ON THE ROAD: IBMA 2005 By Murphy Henry; TECH TALK: Rims continued By Roger Siminoff; PROFILE: Leonard Podolak By Michael J. Miles BEGINNER’S CORNER By Eddie Collins TABS: The First Noel, Deck the Halls; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams, TAB: Free Bird MELODIC CLAWHAMMER Guitar Back-up by Ken Perlman. TAB: John Brown’s March; EARL’S WAY By Bob Piekiel. TAB: Pike County Breakdown; TRANSITIONING: To the Next Level By Ben Freed; OFF THE RECORD: Target Tones By Bill Evans.TAB: Long Journey Home; REVIEWS: Bill Keith, Jim Mills DVD. By Ian Perry, Dave Schenkman; CONCEPTS & SYSTEMS Jack Hatfield. TABS: Away in a Manger (6)

387 Jan. 2006:

LICKS and LETTERS; PUTTING MY MASTERTONE on a DIET By Joe Timko; THE Earl Scruggs BANJO MAN EXHIBIT by Bob Piekiel; An Interview with Erik Darling By Rik Palieri TAB: Flowers on a Hill; THE OLD-TIME WAY #5: Intro by Dan levenson; Old-Time Banjo in the Northwest By John Adams; Goldtone’s Bob Carlin open-back By Dan Levenson TAB: Monkey on a Dogcart; Review of Jeanie Murphy’s CD Dan Levenson TABS: 5 New Cents, John Lover’s Gone; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Feature: DAVID TALBOT Interview by Marci Shore: Bevans Lake Crossing; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO: J.D. Crowe By Pete Kelly TAB: John Henry; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Melodic Style By Eddie Collins TABS: Devil’s Dream; EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry TAB: Blackberry Blossom (4); REVIEWS: Stelling and Huber CDs, Ron Stewart’s DVD, Clawhammer for the Complete Ignoramous by Wayne Erbsen book. Reviews by Pete Kelly, Dave Schenkman and Fred Huffman TABS: Greg Cahill’s Margarita Breakdown, Alan Munde’s Apple Blossom and Ron Stewart’s Blue Fiddler; TAB OF THE MONTH: Charlie Parker’s Confirmation Tabs by Brandon Bowlds and Ian Perry; TUNES from TUG HOLLOW By Mike Kropp: TAB: April Snow (Odessa)

388 Feb. 2006:

REVIEW: Dan Levenson’s “Traveling Home” CD, Review by Adam Hurt. TAB: Durang’s Hornpipe; FEATURE: Steve Arkin. Interview by Jody Stecher. TABS: Possum Up A ‘Simmon Tree, Midnight on the Stormy Deep; BEGINNER’S CORNER: 2-Finger Rolls? By Eddie Collins. TABS: Yankee Doodle, Devil’s Dream; ON THE ROAD: All About Licks By Murphy Henry; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: The Pink Panther; TABS OF THE MONTH: Joy To The World. Tab by Bob Piekiel; The Eighth of February, arrangements by Alan Munde and Dennis Caplinger FEATURE: Aaron Youngberg Interview by Jake Schepps: Any Day Woman, Flyin’ in the Wind; LISTEN UP! By Steve Garner TAB: Buttons and Bows; EARL’S WAY: Backwards Masking By Bob Piekiel TAB: Pretty Polly; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Thumb-Lead by Ken Perlman TAB: Home Sweet Home; BANJOS on the BORDERS: Two-Finger picker Chip Arnold By Steve Harvey. TAB: Midnight on the Water; TECH TALK: Rims to Woods By Roger Siminoff; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS: Composing By Jack Hatfield

389 Mar. 2006:

REVIEW: The Banjo: From Africa to America, exhibit. Review by Bob Carlin; REVIEW: Turtle Hill Bluegrass Woody Banjo; TAB OF THE MONTH: Steve Lutke’s Chainsaw; FEATURE: Steve Cushman, Interview by MaryE Yeomans TABS: Uptown Blues, Cedar Grove Tab notes by Bill Evans; BACK-UP: Classic Back-up Lick Janet Davis TAB: Love and Wealth; REVIEW: John Balch By Arnie Naiman TABS: Wesley, Sassafras, Firefly; FEATURE: Matt Flinner Interview by Jake ScheppsTAB: Big Ice; ON THE ROAD: Chord Changes By Murphy Henry; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO By Pete Kelly TAB: Chattanooga Dog ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB:: The Lonesome River BANJOS on the BORDERS: “Three Forks of Ivy By Steve Harvey TAB: Quince Dillon; OLD TIME from the OZARKS: By Hugh Strawn TABS: Echoes of the Ozarks, Cruel Willie; EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry TAB: Blackberry Blossom (Part B); BEGINNER’S CORNER: More 2-Finger Rolls By Eddie Collins TAB: Coming ‘Round the Mountain

390 Apr. 2006:

REVIEW: Gibson’s J.D. Crowe signature Blackjack banjo.. Review by Mike Kropp; TAB OF THE MONTH: Ingonish Jig by Jack Dublanica; FEATURE: Robby Boone, Interview by Greg Cahill TABS: Love’s Gonna Live Here, Uncloudy Day; OFF THE RECORD: J.D. Crowe’s Backup by Bill Evans TAB: Your Love is Like a Flower OLD TIME WAY #6:: Review of Jimmy McCombs new CD, “From These Hills,” by Bob Buckingham; Review of Diane Jones’s new instructional DVD, “Thirty of Diane’s Favorites,” by Bob Buckingham; Rebekah Weiler interview, by Bob Carlin. Tab: Sally in the Garden; Review and profile of the Field Recorders’ Collective, by Bob Carlin. TABS: Reuben’s Train by Ola Belle Reed, and Twin Sisters by Sidna Myers; EARL’S WAY By Bob Piekiel TAB: The Cure; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB:: Dream of a Miner’s Child; ON THE ROAD: The Banjo Cruise by Murphy Henry; TECH TALK: Neck Woods By Roger Siminoff; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS By Jack Hatfield. Composing on the 5-string, introduction (part 2); BEGINNER’S CORNER: Dueling Banjos By Eddie Collins TAB: phrases

391 May 2006:

REVIEW: Learn to Play Bluegrass Banjo!, DVD, AcuTab. Review by Eddie Collins REVIEW: Cigar-box Banjo Review by Mary Z. Cox; TAB of the MONTH: Andy Pond’s The Pugilist; FEATURE: Ron Block Interview by Petra Jones. TABS: Cluck Old Hen, Bright Sunny South intro; CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS: Composing on 5-String: Technical Aspects By Jack Hatfield; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Get Up, Stand Up; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Ending the Dueling By Eddie Collins. TAB: Basic and Advanced Chorus; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO By Pete Kelly. TAB: All The Good Times...; FEATURE: Eugene Chadbourne Introduction by Tony Trischka. Interview by Donald Nitchie; EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD: Harmony Banjo By Ian Perry. TAB: Rebecca; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Close Harmony By Ken Perlman. TAB: Old Joe Clark; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS By Hugh Strawn. TABS: Peacock Rag, Horse and Buggy-O; REVIEW: Ultimate Banjo Songbook Review by Pete Kelly TAB: Bye Bye Love; BANJOS the BORDER: Cathy Fink’s DVD from Homespun By Steve Harvey; ON THE ROAD: Listening Deeper By Murphy Henry; REVIEW: Ray Hesson’s “Sunrise.” Review by Bobbi Geyer TAB: Dixie House Rag

392 Jun. 2006:

TABS of the MONTH: Dave Brubeck’s Blue Rondo, Tab by Brandon Bowlds; Scott Vestal’s Last Night’s Fun, Tab by Kevin Connelly; 2006 BNL Reader’s Survey Results By Donald Nitchie with Duane Brandon; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: Buckaroo; FEATURE: Paul Brown By Alan Friend TAB: Shortenin’ Bread TECH TALK: Neck Woods, cont By Roger Siminoff; FEATURE: Ben Krakauer Interview by Jake Schepps TABS: Dawg Patch, Lookee Here BEGINNER’S CORNER: Basic Back-up, Playing with Others By Eddie Collins TAB: Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down BU; REVIEW: Cotton Blossom CD/Tab Review by John Salmon TAB: There Was an Old Soldier...; ON THE ROAD: First 3-Chord Song By Murphy Henry; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Close Harmony, Part 2: Fiddle Tunes By Ken Perlman TAB: Fisher’s Hornpipe; FEATURE: Michael Hurley Interview by Donald Nitchie TAB: Yo Mona; EARL’S WAY By Bob Piekiel TAB: Randy Lynn Rag

393 Jul. 2006:

2006 Reader’s Survey Revisited By Duane Brandon; Suggested Bluegrass Banjo Reading By Ben Freed; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: New Country; THE OLD-TIME WAY #6 Remembering Ailene Adams By R.D. Lunceford; REVIEW: Fred Cockerham CD By Bob Carlin TABS: Round Town Girls, Sugar Hill Remembering Fred Cockerham By Ray Alden; REVIEW: North Carolina Banjo Players DVD by Bob Carlin Review by Cathy Fink; REVIEW: Jericho Road by Dwight Diller Review by Mac Benford TAB: Callaway FEATURE: Jens Kruger By Petra Jones TAB: Sarah; BACK UP: The Kruger Brothers By Janet Davis TABS: Cumberland Gap, Feudin’ Krugers CONCEPTS and SYSTEMS: Composing: Technical Aspects By Jack Hatfield; EXPLORING THE FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry TAB: Somewhere Over the Rainbow; REVIEW: Bill Evans’s Power Pickin’ 3: Bluegrass Backup DVD Review by Eddie Collins TAB: All The Good Times; TAB OF THE MONTH: El Choclo By Sal DeMaio; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Stagefright By Eddie Collins

394 Aug. 2006:

TAB OF THE MONTH Bob Piekiel’s Secret Tune; FESTIVAL JAMMING By Mike Larsen; ON THE ROAD: Improvising! By Murphy Henry; FEATURE: Gene Parker By John Lewis TAB: Harvest Time. Comments by Greg Cahill; BANJOS on the BORDERS By Steve Harvey TAB: I Am a Pilgrim; JIMMY MARTIN BANJO: Paul Craft By Pete Kelly TAB: Ain’t Nobody’s Gonna Miss Me; BACK-UP: Billy Ray Latham By Janet Davis TAB: Clinch Mountain Backstep; FLECKOLOGY By Ian Perry TAB: The Whistle Tune; BEGINNER’S CORNER: I’m Back By Eddie Collins; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER “Priming” on the Banjo By Ken Perlman TAB: Indian Nation; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS By Hugh Strawn TABS: Red Wing; Little Dog, Trottin’ Down the River; ADAMS COUNTY BANO By Tom Adams TAB: Last Date; TECH TALK: Neck Wood continued By Roger Siminoff; TAB OF THE MONTH Wayne Roger’s Banjo Suite.

395 Sep. 2006:

EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry: St. Ann’s Reel; TAB OF THE MONTH : Steve Sparkman’s Roundeye One More Banjo Legend; How the Banjo Got to Australia By Bob Carlin TABS: Mudgee Waltz, Waltzing Matilda; FEATURE: Bill Chapman Interview By Greg Cahill ; BACK-UP: Bill Chapman By Janet Davis TAB: The Old Man in the Shanty; FEATURE: Paul Prestopino By Greg Myers LISTEN UP! By Steve Garner TAB: I Walk the Line; CONCEPTS and STYSTEMS: Composing on the Banjo continued By Jack Hatfield; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Earl’s Top 10 By Eddie Collins TAB: Hot Corn, Cold Corn; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS By Hugh Strawn TAB: Cotton Blossoms; TAB OF THE MONTH: America the Beautiful ; ON THE ROAD: Just Call Me Back By Murphy Henry; REVIEW: Mary Z. Cox’s new CD By Andy Rubin TAB: Dinah; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: Crazy Heart.

396 Oct. 2006:

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