BNL Contents Index
Nov. 1996 to Oct. 1997
Volume XXIV

277 Nov. 1996:

EDDIE ADCOCK. Interview by Dan Mazer. Adcock Tablature by Alan Munde and Steve Garner. Winfield '96 1996 National Banjo Champion Gary Davis Owensboro '96 (OTR), Blue Rose: Clawhammer and Chinese Dulcimer (Ken Perlman) Tony Trsichka (OFTR) Rolls (BC) Review: Freight Hoppers (OT) Bill Keith: Uncluttered BU (BU) TABS: Alabama Jubilee (DAVIS), Sing Banjo Sing (Two breaks?Adcock), Thunder on a Dry Day (Chinese OT), Garlic and Sapphires (Trischka), Cotton Eyed Joe (OT), Pretty Little Girl (OT), Salt Creek (Keith).

278 Dec. 1996:

SPECIAL BILL MONROE ISSUE. In Memorium (Don Wayne Reno) A Players Appreciation (Ira Gitlin) Early Earl (EW) Melodic Clawhammer Giants on Earth (OTR) Old Time Monroe Jack Hicks (OTR) Bob Black (BU) Scruggs-Style Part 4 (C?). TABS: Jerusalem Ridge (A minor), Big Sandy (Scott Vestal), Santa Claus (Bill Keith), Kentucky Waltz (D. Barnes), I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky, Monroe's Hornpipe (MC), Big Mon (Terry Baucom), Sugar-coated Love (Rudy Lyle), Jenny Lynn (OT), Jerulsam Ridge (OT), Come Hither to Go Yonder (Butch Robins), Wheel Hoss (Bela Fleck), Evening Prayer Blues (J. Carlini), Scotland (Greg Cahill), Walls of Time (Jack Hicks), Monroe's Blues (Bob Black), Blue Moon of Kentucky.

279 Jan. 1997:

RANDY LUCAS Interview by Pat Ahrens. Review: Stelling Banjo Pick-up Tommy Thompson: An Appreciation In Memorium: Don Stover The Maryland Banjo Academy Changing Your Banjo's Sound (Bob Flesher) Warm-up Exercises (BW) Fleckology Review: Basic Clawhammer Banjo by Ken Perlman Review: Hickman & Berline Ralph Stanley (BU) Craig Smith (OTR) Tony Trischka (OTR) Scruggs Style Part 5: Choosing Note Location, Keys and Tunings (C?). TABS: When The Angels Carry Me Home (Don Stover), Red-Eyed Bennyhen (Lucas), Raccoon Dance (MB), Seven By Seven (BF), Liverpool Hornpipe (MC), Funky Chicken (J. Hickman), Let's Part the Best of Friends (R. Stanley), Bootleg John (C. Smith).

280 Feb. 1997:

NED LUBERECKI Interview by Janet Davis. BNL 1996 CD Round Up Reviews: Deering's GoodTime Banjo, Ned Luberecki's Strings, and David Crisler's Introduction to Jazz Improvisation for the 5-String Banjo J.D. Crowe (OTR) Fiddlin' Around Clinch Mountain Banjo Changing Your Banjo's Sound (Part 2, B. Flesher) Dwight Diller (MC) Rolls, Part 2 (BC) Scruggs-Style, Part 6 Jazz Banjo. TABS: Trousdale Ferry Rag (EW), Salt River (Luberecki), Sally Goodin' (OTR), Pig Ankle Rag, Farther Along (CMB), Hide Ye In The Blood (CMB), The Brass Spittoon (MB), Yew Pine Mountains (MC), Scrapple From The Apple (JB).

281 Mar. 1997:

RON LYNAM Interview by Wayne Shrubsall. Reviews: Tennessee 20-Hole Tone Ring (Rev. by Janet Davis), The Influence by Chris Grotewohl, and Bay Presents Classical Banjo by Larry Vanek Celtic Banjo Creating the Merle Watson Banjo Contest by Pete Wernick Old-Time, More on Song-Melody Arrangements (MC) On The Road, Ned Luberecki (BU) Earl's Way Fiddlin' Around Richard Bailey Rolls, Part 3 (BC) Scruggs-style Part 7: Alternate Tunings (C?). TABS: Devany's Goat (CT), False Summit (R. Lynam), Julia (R. Lynam), The Golden Vanity (MC), Emergency Pull-Off (N. Luberecki), Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance (EW), Boys From Bluehill (FWH), Claire de Lune, I Want To Be Loved (R. Bailey), Cripple Creek.

282 Apr. 1997:

MIKE RAMSEY And Chanterelle Workshop. Interview by Fred Huffman. LeRoy Troy Flip Book! Reviews: Boy by Ken Perlman, Tim Lake, Leftover Salmon, Music of Kentucky, and Special Consensus. Fretless Notes by Mike Ramsey I'll Be Somewhere Listening (OTR) Playing Tunes that Change Keys (MC) Jason Burleson (OTR) Rolls, Part 4 (BC) Playing in A Minor Scruggs Style, Part 8: Alternate Tunings (C?) Klezmer Banjo Minstrel Banjo (Buehling) Reno Banjo Earl's Way, Slides (BW). TABS:Boatman's Dance (OT), Judique (MC), Horseshoe Bend (OTR), Deputy Dalton (BC), Wayfaring Stranger, Shady Grove (C?), F?r Elise, Fiselekh, Fiselekh (Klezmer), Old Virginny Jig (MB), I've Found A New Baby, It's Mighty Dark To Travel (EW).

283 May 1997:

KEN PERLMAN Interview by Ed Britt and Jeff Davis. Reviews: .D.Crowe Transcriptions, Vol. 1, Review by John Carlini Ray Hesson, Music of Prince Edward Island by Ken Perlman. Correction: Banjo Workout (April) Earls Way, Monroe For Banjo (W. Shrubsall) Copenhagen: Drive the Congregation Wild! (OTR) Listening to Records (BC) Moving Up Alan O'Bryant Irish & Celtic Tunes Ron Block (OTR) Playing in F (TW) Clawhammer with A Twist (Dan Levenson. TABS: Slide Mountain (Correction for April, TW), You Are What I Am (J.D. Crowe), Rosewood Casket, Money Creek (Greg Cahill), Upper Denton Hornpipe (MC), Major Bogey March (Theme to Bridge Over River Kwai), Monroe's Hornpipe (MFB), I Got A Date (AO), Far From Home (Celtic), A Stone That Builder's Refused (EW), Little Liza Jane (OTR), Beaumont Rag (TW), The Flying Indian (OT, in G & D).

284 Jun. 1997:

JASON BURLESON. Interview by Eddie Collins. Reviews: Hatfield's to Play Banjo by Ear, and Rick Barron's & Toe. Jason Burleson's Picking Style & Set-up Fleckology The Maryland Banjo Academy, by D. Nitchie Banjo Accompaniment MBA (MC) Bill Emerson (OTR) Billy Faire's Ragtime (BU) BillEvans (OTR) Rolls (C?) Old-Time Clawhammer Old-Time Three-Finger: Uncle Dave Macon Monroe For Banjo. TABS: It's A Long, Long Road (J. Burleson), Sunset Road (BF), America the Beautiful (P. Seeger), Frank Collins Reel (MC), Bright Angel Rag (BU), Goodbye Liza Jane (OTR), The Old Blue Tick (OT), Five Miles to Town (OT), Down the Old Plank Road (Uncle Dave Macon), Brown County Breakdown (MFB).

285 Jul. 1997:

SNUFFY SMITH Interview by Alan Munde. Review: Reno Revival Video. Backup in D out of G (EW) Memorizing Tunes (IR) Soloing at Slow Tempos (C?) Jazz Phrase of Month, #1 Sammy Shelor (BU) The Maryland Banjo Academy by Casey Henry Tom Adams (OTR) Clawhammer Jazz Old-Time Three Finger Rudy Lyle (MFB) Drop-Thumb Banjo Listening To Records Part 2 (BC) Banjo Samba. TABS: I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome (EW), Whitewater (BF), 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered, Crazy River, Lady of Spain (OTR), Oh Death, Rawhide (MFB), Bangum & The Bear (OT), All Young (OT), One Note Samba.

286 Aug. 1997:

JANNE VIKSTEN Finland's Melodic Specialist By Niles Hokkanen. Reviews: Sammy Shelor, Calypso Banjo, The Blues, Joe Ayers. Licks & Letters: Remo's Fiberskyn Head Jazz Phrase of Month, #2 Soloing at Slow Tempos, Part 2 (C?) Crawdad Song (EW) Sentimental Journey (OTR) Clawhammer Klezmer (MC) Stretching the Limits (Dan Levenson) Inside Rolls (BW) Interview with Scott Vestal (BC) Melodic Banjo, Slides (TW). TABS: Feta Cheese and Meaballs (J. Viksten), Ravit Kapylassa (J., Viksten), Get Away--The Crawdad Song (EW), Romanian Bulgarish (MC), Foggy Mountain CHimes (EW), Nasil That Catfish To A Tree (OT), Goodbye Liza Jane (TW), Red-haired Boy.

287 Sep. 1997:

HERB PEDERSEN By Lydon Stambler. Review: Laurel Canyon Ramblers. Foggy Mountain Chimes. Bela and Tony's Excellent Adventures, by Russ Shade. Sammy Shelor (OTR) Soloing At Slow Tempos, Part 3 (C?) Phrasing (BC) Augusta Heritage Center (OTR) Building With Licks (BU --Robbie McCoury) Tuning (MC) Drop-Thumb Banjo. TABS: Jazz Phrase of the Month #3, Rambler's Blues (H. Pedersen), Yellowhead (Pedersen), Ernest T. Grass (OTR-Shelor), Some Old Day (2-note chords), John Hardy (BC), Sorrel Mare (OT), Thanks A Lot (BU), Billy Wilson (MC).

288 Oct. 1997:

KRISTIN SCOTT By Chris Cioffi. Remembering Elmer Bird, By John Hartford. Reviews: Scott Jazz Phrase #4 On The Stelling Side (Scheduling A Band-Not!) Playing Slow Songs, Pt. 4 -- Triplets (C?) On The Road Back-up and Learning Backwards (BC), Old Time in the Northwest (MC) Monroe -- Scruggs & Melodic Styles (MFB) Classic Banjo Finishing Licks (In Response) Volume XXIV (24) Tab Index. TABS: Jazz Phrase #4, Withg Love to Laban (K. Scott), Charmaine (JB-K. Scott), Some Old Day (C?), Jaybird (MC), Roanoke (MFB), Cigarette Polka (CB), Black Mountain Rag (OT), Bill Cheatham.