December 2010
Angels We Have Heard On High by Eddie Collins
Autumn Leaves study by Pat Cloud, Stream
8 More Miles to Louisville by Al Osteen
MITI Roll examples Exploring the Fingerboard by Ian Perry
I Hung My Jawbone on the Fence (and I Haint Seen Nothin’ of My Jawbone Since)
by Hugh Strawn, Dec 2010 BNL Tab
I'll Be Home for Christmas by Janet Davis
Indecision as played by Tom Adams
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring as played by Dr. Elmo, Stream
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring as played by Dr. Elmo
Jolly Old Saint Nick by Eddie Collins
Kansas City Reel by Pat Cloud, Stream
One Way Ticket To the Blues as played by Tom Adams
Washington’s March (First A Part) by Tim Jumper (clawhammer)
Washington’s March (Second A Part) by Tim Jumper (clawhammer)
Washington’s March (Third A Part and B Part) by Tim Jumper (clawhammer)
November 2010
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder mp3 by Sierra Hull, banjo by Cory Walker - banjo
begins at 51 seconds.
Back of Town - solo mp3 two-Step by Mark Raborn.
Back of Town - with accordion mp3 two-Step by Mark Raborn.
Booth Shot Lincoln mp3 by Tim Jumper (clawhammer).
Christmas Time Is Coming mp3 by Eddie Collins.
Hullarious mp3 by Sierra Hull, banjo by Cory Walker - banjo begins at 38 seconds.
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You mp3 as played by Fred Geiger.
Love Me Darling Just Tonight - kickoff mp3 as played by Tom Adams.
Love Me Darling Just Tonight - break mp3 as played by Tom Adams.
Pick a Bale of Cotton mp3 by Hugh Strawn (clawhammer).
You Don't Know My Mind mp3 by JD Crowe and the New South (live), banjo begins at
2:20 mark.
October 2010
Bourrée II by J.S. Bach (both voices together) by Pete Pardee
Connemara mandolin break, then banjo as played by Jim Mills
Connemara banjo break as played by Jim Mills
Half Past Four as played by Lluis Gomez
Indian Eat the Woodchuck by Whitt Mead (clawhammer)
Julia Delaney by Duncan Fremlin
Mama's Hand as played by Tom Adams
Milwaukee Blues by Tim Jumper (clawhammer)
Salt Creek (aka Salt River) by Dan Levenson (clawhammer)
Somebody Touched Me by Flatt & Scruggs
Watauga Miner by Mike Scott
Whiskey Before Breakfast in D by Ian Perry
Whiskey Before Breakfast in D Video, as played by Ian Perry
You Are My Sunshine by Eddie Collins
September 2010
Bach Up and Push by Tim Jumper (clawhammer)
Boat's Up the River by Chuck Levy (clawhammer)
Boat's Up the River by Chuck Levy, YouTube video
Bourree No. 2, part 2 (bass voice) by Pete Pardee
It Ain’t Necessarily So by Fred Geiger
Katy Hill by Charlie Cushman
Orange Blossom Special by Tom Adams
Orange Blossom Special column by Hub Nitchie,
re-published on the Banjo Hangout. This article
originally ran in Banjo Newsletter's January 1976 edition.
Here is a link to all the BHO archived
articles, including several more from
Hub Nitchie.
Pretty Girl Goin’ to Milk a Cow by Charlie Cushman
Pretty Girl Goin’ to Milk a Cow
by Charlie Cushman with Johnny Warren, YouTube video.
Sugar in my Coffee-O by Charlie Cushman
You Don’t Notice Me Ignoring You by John Hartford
August 2010
Bluegrass Stomp (Break 1) by Jason Skinner
Bluegrass Stomp (Break 2) by Jason Skinner
Bluegrass Stomp (Break 3) by Jason Skinner
Bourrée No. 2, Part 1 by J.S. Bach by Pete Pardee
Carolina in the Pines The Special Consensus with Greg Cahill on YouTube
Cumberland River Dailey & Vincent with Joe Dean on YouTube
Danny’s Dance (D major section) by The Special Consensus w/Greg Cahill
Danny’s Dance (D minor section) by The Special Consensus w/Greg Cahill
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore as played by Fred Geiger
Eddie Collins soundfiles:
London Bridges by Eddie Collins
Alphabet Song, The by Eddie Collins
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Eddie Collins
Everything I Own TabRite Midi banjo accompanied by Tom Adams on guitar and bass.
Grey Eagle by Flatt & Scruggs
Jump Jim Crow by Ken Perlman
More Ken Perlman soundfiles:
Indian Squaw (Dec. 2009) as played by Ken Perlman
June Apple Variation (May 2010) as played by Ken Perlman
Robinson County (Mar 2010) as played by Ken Perlman
Ship in the Clouds (Feb. 2010) as played by Ken Perlman
Old Gray Eagle by Hugh Strawn
Vole in the Gown by Chris Coole and Ivan Rosenberg
We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore
by J.D. Crowe and the New South on YouTube
We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore First Verse back-up
We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore 1st verse banjo track
We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore Chorus back-up
We Can’t Be Darlings Anymore chorus banjo track
Whiskey Before Breakfast as played by Ian Perry
Whiskey Before Breakfast Video, as played by Ian Perry
July 2010
Daisy Mae by Flatt & Scruggs
Gospel Plow by Eddie Collins
Greasy Coat as played by Dan Levenson on Jason Burns's banjo #15
J's Tune by J.D. Crowe
J's Tune by J.D. Crowe, 30-second sample on MySpace iLike
Let the Church Roll On by Eddie Collins
Martha Campbell as played by Dan Levenson on Jason Burns's #15
(no tab for the above mp3 of Martha Campbell)
Movin' On by Zack Deming
Movin' On by Zack Deming, entire .wma file, 2:42
My Hometown as played by Tom Adams
Policeman as played by Dan Levenson on Jason Burns's #15
Sweet Sue as played by Fred Geiger
Walking in My Sleep as played by Stephen Parker
We Can't Be Darlings Anymore Lead, by J.D. Crowe
We Can't Be Darlings Anymore Fiddle Back-up, by J.D. Crowe
June 2010
Big Bend by Chris Pandolfi
Blue Mountain by Scott Vestal
Blue Mountain YouTube, with the Sam Bush Band, Merlefest, 4-30-10
Calgary as played by Scott Vestal
Cousin Sally Brown as played by Doc Watson and David Holt, see Tim Jumper's column
Goin’ To the Dance by Scott Vestal
Hammer and Nail by Dan Walsh
Hammer and Nail by Dan Walsh, YouTube
I’m Going Over the Mountain by Bob Carlin
Jacob’s Ladder by Eddie Collins
Jesus Loves Me by Eddie Collins
Lease of Life by Dan Walsh
Loch Lomond by Ian Perry
Loch Lomond Video by Ian Perry, at IanPerry.ca
Lullaby by Brahms as played by Pete Pardee
South Nampa Blues by Bruce Alkire
Suwanee River Kruger arrangement played by David Jakubiak
Virginia Darling as played by Tom Adams
Wired by Scott Vestal (lead, and then back-up)
May 2010
Bob Carlin's Dream by Bob Carlin (clawhammer)
Cluck Ol' Hen by Howard and Lyle Caine (clawhammer)
Dinah as played by Fred Geiger
Flop-Eared Mule by Howard and Lyle Caine (clawhammer)
Hogan's Heroes March (Hogan's Heroes TV Theme) played by Ian Perry
Lickity Split - 1st Break by Chris Warner
Lickity Split - 2nd Break by Chris Warner
Ol' Joe Clark by Howard and Lyle Caine (clawhammer)
Pretty Flowers by Steve Martin
Pretty Flowers on YouTube, audio only
Saga of the Old West by Steve Martin (A Part only)
Saga of the Old West on YouTube, Steve Martin live with w/SCR, 2009
Wabash Foxtrot by Hugh Strawn (clawhammer)
Wabash Foxtrot played by Howe Teague, track 6 at Amazon.com
April 2010
Cold Frosty Morning as played by Ian Perry
Drinkin' Dark Whiskey by Richard Bailey and the SteelDrivers
Drinkin' Dark Whiskey on YouTube - SteelDrivers live version, 2008
Eadle Alley by Jason Romero (clawhammer)
Eadle Alley on YouTube - live version, 2010
Float Downstream by Evie Ladin (clawhammer); Stream
Heaven Sent by Richard Bailey and the SteelDrivers
Heaven Sent on YouTube - SteelDrivers live version, 2008
I'm Walking The Dog by Tom Adams
Little Rock Getaway Reno-style, as played by Jason Skinner
Little Rock Getaway Single-string variation, as played by Jason Skinner
Long Journey Home - Basic by Eddie Collins;
Intermediate;
Advanced.
Midnight Train to Memphis by Richard Bailey and the SteelDrivers
Midnight Train to Memphis on YouTube - SteelDrivers live version, 2008
Mountain Dew by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Mountain Dew on YouTube, audio only from the Carnegie Hall album
Soldier's Joy by Peter Seigel and Eli Smith (clawhammer)
March 2010
Andy Griffith Show Theme, The by Tom Adams
Dunluce Castle
by Dick Brown
Handsome
Molly by Dick Brown (actual tuning: Double C (gCGCD)
Last Old
Shovel, The by Richard Underwood
Let's Hunt the Horses
by Craig Johnson (clawhammer)
Liberty by
Eddie Collins.
Intermediate.
Advanced
Little Annie by
Dick Brown (actual tuning: gDGCD)
Mason's Apron by
Colin O'Brien
O'Rourke's Reel
by Tim Jumper (clawhammer, from Nov. 2009)
Old Liza
Jane by Richard Underwood
Pennies
from Heaven as played by Fred Geiger
There's A
Table Sittin' in Heaven by Tim Jumper (clawhammer)
February 2010
Adam Hurt tabs (clawhammer):
Flowers to
Edinburgh, The Golden West,
Molly, Put the Kettle On
Before I Met You as played
by Earl Scruggs
Daniel by Wes Corbett
Five ‘n' Chimes as played by
Cia Cherryhomes
Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You as
played by Fred Geiger
Jason Burleson tabs (by Blue highway with Jason Burleson):
Lonesome Pine,
Marbletown Intro,
The North Cove Intro,
Three-Finger
Jack,
Through the Window of a Train
John Hardy by Bela Fleck
Lady of the Lake (clawhammer)
by Hugh Strawn
Little Sadie by Jim Reed
Salt Creek by Eddie
Collins
Somewhere Over the
Rainbow (variations) as played by Ian Perry
Video
Tallahassee as played by Tom
Adams
January 2010
Bending the Strings by Allen Shelton
Video;
Video of Charlie Cushman playing Bending the Strings;
and check
out Fred Robbins'
webpage
of live bluegrass recordings,
which includes some classic Allen
Shelton
Bill Arkansas Cheatham
by Eddie Collins
Carphunters by Bruce Alkire (clawhammer)
The Old-Fashioned
Preacher by Earl Scruggs
Pretty Little Girl
by Dan Levenson (clawhammer)
The Road to Spencer, as
played by Jim Mills.
Video Banjo starts at 2:15 in the video
Shenandoah Breakdown as played by Tom Adams
Softly As In a Morning
Sunrise as played by Fred Geiger
Spotted Pony
(basic), Kitchen
Sink version by Dan Levenson (clawhammer)