I had my neighbor, friend and old-time music documentarian, Craig Frailin' Evans, join me on this one. Craig has been tirelessly going across the country interviewing banjo makers, old-time players, and music historians and has several DVD series out. He has a book coming out about the subject very soon. A lot of folks source back to Charlie Acuff for this tune and his is the second video.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
#10 Supper Time
My friend Chad Guerrero showed me this tune from Mississippi. We just call it Supper Time as you will find in the second video it had a rather outdated name.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
#9 Brushy Run
Not much to this simple version of this West Virginia tune, but it's still a good one!
Wilson Douglas was a great West virginia fiddler-
Monday, April 15, 2024
#8. The Morning Star
This is an Irish reel slowed down for suitable clawhammer playing. The tune is in open G tuning but played on a down-tuned banjo. The tune comes from Oneill's- Dance Music of Ireland (1907).
Fergal is one of my favorite, modern, Irish fiddlers-
Sunday, April 14, 2024
#7 The Avonmore
This is an Irish reel slowed down for suitable clawhammer playing. The tune is in open G tuning but played on a down-tuned banjo. The tune comes from Oneill's- Dance Music of Ireland (1907).
Saturday, April 13, 2024
#6 Beamish's Goat
This is an Irish reel slowed down for suitable clawhammer playing. The tune is in open G tuning but played on a down-tuned banjo. The tune comes from Oneill's- Dance Music of Ireland (1907).
Friday, April 12, 2024
#5 Downing's Reel
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