Banjo Hangout Top 100 Bluegrass Songs

This arrangement of Big Mon mixes melodic, Scruggs, and single-string approaches.

I first heard this lovely tune a few weeks ago in a jam session and it showed up twice in other sessions. Hence, it was time I learned this tune. I set up a backing track and played with it until I was happy with my arrangement.

Original Cello Banjo 3-finger picking Tuning: A C# A B E

Song written by a friend of mine and recorded by our band, Robertson County Line.

I posted another Tommy Jackson tune unknowingly the other day...&#34Snowflake Reel&#34. JanetB was kind enough to give me some background on the tune and add a very nice clawhammer arrangement. This led to us trading messages about a collaberation of another Jackson tune. It was a bit different for us both. Not too bad for a first time collab...she plays the cello banjo and gracefully states the melody and I come in later like an overexcited 2nd time beginner (&#39cause it&#39s what I am!) and barrel through the changes again with Janet&#39s accompaniment. My ending is a little exaggerated, but it was good fun, and I hope to do another soon. Thanks Janet for your nice playing and your use of the garage band software.

Andantino in G Major, composed by Ferdinando Carulli and published in 1825. Performed on guitar, banjo and bass banjo. &#34Classical&#34 parlor guitar based on 19th century design by the La Patrie Guitar Company. Early Banjo based on the Joel Sweeney banjo circa 1840, built by James Hartel. Fretless Bass Banjo by Goldtone

I present four distinct treatments of this tune which hopefully hang together as some kind of cohesive whole in the end. The great Travis Wright finishes it off on clawhammer banjo.

A little over a month in as a second time beginner, with now a &#34playable&#34 banjo. Attempting to play some Jimmy Arnold stuff...no metronome or backing track, just went for it in the bedroom with a Tascam DP-006. After a 35 year hiatus and a nerve damaged left hand, I hope y&#39all enjoy. BTW, &#34Doc Harris&#39 Hornpipe is a hybrid of JA and a Larry McNeely vid off of YouTube.

American Traditional. Earliest known documented version 1784. Performed on Gourd Banjo with Vocal. Gourd Banjo by Noah Cline.

traditional mountain lament to a lost lover

Making some sound files with the new select maple bridge wood.

Seldom Scene song in C minor

Grassabilly version of a Monroe sonf that transcends genre

My 1st Cubase project. Playing all instruments - banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass. Again, 1st project so not perfect, but fun!

I&#39ve been messing with my Fostex MR-8HD recording machine over the past week as I had a little time. Someone asked me about the Don Reno tune Sockeye. I never really played it so I decided that would be a good song to learn and record so I could practice using the Fostex. I&#39ve had the machine for several years but could never find the time to really learn how to use it. Anyway, I had a lot of fun messing around with this tune.

jam - John Balch Clawhammer , Tom Berghan Clawhammer

RK76

A tune from Alan Munde&#39s Banjo Sandwich album. Key of F.

Don Wayne Reno playing one of his dad&#39s favorites.

One of the greatest bluegrass instrumentals ever.Here&#39s my attempt.

Named after the Cascade mountain range, I have had the privilege to visit there many times as a resident of the Pacific NorthWest.

Just a couple of days ago I decided to learn how to play this incredibly melodic tune written by Paul Craft (as played by Ben Eldridge of The Seldom Scene), and I think I&#39ve about got it down. There are a few rough spots, but that&#39s to be expected since I&#39m not Ben Eldridge. This was played on my custom banjo with a Huber tone ring, Frank Neat neck, and Factory Floor rim. It was recorded with a Zoom H2 Handy Recorder, and was mixed and edited using Audacity.

I learned this from one of those Flinner, Grier, Phillips albums.

Great old tune

Great song from the Dueling banjo&#39s record ......also known as New Dimmensions in Bluegrass...with Clarence White on guitar!!WOW!!

This if for TOTW August

a tune of my cd

aDF#AD . . . not Foster&#39s original chords. I just played harmonies that sounded nice to me. I couldn&#39t resist using a diminished chord in the chorus.

My latest amateur, multi-track recording effort playing all of the bluegrass instruments :-) I borrowed most of the banjo lead from Tony Trischka&#39s &#34All Star Bluegrass Jam Along Book&#34 for banjo. It&#39s a nice jam along book with a practice CD. The banjo is a nice hobby and great therapy!

Gordon lightfoot

Original tune in double C tuning G C G C D in the key of C min

Recorded with Hard Ryde..our take on an old standard.

This is a sample of my group&#39s first studio recording. Hope you enjoy listening!

Me with Flamekeeper in 2008

My latest project. I&#39ve wanted to learn this tune for a long time. Hope it&#39s OK.

Playing an archtop RB-250 (sort of) got me to thinking about those old Allen Shelton breaks on the Jim and Jesse tunes.

tune off my cd

I recorded all the parts in this attempt at Salt Creek. Mighta aughta dropped the fiddle for another guitar break, but what the heck.... Scratchin away!

Hillbilly O Canada

Tom Berghan - Soprano Banjo, Laurence Diehl - Guitar

D-Tuners... etc

1st track off the record, &#34Lady Nora.&#34