A Tune of the Week written in the late 1800's, considered a ragtime or tin pan alley tune. It's a tough one to play, especially having just learned it today, but it was also an unusual tune to figure out.Kerry Mills

What I worked out in gEADE tuning for playing clawhammer with piano at a contra dance. (it's for a dancing, so it's fairly long)From a couple of years ago, first dance from long break of Covid. Was a bit rough.banjoak

Playing around with gDGDE tuning.Also experimenting using BandLab app and some of built in fx and processing for mastering... to demo what it does (it is a bit much)banjoak

This was an experiment using iPhone and BandLab app for quick multitrack in kitchen.banjoak

Old Kentucky crooked fiddle tunes are intriguing and Hiram Stamper is an authentic learning resource in my book. Bruce Greene recorded this one and it was tricky to arrange. I got some help listening to George Jackson, the New Zealander old-time player that's a pleasure to hear.JanetB

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From the playing of an Alabama fiddler, Paisley Hagood. Mostly he plays ABAB, which is kind of a treat after always playing AABBAABB. The high note in the A part gives it an ancient tone feeling for me.JanetB

It's rare to work on a jig with clawhammer. This is a sweet tune with a real Irish (to my ears) melody. Its minor tones make it a bit bittersweet.JanetB

Based on the playing of the Leslie Riddle and the Carter Family, the melody resembles White House Blues, an earlier song, and is included in a Tune of the Week featuring the latter. This recording was made when my husband, Kit, and I were performing locally at events focusing on local history. We liked choosing old-time tunes and songs and have a i…

Played on newly constructed parts banjo. Key of Ghudie

This old standard is played clawhammer style on a banjo I built which features internal-to-the-rim head tensioning, an internal resonator, and a Helix-style laid up rim made from carob wood.Traditional, based on arrangement by Ralph Stanley

Country bluesWalshyBanjo

Classic clawhammer tune played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless banjo.jbest

Tune written for my daughter.Played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless banjo!jbest

Really fun tune played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless!jbest

Based on the playing of George Landers, fCFCD or thereabouts...RG

Self arrangementCarter family

From around the year 1800, Jamie Allen is named for the Northumbria bagpipe player, Jamie Allen. It is played as a march in New England these days.JanetB

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.mmuussiiccaall

A Tune of the Week with various titles and styles, but popularized most by a Canadian string band as Kiley's Reel, whose style is normally notey and energetic. For the final B part, I combined this clawhammer arrangement with its minstrel roots in the last time through on the B part.JanetB

This Tune of the Week, Echoes of the Ozarks comes from a 1920's recording by Kansas fiddler Sam Long. His fiddling was said to be smooth and rhythmic, but I found this piece too crooked to easily play along with him. It also has lots of syncopation. It's said to resemble Little Old Log Cabin in the Woods.…

The Tune of the Week features a contemporary old-time composition by one who is super talented at it -- Arnie Neiman. He truly loves his dog and the tune Walking the Dog is a happy one, with Arnie's ability to create something unique amidst so many hundreds of tunes in our repertoire.Arnie Naiman

Raw sound file for new album "Raging Seaward"wrench13

The river title is familiar, but this is a unique tune by "Papa Jake," a Virginia fiddler recorded by David Bragger of the Old Time Tiki Parlour. The TOTW presenter went up the neck, so I thought that would be an added challenge this week. The tuning is open C here, gCGCE. Normally the tune is played in the key of D.…

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.Andrew Prahlow

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A tune from Ohio with a title referring to the old way of logging where a horse pulled the log attached to a chain. It's a good drop thumb workout for us clawhammer players.JanetB

As played by Missouri fiddler Lyman Enloe, tuned in what is called open C, but on a cello banjo, so that you are hearing Cowhide Boots in its normal key, which is G. (dGDGB)JanetB

From Marcus Martin's fiddlingaDAdecarlb

From the playing of West Virginian Jimmy Triplett via a Mose Coffman recording. Who is this she-possum?!JanetB

Here's a Tune of the Week I used to play a long time ago, Wedding Dress. It's a sweet song, with a touch of a modal sound.JanetB

This version of Coal Creek comes from the playing of Mannon Campbell. It is said to resemble Shooting Creek, so here are the two of them in a medley.JanetB

For comparison sake to the Estil Adams recording, here's John Salyer's version of Cincinnati Hornpipe. Adams came from Ohio, Salyer from Kentucky, but who can say where the tune was composed?JanetB

A hornpipe from Ohio played by an Ohioan fiddler, Estil Adams, is my source. I learned another version from a Kentuckian and will be comparing the two versions for similarity.JanetB

Snyders waltz played by Billy Mathews. I do not know when I recorded this but it was a while back. Billy learned this tune from a recording of Lonnie Robertson in MO.strokestyle

Here's my arrangement of Lafayette from the playing of Kirk McGee and Arthur Smith found on the Slippery Hill site. It was a popular dance tune on the Grand Old Opry back in the days.JanetB

Lafayette - Paul Sidlickfrom the fiddling of Kirk McGeeaDAdecarlb

Lafayette - Steve Austinfrom the fiddling of Kirk McGeeaDAdecarlb

Lafayette - Carl Baronfrom the fiddling of Kirk McGeeaDAdecarlb

Lafayette - Doug Lintonfrom the fiddling of Kirk McGeeaDAdecarlb

Key of A and played on a vintage (circa 1930's) short scale 5 string with bare fingers in old time two finger style.hudie

A song we used to play with the Rough & Ready Fruit Jar Pickers. Here's the 3-finger solo I worked out at the time.JanetB

(gCGCE)DelusionsOBanjer

Here's a modern, pretty, rather crooked tune from North Carolina. The key is G, but I used gDGBE tuning to facilitate ease of fingering.JanetB

From a biblical storyWalshyBanjo

Key of A and played on a conversion banjo. Vintage pot and a new neck.hudie

James Bryan, Alabama fiddler, recorded Rabbit in the Grass on a very early album, Lookout Blues, as a medley with two other Mack Blalock tunes, the most well-known being Farewell to Trion.JanetB

We started a playing group in the Ward De Beer Music ateljeee in Antwerp Belgium. This is one of the tunes we work on.jef