Check out Guy Wolff playing and singing Old Ground Hog… I love Guy’s attack on this tune, perfect on the fretless.
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Texas Gals
I’ve been learning a tune called Texas Gals on the banjo, so I’ve been listening to some different versions. Here are Al Hopkins and his Hillbillies…. Here’s a nice version by a group called The Monks, featuring a square dance caller…. I’ve been learning the… Read More
It’s polka time at 27th Street
Mexican polka that is – Conjunto – Norteno – Tex-Mex. Here’s Joel Guzman squeezing out the Rosa Ana Polka. Mighty fine, mighty fine.
June Apple
I’ve been thinking about the tune June Apple. Here’s Zepp playing an amazing version. What a super-fine player. He seems so relaxed and nonchalant (not to mention un-smiling) about the whole thing. This one is usually played in the key of A, and it’s… Read More
Banjo Practice – Lonesome John
Tonight I was working on a modal tune called Lonesome John. Some versions I’ve heard of this tune are a lot faster and lighter, making mine sound positively clunky by comparison. Maybe I should work on getting my speed up on this one. At the… Read More
Space is the Place
Space is the Place. Time for a dose of the Arkestra.
Why traditional music #593 – Cluck Old Hen
This is a fave video here at 27th Street. I might have even shared it here before. Last night, my brother the trout pointed me to it, which reminded me how much I like it. The mistake is thinking, that’s all there is to it.… Read More
West Fork Gals
Here’s an old time tune that has been on my mind a lot lately… This is some kind of campsite jam I found on the YouTube.
Banjo practice – Arkansas Traveler
Arkansas Traveler is a nice old fiddle tune with a catchy melody. I spent some practice time tonight just working on this tune, trying to really relax into it. It still needs some work to get the timing down.
Johnny’s Knocking
When I was a boy, most of the music around our place came from my dad’s records. For the longest time, the only music I heard my mom listen to were a few Englebert Humperdinck records, and even then, not so often. That is until… Read More
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