Swedish tunes on the Nyckelharpa…posted by gabimaas
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Rolling Stone from Texas
As a friend of mine once said, “I like both kinds of music, Country AND Western”. Somewhere along the way the music powerbrokers tried to nudge the western part of it into the ditch, but it’s still out there. I mentioned Don Walser in my… Read More
A Fool Such as I (2 ways)
A Fool Such as I is a country tune written by Bill Trader in 1952. It was a hit for Hank Snow the following year. Here’s Hank and the Rainbow Ranch Boys. This tune has been very well recorded, and why not. It’s fabulous! Lefty… Read More
Good Morning from Long Branch 7:14 am
Update….adding a little Freddy Fender with the Texas Tornadoes from the 90s
It’s Mighty Dark to Travel
Time to change the cat litter and I’m procrastinating (wouldn’t you?) by listening to some old time selections on the YouTube machine. Here are the South Carolina Broadcasters – I can tell you they are a seriously infectious group to hear live – performing It’s… Read More
Shortenin’ Bread
Shortenin’ Bread is a tune from the turn of the century – the 19th to the 20th that is. I grew up thinking of it as a children’s song but I’m rethinking that. Check out this excellent performance by Chicken Train, filmed by a banjo… Read More
Frank Caught a Woodchuck
I really like Dave Landreth’s banjo playing. He posted this original on the YouTube the other day and this tune simply makes me smile so I thought I’d share it here. It’s got a lot of stuff going on in it. If you like it,… Read More
Camp videos
Regular readers of this blog know I attended the Midwest Banjo Camp back in June. I noticed they posted a few videos last week from this year’s camp concerts. There were two faculty concerts, once on the Friday and the other on the Saturday evening.… Read More
Sawmill tunes
My brother and I were exchanging emails about tunes in modal or “sawmill” tuning. I like a lot of the modal tunes but I don’t play them that often on clawhammer. One I particularly like is Bonaparte’s March. Here are the Indian Creek Delta Boys.… Read More
Johnny Ma Cabrille – Johnny Billygoat
A little mid-week party music – Johnny Ma Cabrille – Johnny Billygoat by Boozoo Chavis – just because I know you’re missing that steady flow of accordion music around this joint.
27th Street 