The river is the Scioto River in Ohio, but the source for the tune is apparently Burl Hammons from West Virginia. I’ve just learned from a banjo player in Ohio that the river is spelled Scioto and pronounced Sciota, but the tune is pronounced Scioty. … Read More
I recorded a bit of banjo practice today on my iphone. This is a tune called Big Sciota, except when it’s called Big Scioty, or Big Scioto. Whatever you want to call it, the c is silent. This tune is named after a river in… Read More
I’ve known the tune Big Scoto or Big Scioty as a banjo tune, but I didn’t know there were lyrics. I’ve been learning it on the banjo and sometimes I like to listen to different versions when I’m trying to learn a tune, and I… Read More
