I learned this tune from Bob Carlin at Midwest Banjo Camp back in June. It seems a lot of clawhammer players who play this one learned it from Bob, either at one of his workshops or from his fine recording of the tune on Banging… Read More
I learned this tune from Cathy Barton Para at Midwest Banjo Camp earlier this year. I learned it in standard D tuning (aDAC#E) but somewhere along the way I started messing around with it in DD tuning (aDADE) instead, and I just kept playing it… Read More
Here’s me attempting to play a strange little old time tune called Greasy Coat. This is in A-modal or sawmill tuning, and as usual I’m playing clawhammer, which is the only way I know how to play.
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
27th Street 