It’s not every day I share fife and drum music around this joint. I was thinking about this tune though and when I surfed around the YouTube looking for versions of it, this one stood out.
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All posts tagged “old time music”
I could listen to this all day….
Are there any tunes or songs you don’t want to end? Tunes that settle down into just the right groove, tunes you want to listen to all day? For me this doesn’t happen in pop music so much as in old time music and in… Read More
Hot Cold Cold Corn
Vivian Howard, the chef and star of A Chef’s Life on PBS wrote in her cookbook, Deep Run Roots: “Ground corn distinguishes the food of the Americas from that of the rest of the world”. It turns out down in America they make hooch from… Read More
Newberry and Verch
Two of my fave players April Verch and Joe Newberry, performing together. This video includes April Verch playing fiddle and step-dancing together. Wonderful! I’ve had to opportunity to meet Joe Newberry at Midwest Banjo Camp, attend some of his classes and play music with him… Read More
Grandpa and Ramona
Here are Grandpa and Ramona Jones performing I Wonder where my Darlin’ is Tonight
Banjo Pickin’ Girl
Here’s Lois Short…
Traveling this Lonesome Road
This is Bob Carlin… I attended some of Bob Carlin’s excellent workshops at the last Midwest Banjo Camp. He’ll be playing at the Dakota Tavern here in Toronto on Sunday May 14, and he’s also doing some workshops while he’s in town.
Reuben’s Train
I confess I love train songs. Is that so bad? Here’s Ken Perlman performing Reuben’s Train (and more) in Ireland. Here’s a nice square-dancey stringband version of Reuben’s Train by the Hogslop stringband Bluegrass freaks might say wait a minute, that’s Train 45 and so… Read More
Banjo Practice – June Apple
Wish I was a June apple hanging on a tree. Every time my true love pass, take a bite of me. Take a bite of me, my love, take a bite of me, Every time my true love pass, take a little bite of me.… Read More
Yellow Jacket
I came across somebody’s shaky video from a jam session somewhere in which they play a tune called Yellow Jacket. I love this tune. I think this one is from the late Garry Harrison (please correct me if I’m wrong on that if there are… Read More
27th Street 