Banjo Hangout Top 100 Bluegrass (scruggs) Songs

This if for TOTW August

This is Nick Hornbuckle's arrangement which he plays with a two finger style. I play it with three fingers. Nick can clearly whoop me with one finger tied behind his back! :)

I guess I will always like this tune, even though it has had a lot of exposure.

aDF#AD . . . not Foster's original chords. I just played harmonies that sounded nice to me. I couldn't resist using a diminished chord in the chorus.

My latest amateur, multi-track recording effort playing all of the bluegrass instruments :-) I borrowed most of the banjo lead from Tony Trischka's "All Star Bluegrass Jam Along Book" for banjo. It's a nice jam along book with a practice CD. The banjo is a nice hobby and great therapy!

I wrote this late one night when I couldn't sleep. That's why it sounds like a late night thing, when the banshees are roaming around! ;>) Pentatonic CEFGBb

Gordon lightfoot

Original tune in double C tuning G C G C D in the key of C min

With guest appearance by Travis Wright

This song was one of my favorites when I went to Jims music the first time! I have been back many times to listen!

Recorded with Hard Ryde..our take on an old standard.

From Partita No.3 and originally written for the violin.

This is from Partita No.1 in B minor

Me with Flamekeeper in 2008

My latest project. I've wanted to learn this tune for a long time. Hope it's OK.

Playing an archtop RB-250 (sort of) got me to thinking about those old Allen Shelton breaks on the Jim and Jesse tunes.

More gypsy jazz.

Hillbilly O Canada