The Old Songs Podcast explores old songs – traditional, industrial, street ballads – one at a time. Learn where they came from, where they've been, who sung them and who sings them still. Most of the series is available on Mixcloud. Presented by traditional singer, Jon Wilks.
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A podcast where we count down our favorite songs from all different artists and kinds of music. From hip hop to classic rock, country to alternative, each week features a new episode focusing on either a single musician or a theme in which we discuss our favorite songs and musical moments. We look in depth at new hits, old classics, and great songs we've never encountered before. Whether it's a Themed Top Ten exploring the best songs of a certain genre, or it's an Artist Top Ten diving deep ...
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Newest 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 20 Old-Time Songs flatpicked guitar songs which Flatpicker Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 100 Old-Time Songs fiddle songs which Fiddle Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 20 Old-Time Songs resonator guitar songs which Reso Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 20 Old-Time Songs mandolin songs which Mando Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 100 Old Time Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 100 Clawhammer and Old-Time Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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An Ohio tune to enjoyעל ידי JanetB
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From the fiddling of Alabama fiddler James Bryan in 1983, he learned from Mack Blalock, a Georgia fiddler, and the tune is older yet. I tuned to an open C tuning, something only done occasionally, so it changed the fingering from the better-known ways.על ידי JanetB
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A tune I wrote and decided should be named after my wife, as a reward for putting up with my banjo playing!על ידי gentrixuk
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Arranged from the O'Neill's Music of Ireland source. My son is a farrier and does blacksmithing ALL the time. Sometimes he's merry!על ידי JanetB
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Lucy Farr (1911-2003) was Irish, but lived in England. She played the tune in the key of D, but here in jam sessions it's being played in the key of G. Lucy recorded an album at the age of 80!על ידי JanetB
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Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.על ידי dbrooks
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Thanks to Brendan Doyle for uploading the source recording for this week's Tune of the Week, Grey-Haired Dancin' Gal. I gave the tune another try. This version has a more Cajun swing flavor than the one I learned from, and Brendan shared with us the composer's background, so I thought it was worth another try. It's played slowly here and wants to b…
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Learned from the fiddling of Mark Tamsula, a fiddler I respect a lot. Grey Haired Dancing Girl, however, is not one Mark learned from the collections of Pennsylvania's Samuel Bayard. The original source of the tune is still a mystery, but a 1990's jam in Maryland was Mark's source.על ידי JanetB
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The source recording is from a 1930 recording of Seven Foot Dilly and His Dill Pickles. I learned from a modern recording of the Old Yeller Dog Band because I liked how the fiddle filled in the held notes.על ידי JanetB
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Here's a Henry Reed version of Red Fox, recorded in the enormous collection of this West Virginia fiddler by the great Alan Jabbour. I went to gCGCE tuning for ease of playing down the neck.על ידי JanetB
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My friend Doug's versiongDGbdעל ידי passed via Henry Reed
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This version of Portsmouth Airs is based on Buddy Thomas' fiddling. He'd visit Jimmy Wheeler, leaving Kentucky to go to the neighboring town of Portsmouth in Ohio.על ידי Jimmy Wheeler
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A Tune of the Week written in the late 1800's, considered a ragtime or tin pan alley tune. It's a tough one to play, especially having just learned it today, but it was also an unusual tune to figure out.על ידי Kerry Mills
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What I worked out in gEADE tuning for playing clawhammer with piano at a contra dance. (it's for a dancing, so it's fairly long)From a couple of years ago, first dance from long break of Covid. Was a bit rough.על ידי banjoak
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Playing around with gDGDE tuning.Also experimenting using BandLab app and some of built in fx and processing for mastering... to demo what it does (it is a bit much)על ידי banjoak
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This was an experiment using iPhone and BandLab app for quick multitrack in kitchen.על ידי banjoak
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Old Kentucky crooked fiddle tunes are intriguing and Hiram Stamper is an authentic learning resource in my book. Bruce Greene recorded this one and it was tricky to arrange. I got some help listening to George Jackson, the New Zealander old-time player that's a pleasure to hear.על ידי JanetB
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From the playing of an Alabama fiddler, Paisley Hagood. Mostly he plays ABAB, which is kind of a treat after always playing AABBAABB. The high note in the A part gives it an ancient tone feeling for me.על ידי JanetB
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It's rare to work on a jig with clawhammer. This is a sweet tune with a real Irish (to my ears) melody. Its minor tones make it a bit bittersweet.על ידי JanetB
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Based on the playing of the Leslie Riddle and the Carter Family, the melody resembles White House Blues, an earlier song, and is included in a Tune of the Week featuring the latter. This recording was made when my husband, Kit, and I were performing locally at events focusing on local history. We liked choosing old-time tunes and songs and have a i…
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Played on newly constructed parts banjo. Key of Gעל ידי hudie
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This old standard is played clawhammer style on a banjo I built which features internal-to-the-rim head tensioning, an internal resonator, and a Helix-style laid up rim made from carob wood.על ידי Traditional, based on arrangement by Ralph Stanley
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Country bluesעל ידי WalshyBanjo
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Classic clawhammer tune played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless banjo.על ידי jbest
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Tune written for my daughter.Played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless banjo!על ידי jbest
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Really fun tune played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless!על ידי jbest
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Based on the playing of George Landers, fCFCD or thereabouts...על ידי RG
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Self arrangementעל ידי Carter family
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From around the year 1800, Jamie Allen is named for the Northumbria bagpipe player, Jamie Allen. It is played as a march in New England these days.על ידי JanetB
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Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.על ידי mmuussiiccaall
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A Tune of the Week with various titles and styles, but popularized most by a Canadian string band as Kiley's Reel, whose style is normally notey and energetic. For the final B part, I combined this clawhammer arrangement with its minstrel roots in the last time through on the B part.על ידי JanetB
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This Tune of the Week, Echoes of the Ozarks comes from a 1920's recording by Kansas fiddler Sam Long. His fiddling was said to be smooth and rhythmic, but I found this piece too crooked to easily play along with him. It also has lots of syncopation. It's said to resemble Little Old Log Cabin in the Woods.…
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The Tune of the Week features a contemporary old-time composition by one who is super talented at it -- Arnie Neiman. He truly loves his dog and the tune Walking the Dog is a happy one, with Arnie's ability to create something unique amidst so many hundreds of tunes in our repertoire.על ידי Arnie Naiman
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Raw sound file for new album "Raging Seaward"על ידי wrench13
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The river title is familiar, but this is a unique tune by "Papa Jake," a Virginia fiddler recorded by David Bragger of the Old Time Tiki Parlour. The TOTW presenter went up the neck, so I thought that would be an added challenge this week. The tuning is open C here, gCGCE. Normally the tune is played in the key of D.…
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Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.על ידי Andrew Prahlow
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A tune from Ohio with a title referring to the old way of logging where a horse pulled the log attached to a chain. It's a good drop thumb workout for us clawhammer players.על ידי JanetB
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As played by Missouri fiddler Lyman Enloe, tuned in what is called open C, but on a cello banjo, so that you are hearing Cowhide Boots in its normal key, which is G. (dGDGB)על ידי JanetB
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From Marcus Martin's fiddlingaDAdeעל ידי carlb
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From the playing of West Virginian Jimmy Triplett via a Mose Coffman recording. Who is this she-possum?!על ידי JanetB
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