Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Mar 08 2025 85 ep. 181

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Newest 100 Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.

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Down in Little Egypt

From the playing of Illinois fiddler Lynn "Chirps" Smith who learned it from coal miner Noah Beaver of Elkville, IL. I like its ragtime feeling and syncopation in the B part.

Waterbound - Mossy Bones

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Waterbound - Mossy Bones

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Hell on the Potomac (TOTW)

From the playing of WV fiddler Israel Welch, this current offering by Noah Cline is played by a relative of his. Welch sure had a keen skill on fiddle and passes on to us unique tunes like Hell on the Potomac. It actually captures the feel of a Civil War tune, which is said to be the older source.

Come Talk To Me

Arkansas Traveller Double Banjo

This is a rendition according the settings in John Burke's "Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Banjo". He claims that the last part is a harmony part to the other ones. I tried that out.

Put No Walls Around Your Garden

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Crab Orchard Quick Step

From the fiddling of an obscure Kentucky fiddler, Kelly Gilbert, the town of Crab Orchard once flourished. When the horse racing derby was moved to Louisville and became the Kentucky Derby, the population in Crab Orchard dwindled, as it does today. But the tune is lively and tells of its heyday.

Blessed Assurance

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Clinch Mountain Backstep

From the Ale & Witch Jam in St. Pete Fl.