Best Totw Podcasts (2024)

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Lost Girl (Walter McNew and John Salyer versions)

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Tune of the Week explores Lost Girl. I've focussed on the Kentucky fiddler John Salyer version, but didn't include the Walter McNew version in the thread yet. In this mp3 you first hear McNew's version, then Salyer's as learned from Adam Hurt's piano playing.By JanetB

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Ducks on the millpond

1d ago

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Played according to the tab in John Burke's Book of Old Time Fiddle Tunes for Banjo.On YouTube the fiddlers play it on a much faster pace than I do.By Kyle Creed

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Chapters: 142 1:00:05

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Welcome to Chapters 142! New music from Arabic Piano, Made By Pete, Radeckt, Adam Ten, Alan Dixon & Moat and labels including Harabe Lab, Adesso, Chapters Recordings, Earthly Delights & Rumors! 1 Hardway Bros ft. Beth Cassidy - Murky (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve) - Rekids 2 Moeaike - Maybe - Rose Avenue 3 Radeckt - Losing Myself - Rendition 4 Nüur -…

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The Cat Rambles to the Child's Saucepan

11d ago

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An Irish "traditional slide", meaning it's kind of like a jig, but it's not. I'm always learning something on the Tune of the Week. :)By JanetB

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Chapters: 141 1:00:05

11d ago1:00:05

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Welcome to Chapters 141! New music from Gorge, Oliver Dollar, Rufus Du Sol, Fritz Kalkbrenner and labels including Rumors, Rekids, Chapters Recordings, and Higher Ground! 1 Jamie Jones x Miluhska - La Musa - Helix Records 2 Zoura DS - Take It Back (6am Mix) - Brobot Records 3 BiG Al, Music P - Cosmic Stream (Gorge Remix) - Acker Dub 4 LITO (AR) - D…

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Little Sadie

12d ago

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Quick recording with my Zoom H2n handy recorder. I'm at home with a bad flu, so I'm a little congested. Recorded with my Gold Tone WL-250 in Sawmill tuning (gDGCD).By stanley_

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The Cuckoo

12d ago

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Quick recording with my Zoom H2n handy recorder. I'm at home with a bad flu, so I'm a little congested. Recorded with my Gold Tone WL-250 in Sawmill tuning (gDGCD).By stanley_

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Be Kind To A Man When He's Down

20d ago

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This arrangement was very heavily inspired by Simon Robinson's version of this song. Recorded with my Zoom H2n field mic at my workplace courtyard (so I had to be relatively quiet) next to a fountain. Tuned down from G-Standard (relative) on my Recording King RKO-3S customized with nylon strings, fiberskyn head, and stuffed with two cotton shirts.…

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Chapters: 140 1:00:04

21d ago1:00:04

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Welcome to Chapters 140! New music from Eli & Fur, Vintage Culture, Guy Gerber, Sarah Story, Diplo & Riva Starr, and labels including NYX, Chapters Recordings & Rumors! 1 AtalaiA - Voodoo Secrets - Chapters Recordings 2 Murk (BR) - Sea of Roses - Harabe Lab 3 Frink - Conversa - Bondage Music 4 Sarah Story - 4AM - STORIES 5 Vintage Culture - Strange…

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Tom Dooley

25d ago

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Using my modified Recording King RKO-3S (with fiberskyn head and nylon strings) tuned relative to G-standard, probably about 3 half-steps down.By stanley_

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Deer River

25d ago

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Chris Coole made this one as an exercise on "rolls".By Chris Coole

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Sallie Cooper (TOTW)

1M ago

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As played by Kentucky fiddler John Salyer, it's good to have yet another one of his unique tunes. The A part is rather plain, but the B part has character. If Sallie Cooper was that kind of person, I think I would have liked her.By JanetB

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Shady Grove

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The lyrics are based on Doc Watson's recording. Recorded on my Gold Tone AC-12a tuned a whole step up from Sawmill (aEADE). Recorded in one take with one microphone. This arrangement is not based heavily on any existing tab.By stanley_

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This Land is Your Land

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Saturday, October 21,2023Last Sunday, as I was preparing to sing with the youth at Gwynedd Friends Meeting, I asked the teacher what the lesson was for today. He told me that they were going to learn about Indigenous People's Day. I looked through the list of songs that I'd been singing with them, for the past 30 years or so and thought, that of al…

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Chapters: 139 1:00:06

1M ago1:00:06

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Welcome to Chapters 139! New music from Shimza, CamelPhat, Ayala, Keinemusik, Peggy Gou, Francis Mercier and labels including XL, Rebirth, Chapters Recordings, and Higher Ground! 1 Delano Smith, Brian Kage - D Spirit - Michigander 2 Sangit & Natalie Wamba - Koyoka (Ayala Remix) - Rebirth 3 Gotan Project - Panamericana (Michel Cleis Remix) - XL Reco…

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Murillo's Lesson (TOTW)

1M ago

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Described as a fife and drum march during the Revolutionary War and given other similar titles, Murillo's Lesson has evolved over the years. This clawhammer arrangement uses the musical annotation posted on the Traditional Tue Archive.By JanetB

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Lynchburg Town

1M ago

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This is Lynchburg Town, loosely based on an arrangement in Wayne Erbsen's "Clawhammer Ignoramus" book. Recorded with a Gold Tone AC-12a tuned to aDADE.By stanley_

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Wild Rose of the Mountain (Clawhammer)

2M ago

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By stanley_

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Cauliflower (CB)(TOTW)

2M ago

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An Ohio tune to enjoyBy JanetB

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Been All Around This World

2M ago

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By stanley_

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Soapsuds Over the Fence (TOTW)

2M ago

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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.By JanetB

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Tamsin's Waltz

2M ago

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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!By gentrixuk

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Chapters: 138 [Mykonos Special] 1:00:06

2M ago1:00:06

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Welcome to Chapters 138! New music from David Morales, Oona Dahl, AMÉMÉ, Camerøn and Lazarusman and labels including Chapters Recordings, Harabe Lab, Realm and A Tribe Called Kotori! 1 Sides - Meru - Earthly Delights 2 rAin (MU) - Simplicity (Audera Remix) - Harabe Lab 3 Kadosh - Concealing (ft. Max Joni) (Oona Dahl Remix) - Nervous Records 4 Omeri…

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The Merry Blacksmith (TOTW)

2M ago

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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!By JanetB

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Lucy Farr's Barn Dance (TOTW)

3M ago

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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!By JanetB

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Big Rock Candy Mountains

3M ago

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By stanley_

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Phoebe in Her Petticoat

3M ago

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Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.By dbrooks

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Grey-Haired Dancin' Gal

3M ago

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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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### Secrets in the Mail: Unraveling the Circleville Letters Mystery 1:18:34

3M ago1:18:34

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Episode -124Welcome back to *Take On The World with Host John and Mike*! Today, we're delving into one of Ohio's most perplexing mysteries: the Circleville Letters. Imagine living in a small town where anonymous letters filled with threats and accusations start flooding the community. That’s exactly what happened in Circleville during the late 1970…

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Grey Haired Dancing Girl (TOTW)

3M ago

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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.By JanetB

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Ft Knox Gold Gone? Or is that just a conspiracy theory! 38:29

3M ago38:29

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Episode 123🎙️ Welcome back to another mind-bending episode of Podcast Take On The World, where John and Mike D dive headfirst into the deep end of conspiracy theories! This time, we're donning our tin foil hats and delving into the mystery surrounding Fort Knox and its elusive gold reserves. 🕵️‍♂️💰Join us as we sift through the layers of secrecy an…

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Bibb County Hoedown (TOTW)

3M ago

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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.By JanetB

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Bigfoot Cryptids and The Paranormal OH MY! PART 2 1:22:59

3M ago1:22:59

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Episode 122 Part 2 of Bigfoot Cryptids and The Paranormal OH MY! Welcome back to the TOTW Podcast with John and Mike! In Part 2 of our special two-part series, we dive even deeper into the mysterious world of Bigfoot, Cryptids, and the Paranormal. Joined by our special guest Chase from the Barrel Aged Flicks Podcast, we continue our exploration wit…

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Red Fox

4M ago

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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.By JanetB

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Red Fox played by DougL

4M ago

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My friend Doug's versiongDGbdBy passed via Henry Reed

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Bigfoot Cryptids and The Paranormal OH MY! 1:07:06

4M ago1:07:06

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Welcome back to the TOTW Podcast with your hosts John and Mike! In this special two-part series, we're revisiting our very first episode where we delved into the mysterious world of Bigfoot, Cryptids, and the Paranormal. Joining us for this nostalgic journey is our special guest Chase from the Barrel Aged Flicks Podcast!In Part 1, we dive deep into…

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What's Gonna Become of Me

4M ago

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By mmuussiiccaall

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Chapters: 137 [TOTW: Calussa & Darmon] 1:00:09

4M ago1:00:09

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Welcome to Chapters 137! New music from Themba, CamelPhat, Darmon & Calussa and labels including Chapters Recordings, Bar 25, Afterlife & Human By Default! 1 Calussa & Darmon - Sutra - Human By Default 2 Jack Back & Themba - Give Me Something To Hold - Defected 3 Nautica (UK) - Believe Me - Origins 4 Valer den Bit, Kaobera - Bella - Sounds Of Sirin…

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Portsmouth Airs (TOTW)

4M ago

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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.By Jimmy Wheeler

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Discover The Untold Secrets Of Gettysburg: Totw Podcast Exclusive 57:07

4M ago57:07

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Discover intriguing and lesser-known facts about the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg with hosts John and Mike D on the TOTW Podcast. Dive into the heart of history as they unravel stories like the "Friendly Fire Incident" during Pickett's Charge and the pivotal role of the Signal Corps in battlefield communication. Learn about Robert E. Lee's lost bat…

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Whistling Rufus (TOTW)

4M ago

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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.By Kerry Mills

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The Falcon Lake Incident: Canada's Most Intriguing UFO Encounter | TOTW Podcast 1:08:35

4M ago1:08:35

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Join hosts John and Mike as they delve into one of the most fascinating UFO encounters in history, the Falcon Lake Incident of 1967. Stefan Michalak's harrowing encounter with two mysterious crafts in the Manitoba wilderness left him with burns, nausea, and a lifetime of questions. Despite enduring skepticism and scrutiny, Michalak maintained the i…

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Scully's Reel/Sail Away

4M ago

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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.By banjoak

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Horses in the Canebreak

4M ago

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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)By banjoak

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Winderslide

4M ago

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This was an experiment using iPhone and BandLab app for quick multitrack in kitchen.By banjoak

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Last of Sizemore (Hiram Stamper)(TOTW)

4M ago

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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.By JanetB

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NASA's Historic Moon Mission: Odysseus Rover's Journey to the Lunar South Pole 🌕 48:49

4M ago48:49

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Dive into the groundbreaking mission that's rewriting lunar exploration history! NASA, in collaboration with Intuitive Machines, launched the Odysseus rover on a mission to the moon, marking the first privately built vehicle to land on the lunar surface since 1972. Despite a minor setback during landing, this mission signifies a giant leap in space…

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Bang ZOOM To the Moon Elon #NASA launches first #MissionToTheMoon since 1973 0:40

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Bang ZOOM To the Moon Elon#NASA launches first #MissionToTheMoon since 1973Short from our 4/4/24 Podcast about the recent mission to the moon.Support the Show by checking out Coffee Bros Coffeewww.coffeebros.com use code TOTW10 for discountYou will not regret trying this coffee.Visit for links to all of our socials. https://linktr.ee/totwpodWe are …

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