Best Clawhammer Podcasts (2024)

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The Cat Rambles to the Child's Saucepan

14h 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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Episode 415: Scott Prouty (West Virginia Crookedness, Melvin Wine’s Birthday, and Writing Tunes) 50:35

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Scott Prouty. We recorded this last month at Augusta Old Time Week in Elkins, WV. Tunes in this episode: Ira Mullins’ Cluck Old Hen (0:54) Thomas Dillon’s Grey Eagle (15:21) Trouble at the Border (Scott Prouty original) (32:00) Lovely Jane (38:58) …

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Little Sadie

5h 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

7h 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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Episode 414: Justin Robinson (German Influence and Old Time Down the Mountain) 55:30

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Justin Robinson. We recorded this last week at Augusta Old Time Week in Elkins, WV. Tunes in this episode: Chickens Crowing at Midnight (or Going to Raleigh) (0:50) Dancing Ladies (14:19) Little Brown Jug (25:47) Morning Star (or Virgil Craven’s Br…

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Be Kind To A Man When He's Down

14h 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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Episode 413: Nathan Vargo (Diva Fiddling and Flatfooting) 57:33

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Nathan Vargo. We recorded this on Sunday at his home in Pittsburgh. Tunes in this episode: Rat Cheese Under the Hill (0:34) Old Jake Gillie (18:28) Sally Ann (33:57) Sandy River Belle (45:14) Ernie Carpenter’s Shelvin’ Rock (53:50) Bonus Track: Bla…

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Tom Dooley

13h 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

14h ago

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

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How To Make Non Traditional Tunes Work On Banjo with Tray Wellington 1:05:44

19d ago1:05:44

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In this episode of Deering Live we'd like to welcome back Deering Banjo artist Tray Wellington! Join us as Tray dives deep into the world of incorporating non-traditional tunes into your 5-string banjo playing. Tray is a master at pushing the boundaries of the banjo, and you won't want to miss his insights! Tray will also be discussing his latest a…

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Episode 412: Alice Gerrard (Luther Davis' Fiddling, Tommy Jarrell's Potato Soup, and Identity Movements in Old Time) 52:25

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Alice Gerrard with special guests Tatiana Hargreaves and Reed Stutz. We recorded this at the beginning of July in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: Train on the Island (1:12) Remember Us (Alice Gerrard original) (14:08) Ta…

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Tony Trischka | Deering Live Ep. 109 1:07:25

7h ago1:07:25

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We're excited to feature longtime Deering Banjo Artist, Tony Trischka back on Deering Live. In this episode we are going to go deep into the creation of his new album, "Earl Jam: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs". Listen to Tony play some tunes from the record and talk about the story of how it came to be. Learn more about Tony's signature Deering Golden …

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Sallie Cooper (TOTW)

4d 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

5h ago

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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

8h ago

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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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Episode 411: Earl White (Green Grass Cloggers and Spreading the Old Time Gospel) 1:13:40

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Earl White. We recorded this on Saturday in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes in this episode: Cumberland Gap (0:30) Sopping Gravy (11:56) Four Miles to Cumberland (29:03) Uncle Noah Jamison (59:31) Polly Put the Kettle On (1:10:33) Bonus Track: Fid…

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Murillo's Lesson (TOTW)

26d 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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Episode 410: Collin Stackhouse (Friend with a Podcast Tax and Health Care for All Oregon) 43:56

10d ago43:56

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Collin Stackhouse. We recorded this on Monday at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tune in this episode: Waverly (0:35) Salt River (8:08) 44 Gun (30:47) Narrative Arc/Utopia (Collin Stackhouse original) (34:31) Tommy Jarrell’s Cumberland Gap (40:51) Bon…

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Lynchburg Town

30d 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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Episode 409: Call Up in the Cool No. 4 58:24

28d ago58:24

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are a handful of listeners who called in with a question and a tune or song request because this is another Call Up in the Cool episode. Tunes in this episode: Last Chance (1:34) Policeman (25:40) Twenty Eighth of January (32:40) Kenny Baker's Sail A…

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Wild Rose of the Mountain (Clawhammer)

20d ago

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By stanley_

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Episode 408: Northern Resonance (with Tall Poppy String Band) 54:09

26d ago54:09

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Anna Ekborg Hans-ers, Jerker Hans-ers, and Petrus Dillner of Northern Resonance, with special guests George Jackson and Morgan Harris! We recorded this in Viroqua, Wisconsin towards the end of our tour back in April. Tune in this episode: Pride o…

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Cauliflower (CB)(TOTW)

1M ago

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An Ohio tune to enjoyBy JanetB

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Paradise (3 finger banjo) 2:35

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Tab and tutorial now available in the Breakthrough Banjo course for fingerstyle banjo: https://fingerstylebanjo.com/coursetour

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Been All Around This World

2M ago

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By stanley_

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Episode 407: Steve Rosen (Banjo Whimsy) 46:17

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Steve Rosen. We recorded this at The Old Town School of Folk Music. Tune in this episode: Forked Deer (0:57) Chief O’Neill’s (13:08) Nail that Catfish to a Tree (Steve Rosen original) (26:52) Mississippi Sawyer (35:15) Mary Blacksmith (42:54) Bonus…

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Hills of Georgia (3 finger banjo) 2:25

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Tab and tutorial now available in the Breakthrough Banjo course for fingerstyle banjo: https://fingerstylebanjo.com/coursetour

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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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Tom Dooley (clawhammer banjo) 2:40

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Tab and tutorial now available in the Breakthrough Banjo course http://clawhammerbanjo.net/coursetour

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Episode 406: Smack Young Walser (Sweet-tooth Fiddling) 48:22

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Smack Young Walser. We recorded this at his home in Minneapolis. Tune in this episode: Luther Davis’ Sugar in the Gourd (0:34) Dick Sand’s Hornpipe (11:35) Old Mother Logo (32:02) Gotta Get a Job (Dave Landreth original) (38:20) Poor Little Johnny’…

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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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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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Episode 405: Bobcat Opossum (Tune Scavengers) 56:19

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Ellen Coplin and Sean Michael Hoffman of Bobcat Opossum. We recorded this at their home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tune in this episode: Charles Bee’s Old 22 (0:30) 12/31/23 (Sean Michael Hoffman original) (10:14) Bill Malley’s Polkas (25:03) South …

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Lucy Farr's Barn Dance (TOTW)

2M 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

2M ago

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

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Episode 404: Calvin Woodring (Old Time Harmonica) 45:13

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Calvin Woodring. We recorded this at his home in Madison, Wisconsin. Tune in this episode: Merriweather (1:08) Mama Blues (14:08) Zinger (21:47) The Walker Street Reel (35:51) Polecat Blues (41:11) Bonus Track: Rocky Road to Jordan The Stop and Lis…

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Grey-Haired Dancin' Gal

2M 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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Episode 403: Lillian Werbin (Elderly Instruments) 51:11

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Lillian Werbin. We recorded this at Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI. Tune in this episode: High on the Mountain (1:13) West Virginia, My Home (12:38) Red Rocking Chair (26:20) Darling Corey (42:30) Handsome Molly (48:07) Bonus Track: Troubles Vi…

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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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Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island Fiddle Tunes On Clawhammer Banjo with Ken Perlman | Deering Live Ep. 108 1:04:57

3M ago1:04:57

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We're delighted to welcome back the renowned melodic clawhammer banjoist Ken Perlman to Deering Live. He'll be sharing insights and demonstrations on playing the vibrant fiddle tunes from Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island in the clawhammer style. Additionally, we'll delve into Ken's latest book covering this fascinating subject. http://kenperlma…

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Episode 402: Sweet Milk and Peaches (Midwestern Schottisches, Polkas, and Jigs) 50:26

2M ago50:26

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Liz Voz and Jesse Downs of Sweet Milk and Peaches. We recorded this last week in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Tune in this episode: Step Up, Susie (1:10) Little Red Barn (9:02) Grandma’s March (18:34) A Capital Ship (28:42) The Cuckoo Schottische (39:50) …

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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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Jumping into Jams on Clawhammer Banjo with Evie Ladin | Deering Live Ep. 107 1:11:49

3M ago1:11:49

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Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive dancer, choreographer, and square-dance caller, Oakland, CA-based Evie Ladin returns to Deering Live to share tips and techniques for jams that may or may not be specific to old-time string band music. https://evieladin.comBy Deering Banjo Company

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Episode 401: Keala Venema (Old Time Fiddle, Shamisen, and Chatting with Instruments) 49:17

3M ago49:17

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Keala Venema. We recorded this last week in Lansing, Michigan. Tune in this episode: Texas (1:04) Candy Girl (16:39) Cluck Old Hen (33:58) Julianne Johnson (39:52) Billy in the Lowground (44:38) Bonus Track: Big Scioty Follow Keala Venema on Instag…

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Red Fox

3M 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