Best Old Time Banjo Podcasts (2024)

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The AI Episode: Sports Time Travel...Walk-up Songs...Fictional Dinner Guests...plus Preakness + NHL picks, a now-outdated MLS Rant and some show recommendations 1:05:54

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The AI Episode: Sports Time Travel...Walk-up Songs...Fictional Dinner Guests...plus Preakness picks, a now-outdated MLS Rant and some show recommendationsBy Blue Monkey Communications

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Episode 2325: 24-20 Happy Birthday Bob Dylan! Pt.1 58:30

24m ago58:30

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This week on the Magazine we begin a two-part feature celebrating Bob Dylan's 83rd birthday. We'll hear a mix of some of my favorite covers of Bob's best tunes. Up this week: Judy Collins, Marley's Ghost, Fotheringay, Eric Clapton and many others. We'll help Bob celebrate his special day … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “I…

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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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Episode 2324: 24-19 Let's Jam Tonight! 58:30

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On this edition of the podcast, we'll hear some great jam band classics from Tony Rice, Old School Freight Train, Northern Lights and Leftover Salmon. There's also a couple of selections from the Goat Rodeo sessions recorded by Yo-Yo Ma, Stewart Duncan and Edgar Meyer. Old and new, we've got “Room to Move” … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazin…

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

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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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Episode 2323: 24-18 Unsung Songwriters, Pt.2 58:30

5d ago58:30

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On this week's episode we complete our two-part feature presenting some great singer songwriters. We'll hear Bob Malone, Crys Matthews, Brennan Leigh, Esther Rose, John Smith and more. From these artists, and Bob Bradshaw, “Songs on the Radio” … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope an…

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Kentucky Derby Preview and Picks! Miami Grand Prix and Top Three Cereals...plus MLB parlays for the upcoming week 47:32

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Kentucky Derby Preview and Picks! Miami Grand Prix and Top Three Cereals...plus MLB parlays for the upcoming weekBy Blue Monkey Communications

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

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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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Episode 2322: 24-17 Unsung Songwriters, Pt.1 58:30

12d ago58:30

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This week on the Magazine we begin a two-part feature showcasing unsung songwriters you may not be familiar with. We'll hear recordings from The Brother Brothers, Liz Simmons, Mac Leaphart, Tiffany Williams, Dave Richardson and many others. Singing the praises of the unsung … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hamm…

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Episode 400: Emily Mann (Relaxed, Notey, G Tunes and Nashville Spring Distractions) 55:25

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Emily Mann. We recorded this yesterday in Nashville at the home of Rachel Baiman and George Jackson. Tune in this episode: Burl Hammons’ Shelvin’ Rock (0:46) Forks of Reedy (13:51) Clyde Davenport’s Sally Johnson (29:19) Long John (41:58) Hell Up C…

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NFL Draft Preview! F1's Missed Opportunity...Soccer, Overtime and Beers, plus Snacks for the Ride and the Fire 52:50

12d ago52:50

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We're talking NFL Draft - who will we remember ten years down the road? Plus, why did F1 spurn team America? And BMOC needs to brush up on soccer rules, while Maestro asks us about gum, candy, chips, drinks and more. Oh, yeah~!By Blue Monkey Communications

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Episode 2321: 24-16 So Early in the Spring 58:30

19d ago58:30

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We welcome spring on this week's program, after gray and challenging winter weather and too much rain and snow. We have music from Anne Hills, Claudia Schmidt, Tom Rush, Friction Farm, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem. “Glad for the Spring,” thanks to Anne Hills and all the rest of the musicians … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “I…

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Episode 399: Ian Desiderio (Old Time Jam Democracy) 57:49

19d ago57:49

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Ian Desiderio. We recorded this yesterday at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: Chinquapin Hunting The Gray Funnel Line Short Song About God Being Spatial Awareness (Ian Desiderio original) Road to Malvern Farther Along Bonus Track: Joh…

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The Weird Episode! NBA Playoffs and Picks...Defunct Sports Teams...Bad Drivers and Old School Sporting Goods 45:24

19d ago45:24

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The Weird Episode! NBA Playoffs and Picks...Defunct Sports Teams...Bad Drivers and Old School Sporting GoodsBy Blue Monkey Communications

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Tomorrow's episode will be delayed until midday; sorry! 0:26

19d ago0:26

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Tomorrow's episode will be delayed until midday; sorry! Support Get Up in the CoolBy Cameron DeWhitt

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Episode 20: The Creative Community of Rare Bird Farm 10:55

20d ago10:55

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Rare Bird Farm in the mountains of Madison County is an agricultural arts center that hosts performing arts, classes, workshops, and community events, all centered around the ideas of creativity, connection, and collaboration. While not a commercial farm, Rare Bird also raises animals, medicinal plants, and food. We spent some time with Mitchell Da…

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Whistling Rufus (TOTW)

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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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March Madness Wrap-up!..Calipari's choice...Arsenal and Liverpool...Pittsburgh dive bars...plus MLS picks and some speculative sport fiction 52:19

26d ago52:19

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March Madness Wrap-up! Calipari's choice...Arsenal and Liverpool...Pittsburgh dive bars...plus MLS pick and some speculative sport fictionBy Blue Monkey Communications

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Episode 398: Noa (Bowing Bass and Physical Melodies) 1:11:45

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Noa. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: Hunting the Buffalo (1:05) Squirrel Hunters (25:09) Dry (Judy Hyman original) (42:57) Fast Down (51:35) Red Prairie Dawn (1:06:55) Bonus Track: Red Rocking Chair Buy …

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Scully's Reel/Sail Away

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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

26d 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

26d 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)

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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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Episode 397: The Carolina Rose (Caroline Oakley and Rose Minkler) 1:08:17

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Caroline Oakley and Rose Minkler of The Carolina Rose. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: The Boll Weevil Drag (1:32) Cranberry Rock (16:39) I Once Loved a Sailor (34:42) Muskrat (57:54) Dora Dean (1:05:0…

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Sally in the Garden

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By jef

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Old Abbott (TOTW)

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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.By JanetB

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Sweet Sixteen breakdown! Egg Talk...Opening Day and a documentary review 57:52

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We're talking Sweet Sixteen: the teams to watch, the games to catch...plus it turns out we have a lot to say about eggs...Coach talks opening day baseball and BMOC reviews a 2008 documentary that will tear you in two.By Blue Monkey Communications

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Episode 396: Church for Dogs (New Converts to Contra Dance) 1:20:42

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are the members of my new contra dance band, Church for Dogs! Kate Gregory and Jonathan Craig Roberts. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: Isham Monday’s Fire on the Mountain (0:58) Halifax (22:05) Old Blind S…

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Episode 19: The Ridgetop Riches of Red Spruce 12:18

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An intersection of the natural and musical heritage of WNC can be found in the high mountains. Red Spruce (picea rubens) is prominent at altitudes above 5,000 feet in the Southern Appalachians. It’s also one of the primary tonewoods used in traditional construction of mandolins and guitars. For this episode, we spent time with conservationist Marqu…

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Swallow Tail Jig

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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.By JanetB

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March Madness is here! We pick our favorites, plus upset specials...and space shows, jelly beans, EPL in the 614 and Duke 46:21

2M ago46:21

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We're back from break talking hoops, outer space, jelly beans, Duke and the EPL in CBusBy Blue Monkey Communications

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Episode 395: Kaden Hurst (Mandolin's Place in Old Time, Gender in Ballads, and Making a Nice Sound) 1:00:23

2M ago1:00:23

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kaden Hurst. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: Tater Roll (1:05) Five Miles from Town (18:36) Cold Mountains (34:58) Rye Straw (48:43) Poor Man’s Song (56:35) Bonus Track: High Up on Tug Visit Never Come D…

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Cannonball Blues

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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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Episode 394: Hal Cannon (Old Time in Utah and Cowboy Music) 1:04:23

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Hal Cannon. We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode: Peter Francisco (0:54) Frosted Horses (Hal Cannon original) (14:02) Dust Devil (Hal Cannon original) (28:47) Crippled Up Blues (Hal Cannon original) (36:12) Ut…

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Temperance Reel

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Played on newly constructed parts banjo. Key of GBy hudie

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Episode 18: Claire Armbruster and Planning Stages 10:06

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Traditional music in WNC is a cultural practice that expands into many ways to make a living. We most often think of performers, but for every live music event that takes place, there are folks behind the scenes crossing “I’s” and dotting “T’s” to make sure everything goes off without a hitch. One of the leaders in the event promotion industry is C…

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Black Eyed Susie

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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.By Traditional, based on arrangement by Ralph Stanley

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Hole in the bottom of this jug

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Country bluesBy WalshyBanjo

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Rockingham Cindy

2M ago

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Classic clawhammer tune played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless banjo.By jbest

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Skippin' Addie

2M ago

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Tune written for my daughter.Played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless banjo!By jbest

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Valley Forge - Stone Banjo Company Banjo

2M ago

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Really fun tune played on my new Stone Banjo Company Half Fretless!By jbest

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Cumberland Gap

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Based on the playing of George Landers, fCFCD or thereabouts...By RG

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Keep on the Sunny Side of Life

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Self arrangementBy Carter family

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Episode 393: Kendl Winter (Banjo Mantras) 1:02:45

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Kendl Winter! We recorded this last week at my home in Portland, OR. Tune in this episode (all Kendl Winter originals): Tuesday’s Noods (0:57) Corduroy Pillows (23:59) Roscoe’s Blooping (33:25) Apple Core (48:54) One Blanket to Rule them All (59:06…

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Jamie Allen

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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.By JanetB

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Mountain Dew - Granpa Jones

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

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Episode 392: Hayden Stern (Blasphemy and Hot Nonsense) 53:35

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Hayden Stern! We recorded this a couple weeks ago in Olympia, WA. Tune in this episode: Loren McKowen’s (0:55) Dry and Dusty (14:26) Noon Lasses (28:23) Hawk is a Mule (Andrew Marlin original) (38:22) Farewell Trion (48:39) Bonus Track: Fishing at …

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Kiley's Reel

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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.By JanetB

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Episode 391: Adam Roszkiewicz (Old Time Tunes on Finger-style Guitar) 1:08:16

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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Adam Roszkiewicz! I’ll be calling him Rosco in the interview. We recorded this last weekend at his home in Olympia, WA. Tune in this episode: Cumberland Gap (0:37) Farewell Trion (19:02) A Prairie Jewel (John Reischman original) (35:33) Tennessee P…

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Echoes of the Ozarks

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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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