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Based on the Ed Weaver/Pug Allen version. Lyrics are mine. Standard-G tuning, with banjo arrangement modeled on Walt Koken’s playing with Clare Milliner. “Let’s get Happy !” 🙂 But still Classified 🥚

A cover of Noah Cline’s “Sandy River Belle tuning” version. Can’t blame me for trying, and I’ve been trying for a while. Played on his Bottle Gourd banjo #144. A shade sharper, here tuned c#-A#-D#-G#-A#. “Billy in the Lowground” actually refers to the protestant William of Orange defeating the Irish Catholic forces at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, ensuring foreign occupation would continue i...

One of the older tunes in the catalog, with its first appearance in 1549 Scotland. The verses I chose are from various sources, the more recent from Ben Kiser’s version. As a child, I listened to Burl Ives’ version, and some of his lyrics appear here. The refrain is from a version heard minimally in the much-celebrated 1941 film, “Sergeant York,” as sung by Lee “Lasses” White, who earlier had p...

I was moved to reprise this cover of Dirk Powell’s classic, from his “Time Again” Rounder Records recording in 2004. Dedicated to the people in Western North Carolina and elsewhere, impacted by the hurricanes. Pisgah “Woodchuck” banjo, tuned e-C#-F#-B-C#

- From Marion Reece and others. This treatment is borrowed from Adam Hurt’s recording on “Back to the Earth.” The tuning here is d#-G#-D#-G#-A# (“dbl-C” relative). Played on Bottle Gourd banjo #144 from Noah Cline.

-from Tommy Hunter, Doug Phillips. More a study of Pete Vigour and Arnie Naiman with the Albermarle Ramblers. Featured here with the Wheelhouse fiddler. 🎻 Keepsake 🪕 from Ryan Navey of Carolina Banjos.

trad., from Paul Brown and Stephanie Coleman via Adam Hurt (“Artifacts”). Standard A tuning, on my Pisgah spun brass Cherry Dobson.

From Art Stamper. Adam Hurt/“Earth Tones” setting but abbreviated and a step lower. Tuning is c-A-D-G-A Bottle gourd banjo #144 from Noah Cline

I’ve been meaning to put up a gourd version of this tune, modeled after Adam Hurt’s treatment. Gourd banjo #144 from Noah Cline, tuning is c-A-D-G-A (key of C, my preference currently due to something else I’ve been working on…)

from Omer Forster, atypically tried in the clawhammer style. Indebted to Arnie Naiman, whose yt version I’ve had on repeat for the past few years. Standard G tuning

Reprised as a solo, since I wasn’t really happy with earlier efforts. From Luther Davis/arr. Adam Hurt (“Back to the Earth…”) Lily of the Valley (the flowering plant), is poisonous. The tune is a harsh mistress.. Bottle Gourd banjo #144 from Noah Cline. In “Double-A” tuning (e-A-E-A-B).

A study of Barry Crannell’s wonderful version, which I’ve long-admired, in Double-D tuning. Barry described Sally Ann as “Julianne’s smarter sister..” I should resurrect Julianne sometime soon, and feature the two in a medley (?)

From John Salyer, inspired by Bruce Molsky’s recording with Dirk Powell.. Tuning is e-B-E-G#-B (lowered standard G relative)

A seemingly comical title with a sorrowful backstory. In “Double-G” tuning on my Jeff Menzies Fretless Tackhead..

“Cousin Sally Brown”

“Sally Ann”

“Red Haired Boy”

“Ireland In Her Eyes” ☘️

“Dry and Dusty”

Belle of Lexington

Shippingport

“The Glendy Burk”

“Joke on the Puppy” 🐶

The Green Willis

Sheep and Hogs Walking Through the Pasture

“Wildwood Flower”

Bowback/Biddy Medley

Lily of the Valley/Rocking in a Weary Land

Jack Wilson