Tommy Jarrell: John Brown's Dream (pt. 2) (1983)

Tommy Jarrell and string band at the Edwards-Franklin House during the annual Sonker Festival, Mount Airy, North Carolina, July 23, 1983. Jarrell (fiddle and vocal); Chester McMillian (guitar); Frank Bodie (guitar and vocal); Ray Chatfield (five-string banjo). [03.23.04]

[@graemeraymond8116]

That magnificent driving double thumbing banjo. SUPERB. Ray Chatfield

[@gval900]

What rock and roll wants to be...

[@hektorlorenzo8373]

What a great droning sound that is
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[@QuickHillFilms]

Tommy used several of the old time tunings on his fiddle but yes, this tune is in cross-tuned A.

[@XxSEETH3RxX]

It is AEAE for sure. I have Brad Leftwich's old time fiddle book and he explains the tuning and where Tommy learned it.

[@revdocx]

Magnificent

[@chucksiler7749]

That is the real Deal.

[@jessewhitstine4484]

John Brown Dreamed the Devil was dead .

[@jf752]

people make fun of me because I like the song. it's all good though

[@horlacsd]

@burrelsk He's suing? !! what'd Standard tuning ever do to Tommy?
jk i have no idea what tuning he's using, but the clawhammer banjer there is unreal too

[@apronlow]

Soon be time, soon be time to cook and eat again. I'm gonna marry, I'm gonna marry that pretty little gal. Come on Lula, come on Lula with your hog and your bread. Boating up Cindy, Cindy, Cindy, boating up Cindy, how do you do? From Brad Leftwich's Round Peak banjo tablature book.

[@alowe9415]

Soon be time, soon be time, soon be time to cook andvestvagsin

[@tbladon1]

Does anybody know how the banjo is tuned?

[@ZachVance108]

Tim Bladon it’s in A either tunes up a whole step or capo at the second fret

[@healyholtmando]

pretty sure its cross A tuning, AEAE

[@colemcpherson4644]

EAAD

[@burrelsk]

Can anyone tell if Tommy's suing standard tuning?

[@alowe9415]

AEAE

[@ArkRed1]

What are the words, or where can I find them?

[@dongbosdongbos]

George w bush on the banjo there