Sugar Baby (old-time three-finger picking demonstration)

[Darin847]

Anyone know "Railroad Tramp" banjo tabs by dock boggs?

[Pfranklin28]

Love these songs played slowly , they seem much more somber. The Civil War always comes to mind. Sweet ,but Sorrowful. Thanks. P.S. That Banjo sounds Great.

[writerrad]

The late Stu Jamison, banjoist, scientist, grew up in China. his father and grandfather were missionaries in Western China. His grandfather set Chinese words to shape note hymns he had learned in North Carolina in the 19th century. 1990s. These hymns continued in the underground churches. A scholar who heard recordings Stu made in the 1990s said these people are singing tunes no one living in the united states has heard

[DottyWang]

A very good teaching video, especially if copied and slowed down. I think some called this tuning "mountain minor" - I watch fascinated as my niece Dulcie - the only Chinese singer of old-time Appalachian songs I know - learns this down-picking, but doesn't yet move her thumb off the drone string.

[HunterRobertson]

Thanks. In the new lessons I'm working on we've added a section that's slowed to 50%, makes a big difference.

I think Pete Seeger called it mountain minor, sawmill's another common name.

That's cool about your niece!

[deadstrings01]

Tuning?

[HunterRobertson]

gDGCD

[homipieceofCP]

could you possibly send me tabs?

[HunterRobertson]

There's a link to a rough tab of it on the "Banjo Tips" page on my website (hunterrobertson-dot-com), under the Sugar Baby video there.

[homipieceofCP]

alright thanks

[owain73]

I love your stuff, especially this tune. Do you have tab for it?

[HunterRobertson]

Thanks a lot. I did write out a tab of sorts, rough, but might help. I'll email you the link as I can't put it here.

[tomaikuta1982]

Hummmm esta bueno ahora empiezo a entender mejor los instrumentos de cuerda

Este es un banjo verdad ¿? Me gusta la musica blues ,bluegras . jazz ,gospel ..te puedes subir una de estas con ese istrumento ¿?

[HunterRobertson]

A banjo indeed, 5-string. Very common in bluegrass, less so in the other styles but certainly useable.

[NoSheep2]

Love this. Nice job!

[Khalilullah]

Sweet!

[l2p]

Great syncopation in there. Really makes the whole thing stand out.

[HunterRobertson]

Thanks!

[carolynan]

WELL PLAYED INDEED

[AussieSteveBoyle]

This tune is eery played at that early on speed - but oh! So good!