Banks Of The Ohio.MPG

The most popular version was that of Joan Baez. However, I learned this from family. I also particularly liked the North Carolina version sung by Doc Watson. I am joined by a fiddler named Dane Schuyler, from Indiana, who plays a nice fiddle and sings well too. This was our second take on this tune and we had only played together at a party about three days before. He sings nice harmony. Too bad he doesn't live in Phoenix.

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Music

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• Fred Coon
• banjo
• old time music
• fiddle
• folk
• acoustic
• West Virginia folk music
• North Carolina folk music

[fredcoonbanjo]

I used to attend Vandalia. I spent many years attend the Glenville festival and many others thoughout WV and VA and NC. I don't get east too much any more and I they won't let me play at Vandalia because I don't live in WV any more. I wish they would because I have so many songs I learned from Aunt Jennie Wilson and many others during my early years and as you know, there are not many palces to jam at Vandalia so there is not much reason to go. Thanks for your great words about my playing.

[SirCoughsalot]

I learned it from family, too. Indirectly. My grandmother sang this, but I only heard her doing it on a tape. Very nice version. So you don't live in WV anymore? You ever make it in for the Vandalia or anything like that?

[Orie1]

Most excellent!

[YoppyKyabetsu]

Love the finger picking arrangement you play there.

[5041carol]

Very nice gents.