Banjo Newsletter - Contents Index - November 2008 to October 2009

35 Years Ago Today... (a look at the banjo world in 1974); EARL’S WAY by Bob Piekiel. TAB: Hot Corn Cold Corn; TABS of the MONTH: South 14 by Wayne Shrubsall; Shakin’ Off the Acorns by Silvio Ferretti ; Bristol Steam Convention Blues by Hub Nitchie; LETTER from the EDITOR; ARRANGEMENT DEVELOPMENT By Harold Streeter. TAB: Cast Your Fate to the Wind; FLINT HILL: The Community That Time Forgot By the Flint Hill Flash; FEATURE: Banjo Newsletter. Remarks by Tony Trischka. Additional remarks by Roger Siminoff, Ray Hesson and Martha and Eddie Adcock MUNDE’S MORSELS: By Alan Munde . TAB: Brown County Breakdown; BACK UP: Hub Nitchie By Janet Davis. TAB: Black Mountain Rag; LET’S ROLL: Productive Practice By Pete Wernick; CHORDUCOPIA By Fred Geiger. TAB: Sweet Lorraine; ON THE ROAD: Looking Back By Murphy Henry; BEGINNER’S CORNER: 35 & Counting. By Eddie Collins TAB: Blue Ridge Cabin Home BOB’S TUNES: Where Were You? By Bob Carlin. TAB: Ship in the Clouds ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Darlin’ Nellie Across the Sea MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Nancy Nitchie and MBA By Ken Perlman. TAB: Little Donald in the Pigpen

JUST PICKIN’: Shee-Haw! By Reid Toth; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: In The Jailhouse Now; REVIEW: “Jingle All the Way” by the Flecktones By Ian Perry. TAB: Sleigh Ride; REVIEW: Tony Trischka’s “Hill County” By Ben Freed. TAB: New York Chimes; REVIEW: “Modern Banjo Ideas...” DVD, By David Jakubiak. TAB: Shady Grove; REVIEW: “Evergreen” by Alison Brown By Ira Gitlin. TAB: O’Carolan’s Concerto; FEATURE: Eric Weissberg (part 1) Interview by Mike Kropp. Additional remarks by Tony Trischka and Alan Munde; Appreciations: Rich Hudson, Lee Ann Baber; EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD: The Key of D minor By Ian Perry. TAB: ETF Blues; BOB’S TUNES: Ora Lee By Bob Carlin. TAB: Ora Lee; 5-STRING UPDATE: Ben Eldridge By Tom Adams. TAB: Grandpa Get Your Guitar; TAB of the MONTH: Alison Brown By Ian Perry. TAB: Fair Weather; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS: Goldtone’s Cello Banjos By Hugh Strawn. TAB: Johnny, Bring the Jug Around the Hill; CELLO BANJO TUNES By Mary Z. Cox. TAB: Greasy Coat; BEGINNER’S CORNER: The New By Eddie Collins. TAB: Auld Lange Syne; A Banjo Player’s IBMA By Bob Altschuler; LET’S ROLL: Back to Basics: Are You a Successful Musician? By Pete Wernick; REVIEW: Goldtone Cello Banjos By Tony Trischka; MICHAEL J. MILES and HIS BANJOS in the Classroom By Brunella Carlberg

THE OLD TIME WAY Edited by Dan Levenson . TAB: Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss; REVIEW: Big Jim Grittith By Dan Levenson TAB: Samson; OPEN BACK BUYER’S GUIDE By Bob Carlin. Profile: Jeff Menzies By John Balch; ON THE ROAD: Hottie Slow Jam By Casey Henry; LET’S ROLL: The Year of Good Tone By Pete Wernick; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: Weary Lonesome Blues'; FEATURE: Eric Weissberg, Part 2. Interview by Mike Kropp TAB: No Title Yet Blues; TECH TALK: Pre-War Sound, Part 2 By Roger Siminoff; REVIEW: Ryan Cavanaugh’s “Songs for the New Frontier 2. By Andrew Condes. TAB: Medicine Wheel; BACK UP: Natural Minor By Janet Davis TAB: Jerusalem Ridge; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Essential Licks By Eddie Collins TAB: Nine Pound Hammer; FEATURE: Gena Britt Interview by Greg Cahill TAB: Carolina Cookout

Flint Hill Crossword Puzzle results; TRISCHKA’S PICKS: Earl Today, by Tony Trischka. TAB: Salty Dog; Feature: BEN FREED by Arnie Fleischer. TAB: Clearwater; JUST PICKIN’: A Heart Full of Banjo By Reid Toth; TECH TALK: What’s That Twang? By Roger Siminoff ; PROFILE: Ron Cody, Interview by Ian Perry. TABS: Paddy on the Turnpike, Cape Breton Fiddler’s Welcome; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Miss McLeod’s Reel; TAB of the MONTH By Walt Koken. TAB: Uncle Bud; LET’S ROLL: Steve Martin and Ambassadors of the Banjo By Pete Wernick; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Syncopation Across the Bar Line By Ken Perlman. TAB: Taylor Kimble’s Breaking Up Christmas; BOB’S TUNES: C-H-I-C-K-E-N By Bob Carlin. TAB: C-H-I-C-K-E-N; BUILDER’S FORUM: Building the Nechville Way by Tom Nechville; EARL’S WAY By Bob Piekiel. TAB: Streamlined Cannonball; BACK UP: Autumn Leaves in "E" Harmonic Minor by Janet Davis. TAB: Autumn Leaves (fast part); ON THE ROAD: Super Bowl, Part 2. By Casey Henry; BEGINNER’S CORNER: 5 Years By Eddie Collins. TAB: Oh Susanna; REVIEW: Ron Block’s new instructional DVD from AcuTab. By Tom Adams. TAB: Every Time You Say Goodbye

REVIEW: Steve Martin’s “The Crow” By Tom Adams; ON THE ROAD: Easy Songs for Banjo. By Casey Henry; FEATURE: Kristin Scott Benson By Casey Henry. TABS: Don’t Tread on Me, Freedom Park; THE OLD TIME WAY: The Arthritis Brothers Jam By Jim Whitesell; Today’s Old-Time Jam Session By Dan Levenson. TABS: Ducks on the Millpond, Policeman; REVIEW: Curt Bouterse’s new CD By Dan Levenson. TAB: Waiting for Nancy; REVIEW: Brett Ratliff’s new CD By Bob Carlin. TABS: High on a Mountaintop, 9 Miles Out of Louisville; REVIEW: Goldtone’s OT-800 banjo By Bill Nix; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams. TAB: Cripple Creek (in C); EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry. TAB: The Road to Spencer; PROFILE: Tony Trischka Interview by Scott Anderson. TAB: Fox Chase; REVIEW: Tony Trischka’s “Territory”; BACK UP: “A” Melodic Minor By Janet Davis. TAB: Greensleeves; BEGINNER’S CORNER: Trying to Start Something? By Eddie Collins; PROFILE: Brandon Green By Donald Nitchie TAB: Velocity; LICKS and LETTERS

Banjos at the 2009 Folk Alliance By Bob Carlin; FEATURE: Tim O’Brien Interview by Danny Barnes TAB: Red Dog in the Morning; EDDIE ADCOCK: Bluegrass’s Bionic Banjo Player By Nancy Cardwell; EARL’S WAY By Bob Piekiel TAB: Old Country Road; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS: By Hugh Strawn TABS: And the Cat Came Back, Arkansas Traveler; PROFILE: Daniel Koulack Interview by Cathy Fink TAB: The Lion’s Den; RENO-STYLE WORKSHOP By Jason Skinner TAB: Gold Rush; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: Blue Skies and Teardrops; TAB of the MONTH By Jack Dublanica TAB: Calliope House; TECH TALK: Restoring Force By Roger Siminoff; PROFILE: Bill Evans Interview by Scott Anderson TAB: The Distance Between Two Points; CHORDUCOPIA By Fred Geiger TAB: Secret Love; Performing Bluegrass With Others, Part 1 By David Jakubiak; ON THE ROAD: My Grand Ole Opry Debut By Casey Henry; BEGINNER’S CORNER: BNL’s FAQ, and Answers By Eddie Collins; TAB of the MONTH By Obadiah Golding TAB: Sasparilla

TAB of the MONTH: Manzanita By Ned Luberecki; FEATURE: Béla Fleck Interview by Scott Anderson; REVIEW: Jayme Stone’s “From Africa to Apalachia” By Bob Carlin TAB: Dakar; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS By Hugh Strawn TABS: Green Corn, Soldier’s Joy

BOB’S TUNES: Tommy Jarrell By Bob Carlin TAB: John Henry; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Alternate String Pull-Offs Revisited By Ken Perlman TAB: Smith’s Reel; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO By Tom Adams TAB: Little Sadie; LET’S ROLL: Ask Dr. Banjo—Controversial Topics: 2-Finger Plant? Metronome? 2–4 Slide? Syncopation? By Pete Wernick; REVIEW: “Mark Johnson Teaches Clawgrass Banjo” (DVD) By Ken Perlman TAB: Cherokee Shuffle; REVIEW: “Master Collection of Fiddle Tunes” by Tony Trischka, Book/CDs By Ian Perry TAB: Ducks on the Pond; EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD By Ian Perry TAB: Forked Deer; BACK UP: Comparing Minor Scales By Janet Davis TAB: El Cumbanchero; BEGINNER’S CORNER: By Eddie Collins TAB: Cripple Creek Variations; REVIEW: “The Company You Keep” by Alison Brown (CD) Review By Ian Perry; FEATURE: Alison Brown Interview by Ian Perry TAB: Under the (Five) Wire; JUST PICKIN’ With the BanjoDiva: A Hot Night in the Ovens By Reid Toth

LET’S ROLL: Ask Dr. Banjo—Recommended Banjo Vacation: The Pleasures, Perks, and Lessons of BUSKING, by Pete Wernick; PROFILE: Jens Kruger by David Jakubiak TAB: Beautiful Nothing; REVIEW: “Music From the Spring” by Donald Nitchie & Ian Perry; EXPLORING the FINGERBOARD by Ian Perry TAB: Fisher’s Hornpipe; ADAMS COUNTY BANJO by Tom Adams TAB: Whispering Waters; Playing Bluegrass With Others, Part 2: Developing a Bluegrass Repertoire by David Jakubiak; FEATURE: Jody Stecher by Roy Andrade TABS: Gwendolyn McGrath, St. Louis Tickle; EARL’S WAY by Bob Piekiel TAB: Keep on the Sunnyside; TAB of the MONTH by Bill Evans: The Distance Between Two Points; BACK UP: Bill Emerson-Style Bluegrass by Janet Davis TAB: Little Juniata; MELODIC CLAWHAMMER: Mountain Minor Tuning and A-Modes by Ken Perlman TAB: Christmas Morning; BEGINNER’S CORNER: D Tuning by Eddie Collins TAB: CrippleD Creek; Maintaining Strings and Picks by Ben Freed; OLD-TIME from the OZARKS by Hugh Strawn TAB: Wolves a Howlin’; ON THE ROAD: Kaufman Kamp by Casey Henry

431 Sep. 2009:

BILL EMERSON, interviewed by Janet Davis. Also, Remembering Mike Seeger, and profiles on Warren Yates, Chris Coole and Jaroslov Prucha. Along with our usual columns: Adams County Banjo, BC, Let’s Roll, Chorducopia, On The Road, Bob’s Tunes, MC, Tech Talk, Back-Up. TABS: Camp Meeting on the 4th of July (Coole), Sittin’ on Top of the World, Sugar Hill (Kyle Creed), One More River to Cross (MC), Darling Corey, Let Me Rest at the End of My Journey (TA), Dear Old Dixie (BF), Sweet Dixie (Emerson ), Persian Rug (JB)

432 Oct. 2009:

MARK DELANEY. Also, our quarterly Old Time Way section, with a profile of Bruce Molsky by Rafe Stefanini, a review of the Haints new CD, and Clifftop Notes. Along with our columns BU (Delaney), Chorducopia, Bob’s Tunes, Adams County Banjo, On The Road, Exploring the Fingerboard, and Let’s Roll. TABS: Last Night When My Willie Came Home (Mike Seeger), Black Diamond(Delaney), Bird Bath (Delaney), Wandering Boy (OT, Molsky), Cherokee (JB, Part 1), Devil’s Dream (OT, Romero), Baptist Shout (OT, Romero), The Hearts of Scotland (TA), Banjo in the Latin Hollow (BC)