Standing on the Mountain

Standing on the Mountain

Author: Banjo Hangout Members September 20, 2013 Duration: 0:00
Playing an archtop RB-250 (sort of) got me to thinking about those old Allen Shelton breaks on the Jim and Jesse tunes.

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Banjo Hangout Top 100 Bluegrass Songs
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Pony Express [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Great song from the Dueling banjo&#39s record ......also known as New Dimmensions in Bluegrass...with Clarence White on guitar!!WOW!!
Gentle on my Mind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This if for TOTW August
Hard Times Come Again No More [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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aDF#AD . . . not Foster&#39s original chords. I just played harmonies that sounded nice to me. I couldn&#39t resist using a diminished chord in the chorus.
I'll Fly Away [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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My latest amateur, multi-track recording effort playing all of the bluegrass instruments :-) I borrowed most of the banjo lead from Tony Trischka&#39s &#34All Star Bluegrass Jam Along Book&#34 for banjo. It&#39s a nice j…
Anger Road [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Original tune in double C tuning G C G C D in the key of C min