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winder slide and five miles from town played clawhammer on a noah cline gourd banjo January '25

"glory in/at/to the meeting house" (featuring a visit from ms. scully) learned this one from rayna gellert's version of this on fiddle played in sw pennsylvania December 24

big sciota (or "big scioto" or "big scioty") clawhammer on my pisgah, feat. ms. scully's first time jumping out of the truck bed :) old time classic about the Scioto river in ohio (pronounced sigh-oh-tuh) november 24

garfield's blackberry blossom played on my pisgah cumberland gap tuning late october '24

"undone in sorrow" or "over yonder in the graveyard" ola belle reed cover. played on a fretless gold tone with aquila nylgut strings, october '24. played in "last chance" tuning (tuned down a step or two to accommodate my voice)

"pretty little dog" played on a pisgah rambler in southwestern pennsylvania, september '24. not sure the origins of this one, if you know please leave in the comments! this version played in cumberland gap tuning inspired by noah cline

cover of adam hurt's arrangement of "john riley the shepard" played on a menzies gourd. first video with an external mic, the gourd is pretty quiet so i had to play inside to get a good sound. still trying to figure it out

cold frosty morning, played on a hot humid day:) pisgah rambler, sawmill tuned down. july '24

josie-o played on a fretless gold tone, southwestern pennsylvania, June '24

cover of "waterbound" by Dirk Powell. played on a fretless gold tone southwestern pennsylvania, may 2024

"lost indian" clawhammer on a fretless gold tone. recorded in the city (sorry for the background noise)

last chance, played on a fretless Gold Tone in Washington County Pennsylvania (May 2024) disclaimer: you should NEVER sit, stand, or walk on live railroad tracks! this particular line (rook subdivision) i'm very familiar with, and know the general times/frequencies of the trains that come through here (and even then, its a bad idea) be safe!

Something similar to Adam Hurt's arrangement of "Brushy Fork of John's Creek" played on a fretless gold tone somewhere in West Virginia, March '24 Cumberland Gap tuning, although I'm probably out of tune so not sure what key :) "Kentucky fiddler Hiram Stamper learned the tune from Shade Sloan, a Civil War veteran, and said that Alton Sizemore played it and called it "Brushy Fork of Buckhorn." H...

crude cover of Adam Hurt's arrangement of "Flannery's Dream" played on a Gold Tone AC-11 Fretless Banjo somewhere in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The wind really messes with the audio in some parts... sorry about that.

ambient train sounds for retired oogs