Porter’s Reel clawhammer banjo lesson

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A Texas fiddle tune from Stafford Harris (he called it Porter’s Two-Step) that I learned from the playing of Tricia Spencer and Howard Raines. I’m playing in a double-D tuning. It’s not an ideal tune for the novice player but intermediate level players will enjoy it a lot.
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[@brendandoyle815]

Hilarie, it's fun watching how you break down and teach this tune! As you probably know, I played banjo on Howard and Tricia's recording of it, and it was fun, but a bit challenging, figuring out how to make it work well on the banjo. I played that II chord in the B part as a quick (partial) II minor (2nd string, 2nd fret and 1st string, 3rd fret) to match the melody note with a hint of the II chord, but left it up to the rhythm instruments to play the full chord. Also, though I'm not generally a big fan of clawhammer triplets as ornaments (I often find them a little too "precious" and fussy), at the end of the two repeating phrases at the beginning of the A part, I do play the 4th string triplets that I hear the fiddle play as part of the melody, both because I like the way it sounds, and also the way it feels under my fingers, if that makes sense. Just a tidbit for your students to play with if they like! 🙂Anyway, great job laying out the tune!

[@HilarieBurhans]

Wow, thank you, Brendan! I love your playing on that recording! Thanks for the tip... I'll teach it that way for my Patreon subscribers.

[@BillNagle6900]

fun rune!

[@banjozx]

Hilarie, very good job with a difficult tune---but a real keeper i think.

[@jerryg7491]

Again thanks so much! Great tune!

[@rpmilius]

Thank you!!!

[@HilarieBurhans]

Bob Milius hope it works out for you!

[@rpmilius]

I think this is the recording of Porters Reel that Hilarie is playing along with
th-cam.com/video/_cJ4tE9rdkk/w-d-xo.html

[@scottkeefer5390]

Do you have a lesson of Darlin' Cora up anywhere?