Banjo Hangout Newest 100 Songs

Agua e Vinho 28.03.2026 ↓

An arrangement of &#34Agua e Vinho&#34 by Egberto Gismonti for mandolin (Drew Azzinaro) and banjo (Chris Gainey)

The Galaxy Song 27.03.2026 ↓

A solo performance of The Galaxy Song by Eric Idle on banjo with vocals

Etude Op. 35, No. 22 27.03.2026 ↓

That most famous B Minor Etude by Fernando Sor, played on Banjo

Grigsby's Hornpipe 20.03.2026 ↓

A 9-part tune, Grigsby&#39s Hornpipe source recording is Eck Robertson, the &#34Famous Cowboy Fiddler&#34 from Texas. Colonel Melvin Grigsby may be the namesake for the tune, having gained some fame himself when he prompted Congress to pass an act to form his cavalry. That act led to Teddy&#39s Rough Riders, which may have led to his ascension to the U.S. presidency.

Snowbird On The Ashbank 17.03.2026 ↓

Reference recording for the tab posted-- view my tabs here .

Snowbird on the Ashbank (Oscar Wright) 14.03.2026 ↓

Though another melody goes by this title, and this version of WV fiddler Oscar Wright&#39s resembles Paddy on the Turnpike, it&#39s a tune that&#39s been recorded with credit given to Wright.

Snowbird On The Ashbank 13.03.2026 ↓

TOTW 03/13/26

Baltimore Fire Blues ala Cannon 11.03.2026 ↓

This is an exercise on the current old time tune of the week on the hangout 3/11/26 Baltimore fire. It is a Blues/ragtime version ala Gus Cannon. The instrument is a 1923 Vega Tubaphone with the Eastman Neck Eastman has used on its White Ladies. Anyone exploring this kind of banjo playing contact me, Thanks

Baltimore Fire Sacred and Profane versions 11.03.2026 ↓

Here are 2 version of the Baltimore Fire Song, one perhaps approximating a playing of it as a hymn or parlor ballad, another with my rough approximation of the banjo playing of banjoists like Gus Cannon who were mixing blues and rag on the banjo. My instrument is a 1923 Vega Tubaphone pot with a Eastman neck

Don't take your guns to town 09.03.2026 ↓

Reference recording for the tab posted-- view my tabs here .