Here are a few tunes from typical sessions, played with the
recorder going on in
the background. Don't expect studio quality or balance here -- there
are rough starts and bumps throughout. But maybe they capture a little
of the
energy and texture -- and fun.
Johnny Don't Get Drunk.
A tune with a moral. Charley provides the introduction. We learned it
from Tim Currin. Recorded 10-4-07.
Chinquapin.
A frequent warm-up tune for us, from the playing of Dunk Preddy of
Granville County, N.C.
Pig Ankle Rag. From the
Highwoods String Band via Charley.
Fish in the Millpond. Will be
better when we can alternate with the lower
octave. From an old recording by Gaither Carlton, Doc Watson's
father-in-law.
Avalon Quickstep. Learned from
Janet Furman of Chapel Hill. We really don't play this much, but
happened to play it this session, and it didn't sound too bad, so here
it is. We hope the folks at Toyota like it.
Pretty Little Dog. A
model tune from the Fuzzy Mountain String Band. 35 years after they
made their records, we still sit around and play a
lot of their tunes. Can't remember their source for this.
