There is something about playing a tune, becoming lost in a melody, that takes me to a distant land and all of my cares drift away as I float through the various notes :: Oh No! Is that how Nero felt? Unless otherwise noted, all tunes on this page are licensed Creative Commons BY SA
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Auld Lang Syne : 30 Button C/G Anglo Concertina
A Scottish traditional song that, for some unknown reason has now been associated with New Years Eve.
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Cripple Creek : Homemade Banjer
Quite a nice traditional banjer tune in the clawhammer style.
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Leaving Loch Rannoch : Great Highland Bagpipe
A bit rushed. Poor microphone; 100+ decibels must have been punishing. I first learned this tune at the Balmoral summer schools and the tune was used to teach timing and rhythm. ( I should have paid more attention)
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Loch Lomond : Banjo
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Skye Boat Song : B-flat Highland Hornpipe
"Song" may be in the name, but I don't sing; consider yourself lucky. There is quite the writeup on this tune at Wikipedia.
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Star of the County Down : 30 Button C/G Anglo Concertina
Star of the County Down Although I don't remember where I first heard this traditional tune, it has always seemed to stick with me.
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Sudo Modprobe : Banjo
A shortened version of the LinuxOutlaws theme as transcribed by Dr. Jonathan Kulp.
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Played in the clawhammer style. -
Sudo Modprobe : Great Highland Bagpipe
A shortened version of the LinuxOutlaws theme as transcribed by Dr. Jonathan Kulp.
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Sudo Modprobe : B-flat Highland Hornpipe
A shortened version of the LinuxOutlaws theme as transcribed by Dr. Jonathan Kulp.
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Sudo Modprobe : Banjo and Concertina
A shortened version of the LinuxOutlaws theme as transcribed by Dr. Jonathan Kulp.
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This version adds a concertina accompaniment to my clawhammer banjo recording of Sudo Modprobe.
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Ye Banks and Braes : Homemade Banjo
One of my favorite tunes. This rendition is roughly based on an arrangement available online at http://clawhammerbanjo.wordpress.com/2006/12/02/celtic-tunes/
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