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Dogs in the Yard

The beginnings of a new song I think. Played in Double C tuning on the fretless banjo, while I watched the dogs playing in the backyard on a humid, windy moonlit night around 11 o'clock.

Well, looks like Maggie, but it move too slow

A few cuts from the upcoming album 'Late Ramble', by Joseph Noderer and Pals....

Speckled Dog

An original tune called Speckled Dog (aka Bitch, Get That Cat Turd Out Yo Mouf). Played on my trusty Fretless Enoch Tradesman in double C tuning. Figured out over the course of a few days.

Night Work

I love trying to learn old time songs, trying to get them "right" (i.e. recognizable), but I also highly respect those who use the elements of old time music to create something more abstract, more evocative. An earlier post, Warm February Night, is an attempt to do just that. Having played and recorded WFN, I remembered that a few months ago I tried to play a certain ballad in a tuning that the song wasn't written in, and came up with something that I found interesting. So, here it is. I'm calling it Night Work II. There is a Night Work I and also a Night Work III. The recording quality is a little rough (a few pops here and there when I hit the high notes) but I think it sounds pretty interesting after all.

Lost Angie

Variations on Angelina Baker, fretless Enoch Tradesman, double C tuning.

Warm February Night

Arranged by yours truly. Not sure what this is, but I like the sound of it. Fretless Enoch Tradesman, gCGCD.