Hi everyone,
Due to Thanksgiving and special events happening in the Pioneer Building, there will be no High Beginner - Low Intermediate Bluegrass Jam for the next two Thursdays (Nov. 28th and Dec. 5th).

The next High Beginner - Low Intermediate Jam will be held on Thursday, Dec. 12th.
I'll send out the song of the week email for the Dec. 12th jam when it gets closer to that date.

Song List
17 songs were played at last night's jam: 11 from the main list, 1 from the additional songs list, and 5 that are on neither list:

Angel Band - Bb
Angeline The Baker - D
Homestead On The Farm - A
In The Sweet By And By - G
Little Willie - A
Long Journey Home - G
Mountain Dew - A
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - G
Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong - G
Turkey In The Straw - G
Wildwood Flower (played twice) - C & D
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A
Bill Cheatham - A
Foggy Mountain Breakdown - G
Long Black Veil - A
White Freight Liner - A
Wreck Of The Old '97 - A

Have a happy Thanksgiving.
Jason

Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Little Willie' in the key of A.


Recordings
The Stanley Brothers - key of A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2yH1iDYYg

John Reischman & The Jaybirds  - key of C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84lf7l2BMqc


Jam Videos
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology


Progression 
1   1   b7  b7
1   5   1    1
1   1   b7  b7
1   5   1    1

In the key of G: 1=G, 5=D, b7 (flat seven) = F
In the key of A: 1=A, 5=E, b7 (flat seven) = G
In the key of C: 1=C, 5=G, b7 (flat seven) = Bb


Song List
18 songs were played at last night's jam: 11 from the main list, 4 from the additional songs list, and 3 that are on neither list:

Angeline The Baker - D
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - G
Homestead On The Farm - A
Little Liza Jane - D
Little Willie - A
Long Journey Home - A
Mountain Dew - A
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - B
Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong - G
Wildwood Flower - G
Worried Man Blues - G
Big Sciota - G
Cluck Old Hen - A
I'll Fly Away - E
Lonesome Feeling - G
Foggy Mountain Breakdown - G
Soldier's Joy - D
Wreck Of The Old '97 - G

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
Little Willie - banjo tab
Download File

Little Willie - mandolin tab
Download File

Little Willie - guitar tab
Download File
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Little Willie - melody in A
Download File

Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Homestead On The Farm' (a.k.a. 'I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home') in the key of A.


Bluegrass History and Recordings  
Homestead On The Farm was recorded by the Carter Family in 1929, but in bluegrass circles, this song tends to be more closely associated with Mac Wiseman, who first recorded the song more than 20 years after the Carters. On the points where Mac Wiseman's arrangement differs from the Carter Family's arrangement of the song (chord progression, melody, etc.), bluegrass players have tended to follow Mac.

Mac Wiseman played guitar and sang harmony on Flatt and Scruggs' Mercury Sessions recording of 'We'll Meet Again Sweetheart', which was one of the very first records Flatt and Scruggs made together after they left Bill Monroe's band. And, in the role of lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Mac Wiseman was Lester Flatt's immediate successor in Bill Monroe's band. Mac, for instance, is the lead singer on the original 1949 Bill Monroe recording of the popular bluegrass standard 'Can't You Hear Me Calling'. 

Here are two of Mac's recordings, and one live performance, of Homestead On The Farm:
key of Bb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6uxNzkH1Vc

key of A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBzQXXDC6w4

key of A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82_0ui4taWI

Jam Videos
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)


Progression & Arrangement 
Verse:
1411
1144
4411
2255

Chorus:
1411
1144
4411
2511 

In the key of G: 2=A.
In the key of A: 2=B.
In the key of Bb: 2=C.
A typical jam arrangement of the song is:

Intro break - played over the chorus progression, (so that the intro break sounds resolved)
Verse 1
Chorus 
Break - played over the verse progression
Break - played over the chorus progression (by a different instrument than the one that played the immediately preceding break)
Verse 2
Chorus
Break - played over the verse progression
Chorus

If more breaks are needed than this, another break over the verse progression followed by another break over the chorus progression may be inserted right before Verse 2, and/or another break over the chorus progression followed by another break over the verse progression may be inserted right before the final chorus. 


Song List
16 songs were played at last night's jam: 12 from the main list, 2 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list:

Angel Band - A
Canaan's Land - F
Cry, Cry Darlin' - G
Homestead On The Farm - A
Little Liza Jane - D
Long Journey Home - A
Mountain Dew - D
Reuben - D
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - G
Turkey In The Straw - G
Wildwood Flower - G
Worried Man Blues - C
Beautiful Brown Eyes - G
Columbus Stockade Blues - G
Red Wing - G
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - G

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:
Homestead On The Farm - Banjo tab
Download File

Homestead On The Farm - Guitar tab
Download File

Homestead On The Farm - Mandolin tab
Download File

Homestead On The Farm - Melody in A
Download File

Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Little Liza Jane' in the key of D.


Recordings
Alison Krauss: key of A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bASF3KMTLtk

The Nashville Grass: key of G:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5nfXsvrGdw


Jam Videos
Keys of D & A
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology


Progression
1111
1151

In the key of D: 1=D; 5=A.
In the key of C: 1=C; 5=G.
In the key of A: 1=A; 5=E.
In the key of G: 1=G; 5=D.

Happy Pickin'
Jason