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Gathering Flowers From The Hillside

4/25/2025

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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Gathering Flowers From The Hillside' in the key of G.

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Recordings
Earl Taylor & Jim McCall - key of G
Gathering Flowers FromThe Hillside - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall with The Stone Mountain Boys - YouTube

Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - key of A (starts at 2:55)
Sing The Carter Family's Greatest Hits [1977] - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - YouTube

Hylo Brown -  key of F (starts at 28:00: last song on the record)
Sings Bluegrass Songs That Wonderful, Old Time Way [1959] - Hylo Brown - YouTube

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of G (starts at 3:48)
Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube


Jam Videos

Jason Homey - key of G
Jason’s YouTube Links – Alphabetical Listing – Parisology (cyberplasm.com)

Janene Thomas - key of C
Gathering Flowers From the Hillside [C] - YouTube 


Progression
1111
1155
1111
1511

(Prog. V1 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.) 

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

Chorus Lyrics 
These are the words I sing for the chorus:

I've been gathering flowers from the hillside,
To wreath around your brow;
But you kept me waiting so long dear,
That the flowers have all withered now.


In the attachments, I have included a lyric cheat sheet that gives the first words of each verse.

Happy Pickin',
Jason

Files:

Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - banjo tab
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Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - guitar tab
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Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - mandolin tab
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Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - melody in G
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Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - Lyric SheetDownload File
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Gathering Flowers From The Hillside

9/29/2023

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Hi everyone,
The song of the week is 'Gathering Flowers From The Hillside' in the key of G.


Recordings
Earl Taylor & Jim McCall - key of G
Gathering Flowers FromThe Hillside - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall with The Stone Mountain Boys - YouTube

Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - key of A (starts at 2:55)
Sing The Carter Family's Greatest Hits [1977] - Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper - YouTube

Hylo Brown -  key of F (starts at 28:00: last song on the record)
Sings Bluegrass Songs That Wonderful, Old Time Way [1959] - Hylo Brown - YouTube

Jason Homey & The Snake River Boys - key of G (starts at 3:48)
Jason Homey and the Snake River boys, IBA Open Mic, 10_22_19 - YouTube


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


Progression
1111
1155
1111
1511
(Prog. V1 on the Basic Chord Progressions handout.) 

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


Chorus Lyrics 
These are the words I sing for the chorus:

I've been gathering flowers from the hillside,
To wreath around your brow;
But you kept me waiting so long dear,
That the flowers have all withered now.

In the attachments, I have included a lyric cheat sheet that gives the first words of each verse.


Song List 
20 songs were played at last night's jam: 15 from the main list, 3 from the additional songs list, and 2 that are on neither list:

Beautiful Brown Eyes - G
Clinch Mountain Backstep - A
Columbus Stockade Blues - G
Down The Road - Bb
Gathering Flowers From The Hillside - G
I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore - Bb
I'm Waiting To Hear You Call Me Darling - Bb
Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - A
Little Birdie - Bb
Little Cabin Home On The Hill - G
Lonesome Road Blues - G
A Memory Of You - C
Mountain Dew - A
My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains - G
Way Down Town - A
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - G
I'll Fly Away - G
Lonesome Feeling - Bb
Blue Ridge Cabin Home - A
Foggy Mountain Top - G

Happy Pickin'
Jason

Files:


Gathering Flowers - Banjo tab
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Gathering Flowers - Guitar tab
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Gathering Flowers - Mandolin tab
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Gathering Flowers - Melody in G
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BBJ - Mountain Dew - lyric cheat sheet
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      • Charlie Simmons -The Idaho Bluegrass Association from 1975 to 1985
      • Idaho's 19th century Fiddlers
      • Weiser Fiddle Champions ​ 1950s & 1960s
      • ​Byron Berline
      • Dave Frisbee
      • Weiser Fiddle Champions from 1970s and 80s
      • Megan Lynch Chowning
      • Fiddle Champion ​in 1990s and 2000s
      • Tashina and Tristan Clarridge
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      • Jason's Intermediate Jam Blog 2019 - 2021
      • Jason's Beginner Jam Blog 2017 - 2018
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