Posts Tagged 'contra'
Walk Old Shoe, Heel Come a-Draggin’
Published July 6, 2008 aDADE Leave a CommentTags: contra, Illinois
The B part in particular is different from the “Fly Around” version that you might have heard elsewhere.
This has a different rhythmic emphasis than other “Dry and Dusty” versions I’ve heard.
Slow:
Fast:
Dog Treed a Possum Up a White Oak Tree
Published July 6, 2008 aDADE Leave a CommentTags: contra, Illinois
This is a fun tune but not the most natural on clawhammer banjo, so I’ve included a simplified version as an MP3.
Easier:
Harder:
Sakkijarven Polkka
Published July 6, 2008 Favorites , gEGBE Leave a CommentTags: contra, Finnish, polka
A Finnish polka that works for contra dancing. The banjo is tuned gEGBE. As with other tunes that have more than 2 parts, you might want to play the A and B melodies alone until the dancers are used to the dance, then toss in C and D for variety.
Played here at a brisk tempo for contra dancing.
A Macedonian dance tune with a part lobbed off for contra dancing. The tab has the complete version. It’s fun to play this through a cheap amp with a lot of distortion. Try that with your local dance group! And check out this YouTube video in which Mathieu uses the tune to demonstrate three picking styles.
Julia Delaney is an Irish tune; Needlecase is an American old-time standard. Some day I’ll record a version that isn’t quite so…caffeinated.
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