Monthly Archives: December 2019

I’m a fan of Bob Dylan’s music, especially the folk-sounding stuff. There are bands out there such as Manfred Mann’s Earth Band that have taken certain Dylan songs and, in my opinion, turned out a better, happier-sounding recording than old … Continue reading →

I took a banjo arrangement I’d done back in 2010 and updated the banjo back-up (roll patterns and licks used to support the melody), totally re-did the bass according to my recent work, replaced the keyboard back-up with fiddle back-up … Continue reading →

A farmer came in from the field and was having lunch with his family. His little girl loved all the animals on the farm. They had cows and horses, pigs, chickens and the like. The daughter asked, “Daddy… are there … Continue reading →

Angels We Have Heard On High – Traditional Christmas TEF PDF MIDI    

Here Comes Santa Claus! – BANJO & MANDOLIN TEF PDF MIDI    

I Saw The Light – Hank, Sr. – FIDDLE & BANJO TEF PDF MIDI    

Brand-New arrangement for MANDOLIN & BANJO… Tom – 12/20/2019 Dark Hollow – Traditional – BANJO & MANDOLIN TEF PDF MIDI    

I took an arrangement I did in 2008 and totally re-did darned near everything in it… BanjoTom2, 12/20/2019 Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon TEF PDF MIDI    

I took an arrangement I’d done years ago for banjo and added a mandolin part to it. In the process, I also ‘heated up’ the banjo solo in a couple of places with a 2-measure Hot-Rod Pentatonic Lick that was … Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing a ‘lick’ in my head that was centered around some very rhythmic, pinched 2-stop chords. I don’t know why this never occurred to me before, but it kept coming back, coming back… Every time I’m driving or … Continue reading →