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I listened to this tune and couldn't get it out of my head. I added an arrangement of the tuned based on the Rich Zimmerman's recording on Jim Hilburn's site to my website Old Time Mandolin Music...

I have a version based on Mando Mafia's cover of Policeman tabbed out in the key of D on the Old Time Mandolin Music site -> http://www.oldtimemandolin.com Click on the Lessons link at the top and...

I learned a version of Sandy Boys from Matt Brown's Old-Time Fiddle Lesson, Vol. 1 CD. I tabbed it out and added my adaptation to the lessons section of my website...

Rhys Jones did a version of Blackberry Blossom that's a bit different (based on KY fiddler Dick Burnett's version), but related to Snake Chapman's version of GBB. You can hear a sample of Rhys'...

Nice playing! Grub Springs is an infectious tune and it sounds great on your A-4.

Some jamming buddies wanted to play Grub Springs, so I learned the Clyde Curley version of it. Then someone...

FYI... emusic.com, a subscription based itunes-like website, has the Mississippi Stringbands and Associates 1928-1931 CD, and a large portion of the Document catalog, available for download.

Jeff thanks for sharing the Youtube videos. These are great! Their playing is infectious. You can tell they really enjoy playing OTM.

I decided to tab out the Grub Springs version that Greg...

Here's another great site for learning tunes by ear that I just found today -> http://www.stringband.mossyroof.com/

The Canote Brothers of Seattle teach an OTM Stringband class three times a year...

JeffD -

I found Greg Canote's version of Grub Springs which is based on the W.E. Claunch version. I found the website where all the Canote's class tunes are kept. What a great treasure trove of...

In my iTunes library I have a half dozen versions of Grub Springs. The oldest version is one by a fiddler named W.E. Claunch from a Library of Congress recording. His version is the farthest away,...

Grub Springs from Clyde Curley and the Oxymorons CD and Sandy Boys from Matt Brown's Old Time Fiddle Lessons Vol. 1 CD.

FYI... Just added tab to Grub Springs from CC & OMs OTMM CD to the lesson section of my Old Time Mandolin Music website (see link in signature).

Indiana Breakdown as played by Clyde Curley. Something about that tune and Clyde's playing gets my toes tapping every time. I never tired of playing that tune.

I also like John Hartford's...

The Portland Collection has Hunting the Buffalo notated as a single line melody. On OTMM I always thought it sounded like Clyde was playing most of the tune with double stops (the Curley Old Time...

Also an excellent tune from OTMM. I've never asked Clyde, but I'm guessing he crossed tuned the mandolin AEAE for that tune. I figured it out in standard tuning, but I've been meaning to try the...

The Northside Southpaws, a Chicago North side left handed mandolin and guitar duo, released a new a CD of Old Time Mandolin Music titled "No Bread".

Great tune selection and playing. I highly...

Slightly off topic, but still in the nearby area of this thread...

John was the emcee for the Down From the Mountain tour, part of which was captured on DVD in 2000. He does a great version of Ed...

FYI... For your learning pleasure.

I've transcribed the Briarpicker Brown/Leake County Two-Step/Deer Walk medley from Clyde's Old Time Mandolin Music CD as three separate tunes. You can find the...

We could start a Teleman tune of the week over in the Social Group side of MC. Each one of us could pick one of the selections from John's book and record it on YouTube and post to the group. :)

As mentioned above, John Goodin's Mandotopia site has a nice collection late 19th and early 20th century mandolin music. The Ragtime Skedaddlers use many arrangements from John's site.

John's...

The Twilite Broadcasters are Adam Tanner and Mark Jackson. You can listen to some of their recordings on their myspace site -> http://www.myspace.com/thetwilightbroadcasters

I second the vote for the Clyde Curley CD. It's one of my all time favorite Old Time Mandolin music recordings. Clyde has the 3 T's of music: taste, tone and timing when it comes to playing Old...

If you are looking for some mandolin oriented Old Time music, check out the discography section of my website ->http://oldtimemandolinmusic.com/

While it's not a definitive discography, there's...

I haven't seen these two groups discussed on Mandolin Cafe, so I though I'd mention them here. Apologies in advance if I missed a thread on either of these groups.

I thought these two recordings...

I think to be heard with an oval-hole mando, you need to get modern built one. Like a Collings oval hole -> http://www.collingsguitars.com/Instruments/?ID=52.

I have two Collings MTs, a...