Uncommon songs (preferably in G)

[mbruno]

Hey all - I'm working on a workshop and I'm trying to find some uncommon songs ideally in the key of G, but not required. I'm doing my own search to get some - but searching for things you don't know about can be tough, so I figured I'd ask the crowd.

What's a bluegrass song (or tune if we're splitting hairs) you play or have recently heard that you don't hear too often at jams etc. If it's not in G, that's okay - not the end of the world.

Thanks

[Simon DS]

Sorry, don’t know any Bluegrass songs.

[Josh Levine]

Louisville Breakdown

[Marcus CA]

Arlo didn't play this in G, but it works easily in that key.

[Mike Buesseler]

I’ve only heard two versions of this one by James Bryan:

[tiltman]

Added a new fiddler to our band last year - he introduced us to this tune:
Possum Up A Gum Stump
It's a fun tune to play.

Some songs that I sing in G that you may not hear everyday...
Snowing on Raton
I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
Whitehouse Blues

Kirk

[tmsweeney]

Golden Eagle Hornpipe - Cole's 1001 fiddle tunes

not G but Em

Jackie Tar - Norman Blake Full moon on the Farm
Queen's Polka - James Bryan the First of May

[dhergert]

John's Waltz to the Miller

(Tony Trischka, 1983, originally in A I believe, but could just as easily be done in G.)

[Mandobart]

I'm surprised it doesn't get covered more. It's NOT bluegrass but Eddie Vedder's rise works well in G on mando.

Dark Hollow is not done a lot in jams.
Beech Spring is a neat sounding old tune in G
Sail Away Ladies (similar to Sally Ann). Cool chord progression.
Swinging on a Gate

Since you're in the PNW now if you don't have Gene Silberberg's "Fiddle Tunes I Either Did or Did Not Learn at the Tractor Tavern" you need to get it. Great collection of mostly old time and fiddle tunes.

[EdHanrahan]

If you have Sirius XM satellite radio, the "Bluegrass Junction" channel plays a variety of new & old BG, most of which is uncommon =to me=, and any of which could be transposed to G.

FWIW, whenever there was something particularly interesting (inherently "uncommon"), I'd make a voice note on my cell phone. Eventually realized that there were several dozen notes that I'd never have the time or initiative to track down when, hey, I could just turn on Bluegrass Junction!

[Mandobart]

If you have Sirius XM satellite radio, the "Bluegrass Junction" channel plays a variety of new & old BG, most of which is uncommon =to me=, and any of which could be transposed to G.

Though I often transpose a song for my vocal range, the OP wants this for a workshop. IMO, it is a disservice to workshop attendees to introduce a song to them in a key other than the one it's commonly played in. They may think they've "learned" a tune in a workshop and eagerly await bringing it to a jam just to learn they're in the wrong key.

[ralph johansson]

Hey all - I'm working on a workshop and I'm trying to find some uncommon songs ideally in the key of G, but not required. I'm doing my own search to get some - but searching for things you don't know about can be tough, so I figured I'd ask the crowd.

What's a bluegrass song (or tune if we're splitting hairs) you play or have recently heard that you don't hear too often at jams etc. If it's not in G, that's okay - not the end of the world.

Thanks

Trouble in Mind (preferably in A or Bb)
Crossing the Cumberlands (g minor)
Twinkle Little Star (Bob Wills, G major)
Sweet Dixie (Bill Emerson, D major)
Them Time (also Emerson, G)