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Original Five-String Flathead Prewar Gibson Banjos
Three Articles by Jim Mills that appeared in Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine in March 2002, August 2003, and November 2004 Article #1—Something Special Written by Jim Mills Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine March 2002, Volume 36, Number 9 The history on this banjo is pretty well recorded. As far back as I can trace, Mr. Mack…
Rocky Road Blues
Here is a jam track for the tune “Rocky Road Blues”. The track is in the key of A and played at full tempo. If the tempo is not right for you, you can slow it down or speed it up using the “Playback” selection in the “Settings” menu.
Little Darlin’ Pal of Mine for 5-String Banjo
It is banjo month here at Bluegrass Unlimited (December 2022) because Earl Scruggs is on our cover. This week Dan Miller plays an arrangement of “Little Darlin’ Pal of Mine” and then demonstrates how to create some variations.
The Fiddle Music of Art Galbraith: An Ozark Family Legacy Passed Down Four Generations
Photos by Virginia Curtiss Reprinted from Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine January 1984, Volume 18, Number 7 Seventy-four-year-old Arthur Galbraith, of Springfield, Missouri, accurately represents the essence of old-time fiddle music popular in the Ozarks over 100 years ago. Art plays many of the same tunes that his Uncle Tobe Galbraith did, in the same lilting, traditional…