The gourd banjo, in any of its forms, has an earthy, mellow sound. Below you'll find MP3 files (songs in digital format), and associated TAB (tablature) files for that song, if available.

To download the files, right-click the link and select 'Save Target As'.

To use the TEF file, which has midi and musical notation, you will need TablEdit or the TEF free viewer at http://www.tabledit.com/tefview/index.shtml

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Song Title		Performer		File Size		Tablature
Apple Blossom	Jeff Menzies	1.09 mb
Back Step Cindy	Tom Sauber	994 kb
Bile Them Cabbage Down	Cathy Barton	1.87 mb
Buck Dance	Buehling/Hyatt	1.3 mb	view jpeg
Calabash Dance	Clarke Buehling	799 kb
Calico **	Marshal/Naiman	3.60 mb
Cherokee Shuffle	Adam Hurt	2.39 mb
Chilly Winds	Adam Hurt	1.44 mb
Cotton Pod (played up to speed)	Clarke Buehling	787 kb	view html | TEF
Cotton Pod (played slow for learning)	Clarke Buehling	1.04 mb	same as above
Cumberland Gap	Adam Hurt	1.17 mb	view html | TEF
Cuttin' at the Point	Jeff Menzies	1.18 mb
Darlin' Nellie Gray	Adam Hurt	2.70 mb
Devil's Dream	David Hyatt	2.32 mb	view jpeg
Fall On My Knees	Brad Leftwich	2.44 mb
Fortune	Adam Hurt	2.09 mb
God Don't Like It, I Know **	Frank Lee (VIDEO)	21.7 mb
Grasshopper Sitting on a Sweet Potato Vine	Michael Neverisky	1.74 kb	view html | TEF
John Brown's Dream	Adam Hurt	2.62 mb
Juba (2.5-String Didlake)	Clarke Buehling	828 kb	view html | TEF
Juba (dotted-note patterns)	Buehling/Hyatt	1.87 mg	view jpeg
Juba (with "patting juba")	Buehling/Hyatt	1.87 mb	view info
Last Chance	Tom Sauber	1.65 mb	view html | TEF
Little Maggie (fast version)	Brad Leftwich	3.13 mb
Little Maggie (slowed down version)	Brad Leftwich	362 kb
Liza Jane *	Bob Thornburg	1.5 mb
Medley in Em (recorded seperately)
Road to Lisdoonvarna	David Hyatt	1.64 mb
Swallowtail Jig	David Hyatt	1.66 mb
Drowsy Maggie	David Hyatt	1.75 mb
Jubilee Dance	Clarke Buehling	531 kb
Martha Campbell	Donald Zepp	1.12 mb
Morceau	Clarke Buehling	885 kb	view jpeg
Morceau (lead and accompaniment)	Buehling/Hyatt	1.65 mb
New River Train	Adam Hurt	3.83 mb
Old 97	Brad Leftwich	1.35 mb
Old Katoone	David Hyatt	814 kb	view html | TEF
Old Johnny Boker (2.5-string Didlake)	Clarke Buehling	1.49 mb
Old Virginny Jig **	Clarke Buehling	1.65 mb
Pompey Ran Away	Pete Ross	440 kb	view html | TEF
Pretty Little Miss **	Mary Z. Cox	2.57 mb
Rocky Mountain Goat	Lucas Pool	1.03 mb
Sally Ann	Adam Hurt	1.74 mb
Salt River	Adam Hurt	2.06 mb
Say Darlin' Say	Adam Hurt	1.29 mb
Snake River Reel	Lucas Pool	984 kb
St Anne's Reel	Mary Z. Cox	2.12 mb
Stillhouse (Cider)	Adam Hurt	1.21 mb	view jpeg
Soldier's Joy	Donald Zepp	524 kb
Soldier's Joy	John Balch	1.43 mb
The Little Carpenter	Sarah Grey	3.89 mb
Too Much Music **	John Balch	1.25 mb
Walkin' in the Parlor Sugar In My Coffee Medly	David Hyatt	1.28 mb
Uncle Henry	David Hyatt	884 kb
Waterbound	Michael Neverisky	1.58 mb	view html | TEF
Wind That Shakes The Barley	David Hyatt	1.04 mb	view jpeg

Copyright Information

* Liza Jane by Bob Thornburg from the CD "Gourd Musical Instruments", meant to accompany the book Making Gourd Musical Instruments, by Ginger Summit and Jim Widess. Song provided by permission of Jim Widess and Bob Thornburg.

** Old Virginny Jig by Clarke Buehling from the CD "Gourd Musical Instruments", meant to accompany the book Making Gourd Musical Instruments, by Ginger Summit and Jim Widess. Song provided by permission of Jim Widess and Clarke Buehling.

** God Don't Like It, I Know, (and Others) by Frank Lee as recorded by Great Smokey Mountains TV in November 2005. Song provided by permission of Frank Lee and Great Smokey Mountains TV.

** Calico by Erynn Marshall and Arnie Neiman from the CD "Erynn Marshall, Calico" published by Merriweather Records Ltd. Song provided by permission of Erynn Marshall and Arnie Neiman.

** Pretty Little Miss by Mary Z. Cox from the CD "Banjo Dreamin' Suwannee Nights" published by Mary Z. Cox. Song provided by permission of Mary Z. Cox.

** Too Much Music by John Balch, published by Magic Bow Music (BMI) copyright 2002 John D. Balch. Song provided by permission of John Balch.