{"id":527,"date":"2009-10-10T13:54:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T18:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soupgreens.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2009-10-10T13:54:51","modified_gmt":"2009-10-10T18:54:51","slug":"uke-tunes-from-the-olden-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thejoydrops.com\/blog\/?p=527","title":{"rendered":"uke tunes from the olden days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.librarything.com\/work\/522874\">Briggs&#8217; Banjo Instructor<\/a> is an 1855 book of banjo tunes.  Rob MacKillop figured out how to play them on ukulele, wrote them out in tablature, and made an MP3 demo for each one.  The demos are folksy and Hawaiian sounding at the same time, plus there&#8217;s this Scottish accent in the mix.  I dig em, so here are links:<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/publications.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/images\/BriggsBookLarge.jpg\" alt=\"20 Pieces from Briggs Banjo Instructor\" style=\"width:200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\">\n      1. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/BriggsBreakdown.mp3\">Briggs Breakdown<\/a><br \/>\n      2. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/BriggsCorn.mp3\">Briggs&#8217; Corn Schucking Jig<\/a><br \/>\n      3. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/BriggsReel.mp3\">Briggs&#8217; Reel<\/a><br \/>\n      4. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/CarneyJig.mp3\">Carney Jig<\/a><br \/>\n      5. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/CamptownHornpipe.mp3\">Camptown Hornpipe<\/a><br \/>\n      6. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/CarryMeBack.mp3\">Carry Me Back To Old Virginny<\/a><br \/>\n      7. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/CircusJig.mp3\">Circus Jig<\/a><br \/>\n      8. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/CongoPrinceJig.mp3\">The Congo Prince Jig<\/a><br \/>\n      9. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/DanceBoatman.mp3\">Dance, Boatman, Dance<\/a><br \/>\n      10. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/DearestMay.mp3\">Dearest Mae<\/a><br \/>\n      11. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/EphraimsLament.mp3\">Ephraim&#8217;s Lament<\/a><br \/>\n      12. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/EthiopianCarcovienne.mp3\">Ethiopian Cracovienne <\/a><br \/>\n      13. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/HardTimes.mp3\">Hard Times<\/a><br \/>\n      14. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/JimAlongJosie.mp3\">Jim Along Josey<\/a><br \/>\n      15. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/KeemoKimo.mp3\">Keemo Kimo<\/a><br \/>\n      16. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/LucyNeal.mp3\">Lucy Neal<\/a><br \/>\n      17. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/MaryBlane.mp3\">Mary Blane<\/a><br \/>\n      18. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/MissLucyLong.mp3\">Miss Lucy Long<\/a><br \/>\n      19. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/OldJohnny.mp3\">Old Johnny Boker<\/a><br \/>\n      20. <a class=\"htrack\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fingerstyleuke.com\/mp3\/banjobook\/SebastopolBreakdown.mp3\">Sebastopol Breakdown<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"clear: both\">If you&#8217;re reading this in an RSS reader or some site but soupgreens.com, you&#8217;re better off stopping by the blog and hitting the play button in the page, because it will turn all these little snippets into a seamless playlist.  Downloading and listening one by one won&#8217;t be half as much fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Briggs&#8217; Banjo Instructor is an 1855 book of banjo tunes. Rob MacKillop figured out how to play them on ukulele, wrote them out in tablature, and made an MP3 demo for each one. The demos are folksy and Hawaiian sounding at the same time, plus there&#8217;s this Scottish accent in the mix. 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