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October 2006 · Bimonthly
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Clawhammer: Billy In The Low Groundby Dan Levenson These pages are from my upcoming book 117 Old Time Festival Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo - MB 20313BCD (book and 2 companion cd's) due out in late September 2006. Page 8 tells about the format of the tunes and some of my thoughts about written music. Page 20 and 21 represent an actual tab of Billy in the Lowground taken directly from the book. I hope you enjoy this new publication. Play nice, Dan   Dan Levenson is a Southern Appalachian native who has grown up with the music of the region. Today he is considered to be a master of both the old time fiddle and clawhammer banjo styles. He is known worldwide as the fiddler for The Hippie-billies, the owner and banjo player of The Boiled Buzzards AND as a top solo performer and teacher. Dan has won many awards on both instruments including 3 first place wins at the 2006 Worthen old time fiddle contest (Adult, Trick/fancy and Husband/wife) and the 2005 Ohio Clawhammer Banjo Championship. He recorded over 10 top selling old time music albums both in band and solo configurations. Dan teaches regularly at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina and has taught at many of the traditional music schools and camps around the country including Mars Hill, The Maryland Banjo Academy, the St. Louis Folk School and the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp Dan is a Mel Bay author and writes for Banjo Newsletter and The Old Time Herald. [ top ]
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