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I learned this C tune from a 1931 Okeh recording of the Mississippi old time string bad the Newton County Hillbillies, featuring Alvis Massengale on fiddle. It&#39s a practice recording from a few years ago, uploaded for the 11/11/22 Old Time TOTW. I am three finger picking my 1928 Vega Tubaphone with a semi-fretless conversion neck, in double C tuning (gCGCD)

My take on Roscoe Holcomb&#39s (Rosko Halcomb&#39s) classic 2ftl version of &#34Single Girl&#34 in open D tuning (f#DF#AD)

2010 on Jason Burns #3

TOTW 03/11/23: Waltz written by James Scott Skinner, also known as &#34The Rose Of Sharon Waltz&#34 and &#34Rosebud Of Avonmore&#34

A bit of Prohibition and Depression era history here, the poor farmer couldn&#39t make enough money raising cotton. Four Cent Cotton led to raising corn instead for whiskey. Times haven&#39t changed so much, sad to say. This arrangement comes from the early recording of fiddler Lowe Stokes.

This traditional Cajun waltz sings of the sad loss of a loved one. I like its melody and found it easy to play on clawhammer banjo.