Mel Bay's Frailing the Five String Banjo: An Instruction Manual

by Eric Muller, Barbara Koehler

This is an excellent instruction book for the 5-string frailing banjo, the musical tradition of the Southern Appalachians. There is a wealth of information, photos, & music included. 1. Angeline the baker 2. Arkansas traveler 3. Caledonia 4. Callaham 5. Chicken reel 6. Cluck old hen 7. Cripple Creek 8. Davy 9. Fause Knight upon the road 10. Flop-Eared mule 11. From Jerusalem to Jericho 12. Georgia railroad 13. Gwine back to Dixie 14. The hound day song 15. John Booker 16. John Hardy 17. Johnny has gone for a soldier 18. Johnson boys 19. June apple 20. King Kong kitchie kitchie ki-me-O 21. Liberty 22. Little birdie 23. Little Sadie 24. Mississippi Sawyer 25. Morpeth Rant 26. Ms. McClouds reel 27. Old Joe Clark 28. Old Jimmy Sutton 29. Old log cabin in the lane 30. Old Molly Hare 31. Over the waterfall 32. Paddy on the turnpike 33. Pretty Polly 34. Sabines Fancy 35. Shady grove 36. Shortenin’ bread 37. Simple gifts 38. Skillet good & greasy 39. Soldiers joy 40. Sugar in the gourd 41. Sugar Babe 42. Temperance reel 43. Waterbound 44. Weevily wheat 45. Willie Moore 46. Wind that shakes the barley 47. Winkin’ eye

Genres: Music

96 pages, Spiral-bound

First published June 1, 1973

Reviews

[Brent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Where can I get another copy?