Shady grove Doc and Merle... Banjo tab..

Subject: Shady grove Doc and Merle... Banjo tab..
From: Anders Svensson
Date: 04 Aug 99 - 10:50 AM

Hello everybody!

I wonder if there is possible to get tabs on "shady grove" Doc watson version? Also interested in "little sadie" and "the cuckoo bird"

On the net or some books maybee?

Thanks

Anders

Subject: RE: Shady grove Doc and Merle... Banjo tab..
From: j0_77
Date: 05 Aug 99 - 05:52 PM

There was a Video Tape of Doc made by the Smithsonian Institute - I was there at the time, however I never did get a copy, despite looking everywhere.

'Frailing Banjo' by ERIC MULLER & BARBARA KOEHLER Pub MelBay - No ISDN number - But if you ask at Elderly Instruments they will get you a copy.

Clawhammer By Larry Peterson This one is not in print as far as I know - but if you look around ther are lots of others. Incidentaly Muller&Koehler shows you how to play Clawhammer and has a bunch of gureat tunes including Shady Grove, Little Sadie.

Doc UP PICKS little Sadie !!!!!!!!!

The best setting of the Cuckoo is in a Book by J Burke - published by Amasco Publishing. ISBN 0-8258-2801-6

I don't know of any tabs off of Doc's playing and I should think them a little tooo hard anyhow. Hope that helps :)

Subject: RE: Shady grove Doc and Merle... Banjo tab..
From: Anders Svensson
Date: 06 Aug 99 - 11:28 AM

Thanks jo_77!!

Thanks for your help. I will try to find the tabs at those places...On question: What do you mean by UP PICKING little Sadie?

In my version of shady grove,cuckoo bird Merle Watson plays the banjo.. I think he was an amazing talant!! (I´m from sweden, and I don´t know any other styles than frailing and bluegrass... please explain.)

Thanks for your help!!!

Subject: RE: Shady grove Doc and Merle... Banjo tab..
From: j0_77
Date: 06 Aug 99 - 05:28 PM

Yuppers on Merle - unfortunately Merle was killed in an accident way back - real sad. Nowadays Doc sometimes plays with his Grandson :)

Up picking - err I have but one track of Sadie, it is played by Doc but he uses the standard folk 'Up' pick style. Like Bluegrass but no 'rolls' - sorta. This style is totaly different to 'down picking' as you are probably aware.

There are lots of exponents of the 'frail' downpick style - IMHO - Doc is the best :)

I do not play Bluegrass at all - I never did try too hard :) But I love the 'frail' and sing options that an open back banjo provides :)

Subject: RE: Shady grove Doc and Merle... Banjo tab..
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Date: 07 Aug 99 - 02:55 AM

Hi ! I am not an expert in english so please excuse me for that. I'm fond of Doc watson and I have a country band and a trio that you can see at http://electrogene.nfrance.com/ysite But... my request is : have you got the lyrics of "Sadie", this song with a refrain goin' like this Sadie, sadie oh what a lady... etc.