Getting excited about the RPM Challenge, I turned on Cakewalk and just started jamming and recording. Not perfect, but it's a fun little something: http://fabricari.com/music/rpm-sketch-01.mp3

Here's a cover of "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye." Thanks to Neal for teaching me this version. I like the sentiments in the lyrics of this version. I have a tough time churching up the frailing while singing and changing chords, but here it is, warts 'n' all.

This is the first real tune I've tried to learn in Mountain Modal (GDGCD). I was inspired an assortment of other folks who posted their versions.

Pat and Patrick Costello over at Funky Seagull just put out another awesome book for frailing banjo, The Outlaws and Scalawags Songbook.

Songs about villains, assassins, hobos, bad boys, badder girls and other folks you wouldn't want to bring home to meet mom arranged for frailing banjo.

A songbook for frailing banjo players that uses bad behavior as an overall theme to tie everything together. Most songs are split into two arrangements: a rhythmic version that uses the basic frailing strum and chord positions and a second version that emphasizes the melody.

Self-published and for sale: http://funkyseagull.com/outlaws.html

Or you can download the creative commons PDF

I've been working on one of them all week - Whiskey in the Jar: http://www.fabricari.com/music/whiskey-in-the-jar.mp3

I stumbled across Sawmill Tuning for the banjo this weekend. Makes for something nice in Dorian, I think. I recorded a minute of frailing with the second string tuned up to C, fifth string tuned up to A. (ADGCD)

http://fabricari.com/music/sawmill-frenzy.mp3