Old Jake Gillie

First go at Old Jake Gillie and just getting into the A and B parts. Its very much about the groove and rhythm with this tune. Still gotta have a go at a few elaborations but give it time.

Old Jake Gillie

I've been having a go at this tune from 'Clawhammer Banjo'. Getting the rhythmic sequence is tricky and for me the key to the tune. I've been practicing the the fingering really slowly but its not till you give it a go at full tilt that it starts to resemble some of the versions I've heard on Youtube. After playing in frailing style with a definite pick-strum-pluck type of action, getting the more intricate drop thumb patterns of clawhammer is good discipline for gaining greater control over my playing action.