HL00575773 Round Peak Clawhamm

Hal Leonard HL00575773 Round Peak Clawhammer Banjo Joseph Weidlich
Traditional Appalachian Fiddle Tunes from Surry County, NC

The Round Peak area of Surry County, North Carolina consists of a number of small communities which border Mt. Airy, NC. The Round Peak musical style is synonymous with the old time music pairing of the fiddle with the African-derived banjo and was considered to be the defining ensemble sound for community dance music as played by the holy trinity of the Round Peak banjo masters: Kyle Creed, Fred Cockerham, and Tommy Jarrell. As most of the Round Peak repertoire is played in the traditional fiddle keys of D Major and A Major, they are the keys that are used in the arrangements of some of the traditional Appalachian fiddle tunes that form its living tradition.

Includes a lengthy instructional introduction. Songs are presented in banjo tab.