This tune started out as a 12-bar blues in the key of F. I wanted to alter it so it could be played for contra dances, and I realized that the chord progression used in the jazz standard 'Israel' by John Carisi could also be used for it. It commemorates the many late nights I spent rehearsing at The Player's Ring in Portsmouth, NH, which is on Marcy Street.

Marcy Street

This tune sounds best with an open-Bb banjo tuning.

The Farm Crew

The Gardener and the Groundhog

This tune was originally composed on the guitar, but I thought it'd sound neat on a banjo tuned to guitar tuning.

The Miller's Hand

The One-Winged Mosquito

The Straightest Vine

This tune is a contrafact of 'Side by Side' by Harry M. Woods.

Through All Kinds of Weather

Titus' Tune

Whoopie Pies and Ice Cream

This tune is a rhythm changes tunes. Katie is the wonderful artist who did the artwork on the cover of this album!

Aiden and Katie's Tune

This tune is one of the tunes I composed when I was experimenting with going around the circle of fifths in the other direction.

David Moore

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