Whenever I start to play my banjo my cat Chester always comes to find me. He loves banjo the most, so I wrote a banjo tune in his honor. Enjoy!

Banjo- Christian Wilkey
Guitar- Christian Wilkey
Mandolin- Christian Wilkey
Vocals- Chester Wilkey

Chester The Cat

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Christian Wilkey- Guitar, lead vocals
Jake Tolbert- Banjo
Joe Matson- Guitar
Miranda Ryan- Fiddle
Evan Duckworth- Bass

Worried Man Blues

Mr. RC Wilkes (feat. My 4th Grade Chorus)

One, two, three, four
Kindergarten through the door
Five, six, seven, eight
Kindergarten don't be late
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve
I hope you are doing well
Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen
Music is nice it's never mean

Welcome To Music Class- Early Elementary

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Down In the Willow Garden (Rose Connelly)

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Smiling at the Rain (2017)
All music and lyrics by Christian Wilkey

Guitar- Christian Wilkey
Dobro- Christian Wilkey
Banjo- Christian Wilkey
Mandolin- Christian Wilkey
Vocals- Christian Wilkey

Lyrics:
You thought I didn't notice
You thought I didn't care
I see why you thought that
But to me it wasn't fair
Okay, so maybe I was wrong, then
It wasn't by design
You didn't see the tears, no
That filled and clogged my eyes

*Chorus
I know you were scared then
Did you know that I was too?
All I wanted was to make things right
I know I'm not tactful
And I know I felt the pain
Can we go back to smiling at the rain?

I think I thought I loved you
I think you thought so too
Your voice was slow and lazy
My glasses were askew
And summer rain came pounding
The grass and made a marsh
The clouds forgave the hot sun
Even though the clouds were harsh

*To chorus

I don't know just what I need
I think I need forgiveness
Isn't that all anybody needs?
I never wanted you to leave
Without me saying sorry
I can smell a summer rain
Heavy on the breeze

Twilight of Your Smile

Smiling at the Rain

And Always
Words and Music by Christian Wilkey

Do you know who you are when she stands by you?
When she cries in your arms do you know what to do?
Do you feel you’re alive when you look at her?
Do you see a future that you can be sure…of
You’re in love

Did she tell you her past, do you know about me?
Am I a joke, a footnote, a mistake of her revelry?
Well I guess if that’s so then it could be worse
You can be her blessing, I will gladly be her curse…today
And always

*Chorus
Have a good life
Go to sleep and turn off the light
That illuminates the part of your head
Where you store the memories 
Of that week I spent 
In your bed

Things are fine, they’re alright, I’m just living life
Saw a picture of you and I did not look twice
You’ve moved on, it’s okay, so have I, I’m fine
Lose the hook, throw you back, and so I’ll cast my line…again
And catch sin

Tryin’ to know who I am when I stand alone
Am I a man or a boy who is just overgrown?
You’ve forgotten the week that I spent in your bed
For me, memory, it sinks in just like lead…today
And always

*to chorus

And Always

I teach elementary music. I love punk rock. Here you go.

Vocals- Christian Wilkey
Guitars- Christian Wilkey
Bass- Christian Wilkey
Drums- GarageBand

Twilight of Your Smile 

Baby Bumblebee (But It's A Pop-Punk Anthem)

My American Appalachian arrangement of one of my favorite hymns played on authentic Appalachian instruments!

Guitar- Christian Wilkey
Mandolin- Christian Wilkey
Bowed psaltery- Christian Wilkey

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