Shaking Down the Acorns
Who are these guys? Thaey are good. Love that banjo run.
This is A modal tune which means it has a G chord. The banjo can play in A modal tuning. There are A and B parts. Some folks play it square, as in two of each, but most folks play A three times.
Roger Netherton on fiddle: "Shaking Down the Acorns" (Clifftop 2014) [utoob]
The Kathy Kallick Band [utoob] on stage
Patrick McAvinue & Russ Carson [utoob] bedroom video
Adam Hurt, banjo [utoob non-video]
Three young guys who are very good [utoob, right].
The great Dwight Diller solo fiddle outside [utoob] or inside [utoob], not in A.
Instructional solo banjo [utoob] not in A.
Hot Seats, video of a studio session [utoob].
Handy instructional video of solo banjo [utoob].
Not to be confused with...
Chinquapin Hunting. That means looking for acorns [OTF].
Hogs Picking up Acorns. That comes after you shake them down.
Shuckin the Bush [utoob]. See the Fiddlin' Early White CD for a great version. Shuckin is an unlikely way to find acorns.
Rattle Down the Acorns [Iron Leg Stringband on utoob]. Ok, even I'm confused.