This is a beautiful tune, which is uncharacteristic for a banjo tune….
I first heard the Hartley family playing this on YouTube, and immediately wanted to learn it.
This is about the fifteenth take, as I was having some trouble getting through twice cleanly. And I had to tune my banjo down half a step cuz the dtuners wouldn’t stay in tune at pitch, so I tuned down a half step and suddenly they stay in tune. I have no clue how that works… but I di like how it sounds slightly lower, I love lowered tunings.
Not sure I did the tune justice, but I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Tuning: fC#FG#C#
Dtuner settings
3rd string: F>D#
2nd string: G#<A#
Equipment
Banjo: Morgan Monroe MNB1
Dtuners: Cheat-a-keys
Strap: Lakota Leather 2″ cradle
Fingerpicks: Sammy Shelor signature
Thumbpick: National Med
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S7 Selfie Cam
I’m currently working on an interview that I’ll post here as soon as I’m done, and I’ll be adding more of those soon hopefully, but in the meantime, enjoy some banjo picking!
The off-grid musician 
Certainly is a beautiful tune; not your typical banjo tune. I enjoyed it. Thanks, Gunnar.
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I haven’t paid much attention to banjos, and had never seen that technique sliding the pitch with the tuning pegs before, but I must say that you certainly give new meaning to the phrase “picking and grinning” with this one 😉 Seriously, I liked it. Good job! And I envy anyone who can switch between stringed instruments of different tunings like you do. I have various instruments, but have to tune every one of them in fifths to be able to play them!
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Thanks!
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