"Cackling Hen" | Recording
Added 2018-05-13 01:46:50 +0000 UTCHere's a nice HD recording of banjo #13 playing "Cackling Hen," an early southern dance piece that probably originated among African-American musicians. I learned it from George Gibson. eAEAC# tuning.
I am mostly using a straight overhand picking style here, incorporating left-handed double noting and right-handed up-strokes here and there--either to get that "hen pecking" sound or when laying down that heavy "square dance shuffle" rhythm.
