/r/oldtimemusic
A place for lovers of old-time music.
A place for lovers of American Old-Time music.
Old Time is a specific genre and not just old music.
It generally refers to the dance music and songs that came from the European/African immigrant musicians living in the Southern Appalachians and Ozarks and less commonly other areas around the country. Typically involves a fiddle, banjo, guitars, or just solo ballad singing.
Feel free to post anything old time related especially audio/video of you playing.
Typical examples of Old Time:
Old Time Stringband playing a Tune
Valuable Resources:
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White House Blues
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Lil playlist from Appalachia
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Appalachian String Inn
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What are some old-time albums you're enjoying these days?
I've been listening to a lot of the same music recently, want to switch it up a bit...what are some traditional old-time albums you've been enjoying? For me it's Earl White (eponymous album), rayna gellert's Starch and Iron (I know Ways of the World pretty well but never spent much time with her other old-time album -- kind of wild that she only has two albums of old-time music given how prolific she is!), the Hog-Eyed Man series (Jason Cade and Rob McMaken). What else do you like?
Update: Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! I'm excited to check them all out, and I hope other people got some inspiration from these ideas too.
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Banjo Playlist, Which is most Old Time?
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Old time live stream from Knoxville Tn
Play along!!!
15:07 UTC
Harmonica
Anyone recommend any harmonica players in this genre
13:13 UTC
My Bluegrass playlist turned Old-Time
15:39 UTC
Howdy yall, i love old time music and released an album. i would love if yall gave it a listen ❤️
heres my rendition of wild rose of the mountain
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Two Liza Janes, by me
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My ukulele arrangement of “Shady Grove”
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Mick Kinney - Prettiest Girl In The County
15:15 UTC
Clawhammer Style on New Music - Ruby Lee Hill
Hey All:
Ruby Lee Hill, a great musician based out of the Bay Area in California just release her first single "Too Late". I am playing clawhammer style on a rare old Slingerland banjo with a fifth string from the thirties on this track. Check it out below and hope you enjoy:
https://open.spotify.com/track/20fBxMCUpentdROEe6HrW8?si=829d8eefa5c24363
06:34 UTC
Having some fun with “Cluck Old Hen”
23:04 UTC
A few pictures from Breaking up Winter
Annual event by the Nashville Old Time Stringband Association held at Cedars of Lebanon State Park.
Also, a short video I put together.
March 1st and 2nd, 2024.
01:58 UTC
Register Now for the Northern Lights Bluegrass Music Camp
✨The instructors for Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Camp Aug 12 - 16 at The Ness Creek Site, near Big River SK! Feat. Golden Shoals, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run & more
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Sonya Badigian and Ali Kafka - Cumberland Gap
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Compilation albums
Hey!
I'm looking for some new compilation albums to dive in to.
I've been listening to "American epic: The collection" and "Blue ballads strings bands Vol. 2" a lot and need some new input. Any tips?
https://open.spotify.com/album/73iz4oHKG9ivUHYoQWXifI?si=YluQAneMS9iOGC1balJxfQ
https://open.spotify.com/album/1ARvkAHjyg123YMHUMFjCZ?si=hLnNXNqCSPGAlaS55lhqdA
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Ida Red - Eastside Rotgutters
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Working on a new tuning
21:20 UTC
Looking for Banjo/Fiddler
Hi All, I play a banjo and fiddle and looking to share tunes, learn, inspire and be inspired in one on one sessions with someone that also plays banjo and fiddle. Live in the southeast Kansas area. Drop me a message if you’re interested.
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Little Birdie, down-picking (Hi, new to Reddit here)
Hey everyone, just joined Reddit.. been playing clawhammer for a few years, I hope to record some more tunes in the near future, in the meantime I've got a few up on my YouTube channel. Never been much of a Reddit user, here's to hoping that this is a cool "place."
Ben Asher
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And Am I Born To Die - Thumblead Banjo
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Allison de Groot with Quinn Bachand - Clawhammer Jigs
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