Buzzard 2002 CD – Dan plays 24 solo banjo tunes, played using four different banjos. No vocals.
Performers
- Dan Levenson, banjo
Track list (with key and banjo tuning)
- Katy Hill – G (gDGBD)
- Logan County – D (aDADE)
- Little Billie Wilson – A (aEAC#E)
- Dr. Dr. – D (aDADE)
- Texas Gals – C (gCGCD)
- Forked Deer – D (aDADE)
- Staten Island – Low G (dGDGA)
- Liza Poor Gal – D (aDADE)
- Johnny Don’t Get Drunk – D (aDADE)
- Rocky Pallet – C (gCGCD)
- Needlecase – D (aDADE)
- Old Bell Cow – A (aEAC#E)
- Fortune – D (aDADE)
- Old Molly Hare/Rag Time Annie – Low G (dGDGA)
- Soldiers’ Joy – D (aDADE)
- Billy in the Low Ground – C (gCGCD)
- Joke on the Puppy (Wry Straw) – D (aDADE)
- Breaking Up Christmas – A (aEAC#E)
- Whiskey Before Breakfast – D (aDADE)
- Hangman’s Reel – C (gCGCD)
- Duck River – D (aDADE)
- Flying Indian – G (gDGBD)
- June Apple – A (aEAC#E)
- Wild Horses at Stony Point – G (gDGBD)
The Banjos
- 1999 Vega Tubaphone #2, by Deering
- 1915 Vega pot with a Kevin Enoch neck
- 1990 Minstrel banjo built by Bob Flescher
- 1996 Deering Goodtime, with Fyberskin head and no-knot tailpiece.
Additional Information
The album was recorded by Wes Linenkugel at his home studio in Toledo, Ohio on April 26 & 27, 2000. All of the tunes were played live to a Tascam DA-30 DAT and appear without any cuts, edits, or punch-ins.
The mic used was an Audio-Technica 4050 set about one foot from the head. A minimum of “presence” was added, but no other effects in order to maintain a natural sound. The same set-up was used for recording all four banjos on this album.
Graphic Design by Kevin O’Shea; Banjo Buddah and Banjo Orgy photos by Joel Warren of Beechwood, OH; Dan with Vega photo by Joshua Levenson; Buzzard Logo by Annie Trimble
