

Our Story
I like to think it’s curiosity rather than ego that makes me keep tabs on what happens to my musical children as they wander about the country. Since the tunes have a specific point of origin, I’ve always thought it might be fun to write an article (for the Journal of American Folklore or some such) about their evolution. That’s assuming I could trace the exact links: In the beginning A begat B, or maybe the San Diego version connected to the Phoenix version, the Phoenix connected to the Denver, the Denver connected to the neck bone…
[A fellow in Tucson, John Walkenbach, also a fellow banjo player, writes the well-regarded “J-Walk Blog.” He posted a link to comments historical I made on the Banjo Hangout about the origins of Nixon’s Farewell. Rather than restate them I will simply link below and you can explore his banjo ramblings as well.]