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12 recordings

This is a playlist of 12 recordings, made between Sep 08, 2024 and Jun 12, 2025

St. Louis Blues

The version of St. Louis Blues here is played in E-position, and it incorporates a verse known from Peg Leg Howell's Turtle Dove Blues at the end.

Spoonful Blues

This borrows mostly from Charley Patton's take on Spoonful Blues, using the VI7-II7-V7-1 progression.

Jack of Diamonds

The Jack of Diamonds lyrics in this try are borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson & Mance Lipscomb. It is played in E-position here.

Make Me Down a Pallet On the Floor

Jelly Roll Morton describes Pallet On the Floor as, "one of the early blues," present in New Orleans "many years" before he was born. Sam Chatmon tells Lomax that Pallet On the Floor was, "the first or second one I learnt."

"Casey Jones" (Elizabeth Cotten) Transcription

A first attempt at transcribing a piece for Ploddings, on a livestream. The video aims to show the process, such as setting up the skeletal structure, and then adding details at the ending steps.