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Around here I'd say that these get the most consistent play with some cycling in and out. Alternately, I find that most pickers have a vastly larger repetoire, but alot of tunes just don't get called very often.

Salt Creek
Blackberry Blossom
Bill Cheathem
Cherokee Shuffle
Gold Rush
Big Sciota
Jerusalem Ridge
Clinch Mountain Breakdown
Lonesome Moonlight Waltz
Temperance Reel

Being a mandolin player myself, I guess I'm going to have to start calling some of the Monroe instrumental tunes that I love to pick.


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I used to loathe Blackberry Blossom. Because it has so many chords, it's very hard to improvise over... and then I discovered the delights of playing it over pretty much one chord in the A section (you do seem to need the V). What chords people play under 'standards' has always fascinated me... ever tried introducing a IV chord to the B part of Clinch, David Grier style?

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St. Annes Reel
Maidens Prayer
Ragtime Annie
Blackberry Blossom
Soldiers Joy
Beaumont Rag
Fire On The Mountain
Old Joe Clark
Devils Dream

What i'd ask is what are the most common Bluegrass tunes played at jams? (tunes with vocals, not instrumentals)

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I'm wondering if it depends on what instruments you commonly pick with. I go to a session with a great Dobro player, so we often play Fireball and Fireball Mail which are big dobro favourites, and Reuben's Train.

Keep those lists coming...

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Salt Creek
Red-Haired Boy
Little Cabin Home on the Hill
Love Please Come Home
Nine Pound Hammer
Bill Cheatham
Can’t You Hear Me Calling
Mighty Dark to Travel
I Am A Pilgrim
John Hardy
Little Maggie
Blue Ridge Cabin Home
Old Home Place


…sorry I could not stop at 10…..maybe we need to get one of those online voting sites going....
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Clinch Mountain Backstep -- Ralph's Banjo Special
Big Mon
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