Hey everyone - is there a list of “essential” bluegrass need-to-learn tunes on the site? At the camps a lot of tunes come in jams up that some people know well - and I don’t know at all - so I’d like to try to figure out at least a handful of the most common jam tunes. I know a few myself and I have worked on the list for Cabin Camps, but now I’m looking for jam tunes so I can be a bit more broadly prepared… Thanks, Herb
Bluegrass Essential Tune list?
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As you mentioned when @BanjoBen posts an upcoming Cabin Camp, he will list songs to work on for the camp.
Such as: 2026 Cabin Camp PickAlong Songlist! Here is Bluegrass Jamming Favorites by Wernick Method Jam Classes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZcBYIsqpWYmK9qOX8aCHWIfpRcaLjuQB&si=wXFXq_bUcuvgbJBr Also here is Bluegrass Backing Tracks by Roberto Dalla Vecchia: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIkRWuEjn3VK6hdmRrovJdCKX5r7UlEz_&si=B90ehennxehs7rpi These are obviously not on Banjo Ben’s site, but hopefully they may help.
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This is a very useful resource, it groups together tunes that follow the same chord progressions. Pretty much every bluegrass tune there is is listed.
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