Billy in the Lowground

It’s almost impossible not to play this tune at a steppy tempo.
Played on banjo #115 for James.
Three-piece curly maple neck (with separate fingerboard and overlay of the same) with walnut stain. 26 1/4” scale. Decent-sized bottle gourd.
Tuned cADGA (key of C, fDGCD relative). Usually play this in double C (gCGCD).

[@jgrees]

Well Noah, this looks and sounds just great! Thanks for making this for me. Also, if you can arrange to leave this smokin' version of "Billy in the Low Ground" in that banjo so I'll be able to play it that would be excellent....

[@NoahCline]

Ha! You’re more than welcome!

[@JDiaz21]

Goodjob Cline 🤠🏞️👍🏼

[@steveallerton9124]

I've been looking for a good version of this tune. Thanks, missed one. 🙂

[@ProfileP246]

Man stop it already, can't stop dancing around the living room, loved it!

[@NoahCline]

That’s what breakdowns are for lol.

[@bearshield7138]

sweet build and a wonderfully played piece

[@johnschneider4160]

You da man, Noah! Keep them coming!

[@peterrandall9523]

Brilliant rendition.. I reckon Billy's on the high ground now !!!

[@esperanzamendoza6048]

Amazing!

[@JDanielGraham]

Wow man! sounds fantastic. Great job!

[@NoahCline]

Thanks!

[@RobHutten]

That thing sounds fantastic. Great playing as always.

[@NoahCline]

Thanks, Rob!

[@brianpriest3638]

Love it! That’s one of my favorite tunes and that’s a heck of a good sounding banjo.

[@davidcedarholm4309]

Dude - You got it!! A sweet instrumental on an equally sweet instrument.

[@NoahCline]

Thanks, David!

[@michaelwarren5152]

This is fantastic.

[@stevesadownpicker1519]

Fantastic Noah!

[@NoahCline]

Thank ya, Steve!

[@krystallinecestmoneau1358]

man that's real !

[@NoahCline]

Thanks!

[@drewby613]

Just found you on Spotify. Are any of these bottle-gourd banjo recordings available there or anywhere?

[@NoahCline]

Nope, just on KZbin. The gourd banjo recordings on my album, “The Mountain Staircase,” were played on #13, which was the first gourd banjo I built, made from a large canteen gourd. All the bottle gourd banjos I’ve built have either been commissions or extras that I made up and sold directly.

[@drewby613]

@@NoahCline I listened to Mountain Opus today, and I thought I heard gourd banjo on that one as well. Had it on shuffle all day. Wonderful!

[@NoahCline]

Thanks! Just mountain banjo on that one, though with tuning them down, there’s some gourd vibes there, though not near the resonance and sustain.

[@drewby613]

@@NoahCline Ordering gourds tomorrow from Wuertz, Lord willing (got their name from your BNL interview). The journey begins!