Golden Willow Tree - Zac Sokolow

[@lonnieowsley]

I could listen to you all day awsome song and music 🎶

[@SethShumateHarmonica]

Holy hornpipe that's something else.

[@thomashumphries3519]

U are an old soul sir

[@KHbanjo]

Constantly impressed with the music you put out!

[@seancline8130]

I really like these songs you do that tell stories. They are very captivating. You really convey the feelings through your voice and playing well.

[@thedavidmalmberg]

Wonderful!

[@robertjeffrey5560]

Top shelf stuff as always Mr. Sokolow!

[@vinsamson8061]

Fabulous Zak! 👌🤘

[@blainechappell5383]

If you ever make it North Carolina way, I want to know. I want to see this playing in person.

[@ZacSokolow]

I’d like to soon. I’ve got some family out there.

[@achimhodde4256]

Good evening Sir (well, according to German time), what a great piece of music you offered again. Since I missed your virtual concert at Palomar College, this is a very nice compensation. I can't get enough of your music to build me up and help me through these troubled times. Honestly. War is only a few hundred miles away from here, so such lovely distraction comes in just right. The style you are playing, Sir, is it a mixture of uppicking und overhand? And I'll take a guess: It's double C-tuning. Anyway thank you very much again!

[@ZacSokolow]

Hi Achim, I appreciate your kind words, and I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the songs. For this one I mostly play in a kind of pattern where you brush down and then pick up on your way up. There are parts with straight down picking too. The tuning is G-D-G-D-E, but tuned down low 4 or 5 steps.

[@achimhodde4256]

@@ZacSokolow Thank you ever so much and have a nice day.

[@curtisshaw5965]

Man I got to learn how that up-picking style! I usually play clawhammer and 2-finger thumb lead. I know a few 3-finger Scruggs songs too. I don't don't know where to start with up-picking though...help

[@ZacSokolow]

I play a lot where I’m strumming down but pick up for the melody notes. That’s mostly what I did in this video. Sometimes it makes the melody pop out a little more.

[@dwaingibbs93]

Awesome! Did you have anyone in particular that that really influenced yours? I really enjoy the unaccompanied singing of Doug and Jack Wallin(golden vanity)

[@ZacSokolow]

My favorite version is Almeda Riddle's. That's the one that made me want to learn it. I'll have to check out Doug and Jack Wallin's version.

[@NickleJ]

Hey Zac, what's the source of this version? I know this one through Pete Seeger as "The Golden Vanity"

[@ZacSokolow]

As far as I know the song is hundreds of years old. I’ve heard it sung a bunch of different ways and learned verses from a lot of different versions. One of my favorites is Almeda Riddle’s. Haven’t heard Pete’s.

[@blainechappell5383]

If you don’t mind, I may try to learn this song off of you from this video.

[@ZacSokolow]

👍

[@kennethmccraney1950]

Nice picking. Is that a 12 inch banjo pot?

[@ZacSokolow]

It's just over, close to 12.5''

[@DaniotheManio5]

What's your tuning??

[@ZacSokolow]

It’s a variation of G tuning, G-D-G-D-E, but tuned down real low. Can’t remember where I first learned that tuning, but it’s a good one.