I’ve been collaborating with fiddler, Esther Morgan-Ellis, for the last year on a group of new old-time tunes. We’ve performed them in a series of concerts beginning in Spring 2024. We plan to release a recording of them soon. Here’s a performance of my tune “Peach Leaf Ice Cream” from our concert at the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega.
And here’s tablature for the banjo part and a representative melody line.
Notes About This Tune
- “Peach Leaf Ice Cream” is in D, played in Double D tuning (aDADE) using the clawhammer style.
- It’s a crooked tune with a beat missing from each phrase in the A part.
- The A part phrases begin with the Galax Lick, a brush across the top four strings that lands on the 5th string played with the thumb.
- The B part of this tune is just pure fun on the banjo: easy hammer-ons and pull-offs.
- For variety, I sometimes play bar 11 up an octave.
- The title comes from a delicious recipe found in the book Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones by the folks at Bi-Rite Creamery.
Give the tune a try, and let me know how you like it!