Songs Archives - Jody Hughes Music

New EP Release: Songs From Home

Jody — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:27:57 +0000

I’ve spent the last month recording a good bit of music as well as remastering some of my old material. I discovered I even had finished recordings on my hard drive from 8-9 years ago I forgot about and never released! I decided to put...

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The Best Streaming Platforms for Artists

Jody — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:07:50 +0000

What I would like to do today is offer some transparency into the world of streaming. Spotify has come under a lot of fire due to how little it pays artists. Especially with it’s new rule, that if you don’t get 1000 streams on your...

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New Release: Birds Of Mabry

Jody — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:28:14 +0000

In July, I released a track using my first dive into field recording. I entitled this track, “Birds Of Mabry: Beneath The Tree.” One day when out walking, I noticed a plethora of sounds coming from this old tree. It seemed the local birds loved...

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New Release – The Pursuer

Jody — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:29:14 +0000

I recently finished up a new track entitled “The Pursuer.” The mood of this piece is dark folk, eerie, and perhaps haunting. I envisioned a type of relentless pursuing in my musical mind…a certain element of pacing. Perhaps something aimed for a murder-mystery It’s available...

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Bluegrass and Fiddle Tunes in the Key of A

Jody — Wed, 21 May 2025 22:47:51 +0000

The key of A is one of the more common keys in bluegrass and old-time jams. This is because the key sits on the fiddle and mandolin quite well (lots of open strings). If you play banjo or guitar, you’ll likely be reaching for your...

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11 Lesser Known Awesome Banjo Songs You May Not Have Heard!

Jody — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:18:51 +0000

Here are some awesome banjo songs that you need to hear. I’ve chosen some that are more off the beaten path by some of my favorite players. A few of these banjo players aren’t that well known, but all of them are great players with...

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Bluegrass Jam Songs in the key of C

Jody — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 03:57:29 +0000

Are you here because you are tired of playing the banjo only in the key of G? So much of the 5-string banjo’s repertoire is in the key of G (after all, that is what it is tuned to), but it’s not much more difficult...

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Beautiful Dreamer

Jody — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:41:31 +0000

A beginner banjo arrangement of Beautiful Dreamer for banjo, using the 1st to 12th frets of the instrument. I know many are looking for SLOWER banjo music to play, this is a good one that isn’t too hard. It is in the key of C;...

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Salt Creek beginner banjo lesson

Jody — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 21:56:22 +0000

Free Banjo Lesson for Salt Creek Here is the video: In this FREE banjo lesson, I cover the Bluegrass favorite SALT CREEK. This arrangement uses only a few rolls and hand positions. Salt Creek is in the mode of MIXOLYDIAN. This is why it has...

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Man of constant sorrow – EASY Banjo lesson

Jody — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:55:34 +0000

Here is an EASY BANJO LESSON for the old classic “Man of Constant Sorrow.” Made popular by Ralph Stanley and then later, the movie “Oh Brother Where Art Thou.” To play Man of Constant Sorrow, you’ll only need to know a few banjo rolls like...

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