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Wolfpack Pickers

Song List for Jams

Beginners are often anxious about knowing how to play all the various songs that come up in any given jam. The Wolfpack Pickers organizers hope to alleviate that stress – at least somewhat! – by identifying a song for each jam in advance. This way you can review the song, listen to a recording, and become a little bit familiar with the tune.

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Song List Information

DateTitleComposer / ArtistPrintOnsongYouTubeSpotifyNotes
April 18, 2022Feast Here TonightTraditional
April 4, 2022Red River ValleyTraditional
March 7, 2022High on a MountainOla Belle Reed
February 21, 2022Shake SugareeElizabeth Cotten
Check out the YouTube link to hear Elizabeth Cotten sing the song.
February 7, 2022Little Cabin Home on the HillLester Flatt and
Bill Monroe		PrintOnSongBill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
November 15, 2021Old Home PlaceDean Webb and
Mitch Jayne		PrintOnSongThe Dillards
A more challenging song that includes 2 and 3 chords in addition to 1, 4, and 5 chords, but very fun and satisfying to play! The chorus follows two verses, instead of being sung after each verse.
November 1, 2021Fireball MailFloyd Jenkins (Fred Rose)PrintOnSongFireball Mail
Two chords! Often played as an instrumental in G.
October 18, 2021Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Hank WilliamsPrintOnSongJambalaya
Two chord song
October 4, 2021Long Journey HomeTraditionalPrintOnSongRhonda Vincent and the Rage
Also known as "Two Dollar Bill"
March 2, 2020Red Clay HaloGillian Welch
February 17, 2020Shake SugareeElizabeth Cotten
Check out the YouTube link to hear Elizabeth Cotten sing the song.
February 3, 2020Do LordTraditional
January 6, 2020Blue Moon of KentuckyBill Monroe
First time through: 3/4 time, slow tempo
Second time through: banjo kick off, 4/4 time, up tempo
December 2, 2019Jingle BellsJames Lord Pierpont
December 2, 2019 and January 6, 2020Instrumental: Red Haired BoyTraditional
November 18, 2019Blue ChristmasBill Hayes & Jay W. Johnson
November 4, 2019Can't You Hear Me CallingBill MonroeTemporarily unavailable
Listen to the harmony on the chorus.
November 2019Instrumental: Whiskey Before BreakfastTraditional
October 21, 2019I Saw the LightHank Williams
October 21, 2019Fiddle Tune:
Cherokee Shuffle		Traditional
October 7, 2019Aragon MillSi Kahn
September 16, 2019There is a TimeRodney Dillard and Mitch Jayne
August 5, 2019Nellie KaneTim O'Brien
July 15, 2019Angel BandWilliam Bradbury and Jefferson Hascall
July 1, 2019Salty Dog BluesTraditional
June 17, 2019You Are My SunshineJimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
June 3, 2019Way DowntownTraditional
May 6, 2019This Weary Heart You Stole AwayCarter Stanley
April 15, 2019Are You Missing Me?Ira and Charlie Louvin
April 1, 2019Love Please Come HomeLeon Jackson
March 18, 2019How Mountain Girls Can LoveRalph Stanley
March 4, 2019High on a MountainOla Belle Reed
February 18, 2019Freight TrainElizabeth Cotten
February 18, 2019Mountain DewBascom Lamar Lunsford and Scotty Wiseman
How many extra verses can you find?
February 4, 2019I'll Go Steppin' TooJerry Organ and Tommy James
2-Chord Song (G, D)
February 4, 2019Feast Here TonightTraditional
January 7, 2019I'll Go Steppin' TooJerry Organ and Tommy James
2-Chord Song (G, D)
January 7, 2019In The PinesTraditional
January 7, 2019East Virginia BluesCredited to A. P. Carter
December 17, 2018Sitting On Top Of The WorldWalter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon
December 17, 2018New River Train
December 3, 2018Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow
December 3, 2018Dooley
November 19, 2018Banks of the OhioTraditionalMurder ballad
November 19, 2018Roll In My Sweet Baby's ArmsTraditionalOnSongSpotify: Doc Watson and Bill Monroe
November 5, 2018Columbus Stockade BluesTom Darby and Jimmie TarltonPrintOnSongThe Tuttles with AJ LeeNotice the shared breaks on this video.
November 5, 2018Dim Lights, Thick SmokeJoe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis, and Max FidlerPrintOnSongFlatt and Scruggs
October 15, 2018The Bluebirds Are Singing For MeLester FlattPrintOnSongLester Flatt and Mac WisemanCall and response on the chorus.
October 15, 2018Carolina Mountain HomeRicky SkaggsPrintOnSongRicky Skaggs
October 1, 2018Little Georgia RoseBill MonroePrintOnSongRicky Skaggs and Travis Tritt
October 1, 2018Wayfaring StrangerTraditionalPrintOnSongRhiannon Giddens
September 17, 2018I'll Fly AwayAlbert E. BrumleyPrintOnSongStanley Brothers
September 17, 2018Keep On The Sunny SideAda Blenkhorn and
J. Howard Entwisle		PrintOnSongCarter Family
August 6, 2018Don't This Road Look Rough and RockyLester Flatt and
Earl Scruggs		PrintOnSongFlatt and Scruggs
August 6, 2018Gold Watch and ChainThomas WestendorfPrintOnSongEmmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Linda Ronstadt, Helen CarterVerse and chorus both start on the 4 chord
July 16, 2018Foggy Mountain TopA. P. CarterPrintOnSongFlatt & Scruggs
July 16, 2018Dark HollowBill BrowningPrintOnSongDel McCoury Band
July 2, 2018WildflowersDolly PartonPrintOnSongDolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt
July 2, 2018Old Home PlaceDean Webb and
Mitch Jayne		PrintOnSongThe DillardsA more challenging song that includes 2 and 3 chords in addition to 1, 4, and 5 chords, but very fun and satisfying to play! The chorus follows two verses, instead of being sung after each verse.
June 18, 2018Katy DaleyTraditionalPrintOnSongRalph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys2-Chord Song (G, D)
June 18, 2018Blue Ridge Cabin HomeGladys StaceyPrintOnSongRounder All Stars"For a while Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs used their wives’ maiden names – Gladys Stacey and Louise Certain – on some songs for copyright purposes." - Bluegrass Today
June 4, 2018Your Love Is Like a FlowerFlatt & Scruggs
PrintOnSongFlatt & Scruggs
June 4, 2018Your Love Is Like a FlowerFlatt & Scruggs
PrintOnSongFlatt & Scruggs
May 21, 2018My Home's Across the Blue Ridge MountainsTraditionalPrintOnSongThe Carter Family2-Chord Song (G, D)
May 21, 2018Long Journey HomeTraditionalPrintOnSongRhonda Vincent and the RageAlso known as "Two Dollar Bill"
May 20, 2018The Red and White SongJ. Perry Watson (1961)Video shows alternate lyrics typically heard.
May 20, 2018Fight SongHardy Ray, Edmund L. Gruber
May 20, 2018Alma MaterAlvin M. Fountain, Bonnie Frank Norris (1925)