Kyle Gray Young

Horace Weston - Champion Banjoist of the World!

Hi there! My book of Horace Weston banjo tabs is out now! All 24 of his banjo compositions are available in tablature for the first time. I also wrote a 40 page biography based on stories from various newspapers, S.S. Stewart’s Banjo & Guitar Journal, and other similar publications. There’s also a treble clef supplement as well as mp3s of all of the tunes.

A Little Stack Of Wheat - 5-string banjo (free tabs)

Hey there! Just a quick update on my banjo club. This month's theme is animals! Each tune is from a different banjo book from 1855 to 1888. We have selections from Tom Briggs, Phil Rice, James Buckley, Frank Converse, and S.S. Stewart. It's quite an all-star lineup of early banjo stars! A great collection of critters too!

You should come join! Just click on the link below, enter a 0 in the price box, enter your email address on the next page, and you should be set. If you'd like to join for more than 0, I'd greatly appreciate it. In that case, you'll have access to mp3s of all of the tunes as well. Let me know if you have any questions. Everyone is welcome! 🪕❤️

https://kylegrayyoung.gumroad.com/l/kylesbanjoclub

Hello! I’d like to invite you to join my banjo club. It's free and you'll get ten new tunes in your inbox every month. I just sent out the club's 21st issue this month. For April, we have a few Scottish bagpipe tunes arranged for banjo as well as several pieces of historical banjo music from the 19th and early 20th centuries. We also have a fun Discord community which you should join as well!

To join the banjo club, click on the link and enter a 0 for the price. The next page will ask for your email address and you should be set. If you'd like to join for more than 0, I'd greatly appreciate it. In that case, you'll have access to mp3s of all of the tunes as well. Let me know if you have any questions. Everyone is welcome! 🪕❤️https://kylegrayyoung.gumroad.com/l/kylesbanjoclub

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to download my brand new transcription of Phil Rice’s Method For The Banjo from 1858! I have transcribed all 64 instrumental solos in tablature for 5-string banjo. I also have 16 pages with the full transcription of Phil Rice’s instruction guide so you can learn how to play stroke style as it was taught in 1858. Whether you’ve played banjo your entire life or if you’ve never picked one up at all, this book is perfect for every skill level. 64 mp3s are included to help you learn the tunes.

To get this ebook for free, click on the link and enter a 0 for the price. The next page will ask for your email address and you should be set. If you'd like to purchase it for more than 0, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you! 🪕❤️ https://kylegrayyoung.gumroad.com/l/philricebanjo

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to download my brand new transcription of Buckley's New Banjo Method from 1860! I have transcribed all 138 instrumental solos in tablature for 5-string banjo. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Enter a 0 in the price box if you'd like to download this for free! 🪕❤️ https://kylegrayyoung.gumroad.com/l/buckley1860

Hey there! I sent out the November tunes to my banjo club a couple weeks ago. It’s free to join if you’re interested and everyone gets ten new songs in tablature every month. If you join with $1 or more, you’ll also get access to audio of each song. This month we have ten tunes relating to food to celebrate Thanksgiving. Most of the selections this month came from banjo tutors and songbooks from 1865 through 1926. I’ve also included a couple of my own arrangements of traditional folk songs from Ireland and Ukraine this month. Please come join today! Everyone is welcome! (I already have next month’s tunes ready to go and I can’t wait to share them with you!) 🪕❤️ https://kylegrayyoung.gumroad.com/l/kylesbanjoclub

Selections for November 2022:

Pancake Breakdown (C, 1900, Turner's 60 Breakdowns, Jigs, & Hornpipes, Herbert J. Ellis, duet)

Barley Reel (G, 1865, New & Complete Method For The Banjo, Frank Converse)

Clam Bake Reel (C, 1887, Hitchcock’s Banjo Collection, Frank Converse)

Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake Done (C, 1887, Hitchcock’s Banjo Collection, Frank Converse)

The Pea Nut Gal (C, 1871, The Banjoist, Frank Converse)

Hot Corn Jig (C, 1921, Paramount Method For Banjo, Frederick J. Bacon)

А Марія вареники чине (And Maria Made Dumplings) (Gm, traditional Bukovinian-Ukrainian folk tune)

The New Potatoes (G, 1903, O’Neill's Music Of Ireland)

Turkey In The Straw (G, 1923, fingerstyle, The Cadenza Magazine, A.J. Weidt)

Turkey In The Straw (G, 1923, plectrum style, The Cadenza Magazine, A.J. Weidt)

NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest!

Just a quick update to let you know that I’ve entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. I made a video at my medium-sized desk of one of my newer songs called “Where The War Is.” Here’s a link to the NPR page that features my song. I hope you like it! Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Kyle Gray Young @ NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest