Arkansas Traveler

The classic Arkansas Traveler should be part of every Old Time mandolin player’s repertoire.  This version is amalgamation of versions that I have heard over the years.  I put a B part variation that might be too notey for some folks.  Played in the peoples key of D.

Here are a few versions of Arkansas Traveler that might be of interest.

- Clayton McMichen & Dan Hornsby, Serenade The Mountains: Early Old Time Music on Record, JSP Records   This is the classic version of the farmer out smartin’ the city slicker.

- Edden Hammons, The Edden Hammons Collection, West Virginia University Press Sound Archive Series

- Geoff Seitz, The Good Old Days are Here, Oceana OP003

- Hobart Smith, Blue Ridge Legacy, Rounder Select

- Rayna Gellert, Ways of the World, Available as an mp3 download.

- Red Fox Chasers, The Complete Recordings of the Red Fox Chasers 1928-1931, Tompkins Square

- Ryan Thomson, Great Bay Stomp

- Uncle Charlie Osborne, The June Appal Recordings, June Appal Recordings JA0085

- Uncle Dave Macon, Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy, Bear Family Records BCD15978

- Wilson Douglas, The Right Hand Fork of Rush’s Creek, Rounder

Download a pdf of Arkansas Traveler.