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lovesome valley
just playing some ultra simple builds. 2 string banjo, one string bass, one string lap fiddle and w… Matthew Borczon on Friday 30 views
Deep Blue Sea
just a 2- string cookie tin banjo, and a one string lap fiddle and a washboard. This is as minimal… Matthew Borczon Sep 11 36 views
Tender Ladies
just me and my 2-string lap fiddle. old mountain song. Matthew Borczon Sep 9 34 views
Down in the Valley
a simple version of one of my favorite songs Matthew Borczon Sep 1 28 views
hold on
still working of finding out how I want to use this lap fiddle. Like chording along, makes singing… Matthew Borczon Aug 15 36 views
wayfaring stranger
a 2-string lap fiddle and a washboard and a mechanical noise maker, Just my take on a classic song Matthew Borczon Jul 26 38 views
shady grove
a little electronic noise maker my brother-in-law made me, and a three-string gas can lap fiddle wi… Matthew Borczon Jul 24 42 views
roosters are crowing
my rewrite of an old song chickens are crowing, turned it into a murder ballad on 3 string gas can… Matthew Borczon Jul 19 31 views
Saint James Infirmary
my playing a 2-string lap fiddle while tapping a wahboard with my foot. Matthew Borczon Jul 15 50 views
lonesome valley
not covering any new ground, just trying out a mic I bought in the hope of improving my recording.… Matthew Borczon May 7 51 views
saint James infirmary
A new oil can guitar I made a week ago. This video has over 1000 views on fb. Not really sure why i… Matthew Borczon Mar 13 80 views
aint no grave
a two string cbg with a pan lid resonator Matthew Borczon Feb 15 100 views
wayfaring stranger
still working on how much I can get from just one string. I know the violin is the simplest version… Matthew Borczon Nov 3, 2022 102 views
deep blue sea
another track from my soon to be released cd of songs played on my one string lap violin. Simple st… Matthew Borczon Aug 26, 2022 89 views
Dinks song
I am working on simple recording of me playing my favorite folk songs on my one string lap fiddle.… Matthew Borczon Aug 21, 2022 95 views
Dinks song
another song played on my one string lap violin. Decided to go out to our local park. Nice quiet sp… Matthew Borczon Aug 12, 2022 100 views
breakfast blues
just a fun song I wrote in about three minutes this morning after eating a cold piece of fried chic… Matthew Borczon Apr 30, 2022 104 views
go tell aunt Rhody
my 2-string banjo out on a hiking trail here in Erie Pa. Just wanted to hear it in the open air Matthew Borczon Apr 13, 2022 112 views
working on the railway
just an old song on my 2-string banjo Matthew Borczon Apr 5, 2022 108 views
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cotton mill girls, I posted it after seeing a post asking about toothpick frets. This has them and… Matthew Borczon Apr 2, 2022 124 views
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