A New Backing Track For “The Wildwood Flower”

“The Wildwood Flower” is a variant of the song “I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets,” published in 1860 by composer Joseph Philbrick Webster who wrote the music, with lyrics attributed to Maud Irving. The Carter Family popularized the song years later. I used a recording by Mother Maybelle Carter as a template to make my backing tracks in the keys of C, D and G for your preference. She recorded the original tune in the key of Eb, so I had to transpose. Enjoy!

• The Wildwood Flower (Jim Pankey explains how to play in C)
• The Wildwood Flower (Eddie Collins explains how to play in C)
• The Wildwood Flower (Ted Nesbitt explains how to play in G)
• The Wildwood Flower (Chuck Van Dyke explains how to play in G)
• The Wildwood Flower (faster, key of G)
• The Wildwood Flower (normal, key of G)
• The Wildwood Flower (slower, key of G)
• The Wildwood Flower (slow, key of G)
• The Wildwood Flower (very slow, key of G)
• The Wildwood Flower (faster, key of C)
• The Wildwood Flower (normal, key of C)
• The Wildwood Flower (slower, key of C)
• The Wildwood Flower (slow, key of C)
• The Wildwood Flower (very slow, key of C)
• The Wildwood Flower (faster, key of D)
• The Wildwood Flower (normal, key of D)
• The Wildwood Flower (slower, key of D)
• The Wildwood Flower (slow, key of D)
• The Wildwood Flower (very slow, key of D)

I used MIDI for the bass, piano and keyboard. I'm playing along with my Eastman 505CC mandolin and Cort 6-string acoustic guitar. I've used real audio loops for the tambourine and shaker.

Dave Hum

(April 11, 1966 - November 14, 2012)