Wedding Bells
Here’s Kathy doing a song written by Hank Williams.
Featured Songs & Site Highlights
A few good places to start, including recent favorites, old standbys, and the growing shared-song archive.
Tennessee Blues
Here’s Kathy singing the Tennessee Blues.
Sweet Marie
Essential repertoire — fiddle’n’banjo — 3/29/09.
How’s The World Treating You?
Kathy & Mark on vocals, Jon on steel — a fabulous song.
Shared Songs from Over the Years
Some random songs, long hidden on this site, now gathered into a cleaner browseable page.
Tell Her to Come Back Home
A clip from the Cantab Lounge featuring the Dixie Butterhounds.
The Doc Watson version of Shady Grove that changed my life back in 1971.
A musical turning point, with the video right here on the page.
A Fine Banjo
Check out Jon’s friend, the late Will Fielding’s most beautiful banjo, the North Star. He’s the one who made the “Rooster” banjo. They are both incredible banjos. This is an unpaid endorsement.
Warning: this PDF is about 1.9 MB.
Yet More Interesting MP3s
More Planet Banjo recordings, live cuts, steel guitar outings, and favorite songs with friends.
Steelin’ Home
Planet Banjo’s public steel guitar debut, live from the Cantab Lounge in August 2006.
In Spite of Ourselves
One of our favorite John Prine songs.
The Streets of Baltimore
Hard Ass Country — Mark and Karen sing, with Jon on steel.
Jealous Heart
Karen sings lead on this one, Kathy and Mark do harmony, and Jon plays steel.
Truck Drivin’ Man
George sings and plays slide guitar, with Jon on steel.
Cindy
Mark & George on fiddle, Jon on banjo, Kathy on guitar, and Mark sings.
Goin’ Across the Sea
George leads, Jon on banjo, Karen on harmony, and Kathy on guitar.
Pass Me By
Planet Banjo’s very first recording — warts and all — with Kathy on guitar and Jon making his steel debut.
From April 2006, live at the Cantab
Pretty Little Shoes
From January 2005 — Kathy & Jon, fiddle and banjo
Valley Forge ·
Rabbit in a Log ·
Avalon Quickstep ·
Big Hoedown
Pictures, Family Archives & Songbooks
Family pictures, Ashokan memories, songbooks, odd finds, and a few favorite side roads.
Family pictures
Jon’s Family Pictures — Engel and Jacoby family pictures
Older pictures
Click here to see the pictures
Recipe archive
Nanny’s Nut Cake Recipe, in her own handwriting
Silver Ball Museum
Antique Pinball Machines at The Silver Ball Museum