“Shenandoah Breakdown” is an instrumental written by Bill Monroe. He recorded it in 1963 with Bill Keith on banjo, the version most players know, though he had performed it on the Opry a few years earlier.
A fast, hard-driving banjo tune, “Shenandoah Breakdown” became a staple of bluegrass jams. It is built for speed and for the trading of breaks, in the mold of Monroe’s classic instrumentals.
The tune remains a favorite at jam sessions.
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