Worley Gardner's Tunes
Below are excerpts of tunes Worley Gardner loved to play. For instructional purposes, these are played as the basic, unembellished tunes by Jeff Fedan and the late Patty Looman. We encourage musicians to choose one of these tunes to play on stage during the festival.
Worley Gardner Albums
Listen to Worley's two albums HERE (very large file) or listen to individual tunes below.
Mountain Melodies - Tunes of the Appalachians, the Singing Dulcimer of Worley Gardner

Song | Time |
Old Joe Clark | 1:49 |
Maggie | 2:14 |
Wildwood Flower | 1:33 |
Soldiers Joy (Worley and Willis Gardner) | 1:45 |
Irish Washerwoman | 1:28 |
Silver Bells | 1:29 |
Wreck of the 97 | 1:31 |
Leather Britches | 1:27 |
Middle of the Afternoon | 1:32 |
Red Wing (Worley and Willis Gardner) | 1:28 |
John Henry | 1:32 |
Cuckoo's Nest | 2:00 |
Cindy | 1:25 |
Home Sweet Home | 1:29 |
Mountain Melodies II - Tunes of the Appalachians, the Singing Dulcimer of Worley Gardner

Song | Time |
Bull Pup | 2:04 |
Turkey in the Straw | 2:00 |
Middle Ridge Waltz (Sloan Staggs) | 2:28 |
I Don't Love Nobody | 2:14 |
Walking In My Sleep | 2:57 |
Old Spinning Wheel | 2:11 |
Mitchell's Tune | 2:54 |
Golden Slippers | 2:26 |
What A Friend We Have in Jesus | 2:40 |
Alabama Jubilee | 2:00 |
Nellie Gray | 2:06 |
Under the Double Eagle | 2:05 |