Maybelle Carter - Sugar Hill (1965).

From 1961 to 1965 the "Friends of Old Time Music" (F.O.T.M.) brought fourteen Concerts of traditional folk music,bluegrass,blues and religious music to New York City audiences

Recorded 12 February 1965,T he New School, New York City -
Maybelle Carter [Banjo]....This is the first time MAYBELLE has played the Banjo for 30 Years...This Concert Hosted & Organized by Mike Seeger

[ "Sugar Hill" was well known when Maybelle was growing up..A classic 1929 Recording Featuring banjo and voice by Dad Crockett was chosen by Alan Lomax for reissue in the 1947 Brunswick set "Mountain Frolic"]

Born Maybelle Addington in Nickelsville, VA [1909 - 1978]
Active 1927 to 1978

1970 (with A.P and Sara) Country Music Hall of Fame
1992 Auto Harp Hall of Fame
2001 (with A.P and Sara) International Bluegrass Association's Hall of Honor
2005 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award

[williambowman]

Any idea what model banjer Mother Maybelle was playing on this tune?

[PHJimY]

I thought at first that she was frailing, but I don't hear any fifth string.  Perhaps she's playing the Carter Scratch that she uses on the guitar; same rhythm, but she plays the melody with her thumb.