A site dedicated to all enthusiasts of classic fingerstyle banjo
I saw this title in the random view in the new Music Library here...and knew exactly what it referenced...and knew I had to hear it.
Here's the cover art from the original piano score:
"Scorchers" were bicyclists of the 1880-1900 period who rode as fast as possible…
ContinuePosted by Trapdoor2 on January 16, 2012 at 1:00am — 3 Comments
I have an old Luscombe banjo, it's the 1888 patent with a 17 fret neck and an 11.5 inch hoop which has never lived up to my expectations tone wise . This has always confused me as the hoop must have been an expensive item to produce , then as it would be now . The other day I was playing through "Thoroughbred Hornpipe" by Thos J Armstrong , so I tuned the Luscombe down to the required tuning and what a revelation , for the first time the banjo sounded great , to my ears at least , even my…
ContinuePosted by Michael Laurence Redpath on January 14, 2012 at 11:59am — 4 Comments
Ian, a very nice job on the music library. I can see it filling out your golden years nicely. How would you prefer contributions? In PDF or are you going to convert? You are invited to take the PDF files from the Yahoogroup listserve and add them to your library. You can take any of them for that matter. Maybe if others see how quickly your library is growing, they will contribute as well.
Posted by Hal Allert on January 4, 2012 at 12:29am — 1 Comment
Posted by Tom Ryan on January 3, 2012 at 8:21pm — 4 Comments
I started the Chipin donations "widget" at the beginning of the week and set a target date of 31st December 2012 to reach the goal of £500 to cover Ning Renewal fees and domain and server hosting costs.I am "knocked out" that you kind members have…Continue
Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo on Thursday.
Please visit the website dedicated to one of the finest Classic Style Banjo players of
the last century.
You can also buy CDs of
Bill's great performances.
Over two hours of excellent acoustic-era recordings featuring the banjo playing of Fred Van Eps, Vess Ossman, Harry C. Browne, "Black Face" Eddie Ross, Shirley Spaulding, and others.
Available at $20 +postage from:
Douglas Back, one of today’s finest Classic Style players and site member here, is now offering online lessons via Skype.
All aspects of playing covered from Beginner to Advanced level.
Visit:
or email: dback@knology.net
Our Friend Hal Allert has a superb website promoting all that is Classic Banjo.
It contains a wealth of information on this great style of playing. Visit his blog for a host of interesting articles and broadcasts.
He also has downloadable CDs of the banjo greats to purchase. Please support him if you can.
October 13, 2012 from 12am to 8pm – Hilton House Hotel Hitlon Derbyshire
Banjo Rally open to all styles and genres, formal concert late afternoon to around 8pm followed by community playing. Great venue; good food; real ale.
Organized by David Wade | Type: banjo, rally, open, to, all, styles, and, genres
A new club has just started in Baildon, West Yorks, UK, catering for all styles of banjo playing - 5string, plectrum and tenor. It meets every Wednesday night 7.30 pm to 9.30pm at the Baildon Club (formerly Baildon Conservative Club) BD17 6LX.
www.westyorkshire-mandolinandukulele-club.com
workshops; advice; loan instruments; buy and sell.
All levels catered for, Beginners and Visitors…
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