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Calfskin heads UK 3 Replies
Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Pat Doyle 38 minutes ago.
Dimples..1905..George L. Cobb
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo yesterday.
(The celebrated) Turkey trot..1912..joseph M. Daly.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo on Saturday.
A Coon Band Contest..1899..Arthur Willard Pryor 6 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Richard William Ineson Sep 22.
My Adventuresome Banjo, Cammeyer 4 Replies
Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Joel Hooks Sep 21.
Vance Lowry and the classic banjo? 86 Replies
Started by RitonMousquetaire in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Tony Thomas MFA Black Banjoist Sep 14.
Dallas "Melodies Technique" by Nassau-Kennedy...
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo Sep 14.
The "Trixie Dixie"..1907..John R. Smith.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 13.
Zither Banjo Production Origins 2 Replies
Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo. Last reply by IAN SALTER Sep 13.
Oh You Bear Cat Rag..Fred Watson & Lewis F. Muir.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 11.
The Tennessee Rag..1909..George McDade and Henry Watterson.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 8.
Notes and directions in sheet music... 10 Replies
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Joel Hooks Sep 1.
The Pickanniny Cake Walk..1901..Carlotta Williamson
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 1.
Steve's Cigar Box Banjo! 2 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Steve Harrison Aug 28.
Darky In The Wood Pile..1900..Barbara Kleinbeck.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Aug 27.
Stainer-Hewett banjo 6 Replies
Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo. Last reply by carrie horgan Aug 27.
Another great recording 7 Replies
Started by Brett Lowe in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Aug 24.
Another cracker from John Pidoux: Sioux War Dance 1 Reply
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Aug 23.
Blinged Out banjo for auction! 1 Reply
Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Jody Stecher Aug 20.
Unusual Van Eps disc... 7 Replies
Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo. Last reply by John Cohen Aug 20.
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Fred and George Van Eps: profiles in jazz
Fred and George Van Eps are featured in September issue of The Syncopated Times - it's well worth subscribing to The Syncopated Times if you are interested in early jazz and ragtime: https://syncopatedtimes.com/fred-and-george-van-eps-profiles-in-jazz/
Posted by carrie horgan on September 1, 2021 at 17:19 — 5 Comments
Olly Oakley plays Gallopade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvs_pEnVevQ
Amazing skills - haven't heard this one before, I think this a Cammeyer tune.
Posted by carrie horgan on July 14, 2021 at 7:22 — 2 Comments
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"Hi Carrie, COWLEYS are the actual source , Keith"
Dimples..1905..George L. Cobb
This is a new arrangement of a tune I did some years ago and replaces the original in the library. I've rewritten the bass solo in the trio and the midi is much improved compared to the original. It's a very good march and worth a listen and play.…See More
"Brown Dog Banjos. Thankfully still operating!"
Calfskin heads UK
Does anyone know of a source for calf-skin banjo heads in the UK (it is to fit an 11 inch head). The Banjo Works and Clifford Essex are no longer trading. Thanks.See More
(The celebrated) Turkey trot..1912..joseph M. Daly.
This follows a similar formula of another of Daly's tunes, The Chicken Reel, which I arranged some years ago. It's a well written, catchy tune with lots of variety. My suggested fingering for the opening parts leans towards melodic style. The score…See More
"Thanks for the scans of this well worth playing, banjo arrangement of Pryor's trombone showcase tune Joel. It is interesting that only Clifford Essex included the 'trombone slides' imitations in his arrangement, I used to play…"
"https://books.google.com/books?id=CimDozlmXFEC&q=temlatt#v=onepage&q=temlett&f=false
The problem of burden of proof arises as there is never any mention to the magic combination of wire/gut strings, tunneled string, or machine pegs in…"
"Yes, although it would be interesting to see the original Temlett patent if it still exists somewhere and to what extent it may have differed from Dobson's design and the typical later zither banjos. "
"Temlett's knockoff of the Henry Dobson closed back banjo is not in dispute."
"Joel,
This is a brief article from 1884 referring to a patent for some form of suspended pot. "
"Hi Joel, Good idea, I'd like to see them, if you attach the PDF files, I'll process them and send them to Ian to add to the library....Steve."
My Adventuresome Banjo, Cammeyer
I picked this up a few years ago and have been stalling to scan it based on the way it was bound and printed. There has been some zither banjo talk lately over on BHO and Facebook. Somehow the idea that Temlett "invented" the zither banjo in the…See More
"I've got two arrangements of this, one by Alfred Cammeyer and one unattributed but looks like it came from a Turner folio. Might be fun to compare. "
A Coon Band Contest..1899..Arthur Willard Pryor
There are recordings of this classic tune by FVE and Vess Ossman in original recordings. I've taken my arrangement from a piano score and I've added a few of my own amendments and additions, in particular in the trio, where I've replaced the…See More
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October 22, 2022 from 12am to 7pm – Hilton, Derbyshire, UK. DE65 5GP
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