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Banjos in England 63 Replies
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Zither Banjo Production Origins 3 Replies
Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Mike Bostock on Wednesday.
The Kentucky Beauty..1904..Albert Gumble & Monroe H. Rosenfeld.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo on Wednesday.
Is there anybody there? 27 Replies
Started by thereallynicelady in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Mike Bostock on Tuesday.
Calfskin heads UK 4 Replies
Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo. Last reply by carrie horgan Sep 29.
Shiftless Sam..1904..Carlotta Burditt Williamson Wickwire Blandford.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 29.
Dimples..1905..George L. Cobb
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 27.
(The celebrated) Turkey trot..1912..joseph M. Daly.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 24.
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
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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.
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.
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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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"That's nicely circular with the earlier mention of the 1852 tutor!"
"When the photo was taken Mackney was apparently making regular appearances as one of a company of vocalists at the Canterbury Hall in Westminster, accompanied by Cecil Hicks on the pianoforte. "
"One and the same. Here he is in 1857 without his black-face minstrel persona."
"There are examples combinations of method within some English banjo texts: stroke style and finger style instruction; A and E tunings recommended for fingerstyle playing; 5, 6, and 7-string technique.
An individual such as Mackney who was…"
"Not really my era but I have these print references to Tilley's zither banjo from The Yarmouth Independent 14 Jun1890 and Reading Observer, 13 Dec 1890. The zither banjo lessons offered in West London in 1892 are not the first, but include the…"
"In J.E. Brewster's "Banjoist", 1885, Brewster advertises his "American Banjo Studio" along side of the medals he won for over-stamping Stewart banjos that he claimed were build by J. E. Dallas (and which Brewster did not pay…"
"Because there was a specific reference to using a thimble for a roll in a book being claimed that it is exclusively finger style.
That was one of two books that were photocopies sent to me for scanning, the other was the Morley Tutor (but not Joe).…"
"The Dobigny tutor contains another interesting reference. The fingerboard chart on page 10 below makes specific reference in gCGBD tuning to playing the high G on the 1st string rather than on the drone string. Most earlier English finger style…"
The Kentucky Beauty..1904..Albert Gumble & Monroe H. Rosenfeld.
This an excellent example of rag time written by two of the luminaries of rag time and early popular music. It's one of my current favourites and is well worth a listen and play. It suits the banjo very well and is not too challenging to play...The…See More
"...where no evidence for voluntary distinction exists one would expect there to be little or no differentiation in activity. Where evidence for voluntary distinction does exist one would expect that it was a precursor for some degree of…"
"Joel, as described below the Dobigny tutor instructs a straightforward finger style:
"The right hand should be lowered to the vicinity of the bridge; the little finger (straightened) should rest upon the vellum, about half an inch from the…"
"Dobigny's method, page 6, "roll indicates that the thimble be passed across the strings from 4th to last." That said, I did not find another reference to stroke style or even the use of "roll" in the rest of the book."
"Hello, I’ve been signed up here for years but have mostly read rather than post. Passionate about banjo and interested in the history of the early banjo, but not a classic banjo player myself. Though I enjoy listening to those who are. My…"
"Here at the Ning classic banjo site there has been the occasional kerfuffle but not too often.
There are people in the USA who can't stand the idea that the world is not as they imagine it to be. The reality of the African origin of the…"
"Here is a rather unusual reference to 'English Method' incorporated within a (finger style) tutor book itself: A. Dobigny (Ed), Evans & Co. Ltd, London 1880. The majority of 19th century references to 'English' or…"
"I think most genuinely interested banjo folks are on the same page and as you say, want to know more about what happened back in the early banjo days. An effort to research and hopefully more fully understand shouldn't be a reason for anyone to…"
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The Midlands Banjo Festival 2022
October 22, 2022 from 12am to 7pm – Hilton, Derbyshire, UK. DE65 5GP
The Midlands Banjo Festival will be held this year at: The Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire, UK. DE65 5GP on Saturday 22nd October. 2022 For details please contact: Keith Wilson: 01132…
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