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Collins, Broomfield Correspondence on Cammeyer and the Zither Banjo 1 Reply

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My Nan used to play the banjo ( many many moons ago ) she was known as “Ena and her banjo”.

Unfortunately her banjo has fallen into disrepair over the years . However her musical genius (apparently a blooming brilliant singer too)has skipped the last 3 generations .We are looking for a recommendation for someone/company to do a sympathetic repair as a surprise for our mums 80th birthday next year .We live in Leicestershire (England) can any one advise us please 

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"SOMEWHERE IN DIXIE" Banjo 2

Hello, I wrote a Banjo 2 accompaniment for Somewere in Dixie, as there was none. Is it possible to put it in the music library?

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Jody Stecher replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Collins, Broomfield Correspondence on Cammeyer and the Zither Banjo
"In the third line of page 2 of the letter of August 6. 1952 there is a sentence that seems to begin "He struck with his finger life ..."  I'm trying to guess what was intended that looks like "life" but is probably…"
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Collins, Broomfield Correspondence on Cammeyer and the Zither Banjo

Okay, here is the entire contents of the file folder scanned.  The carbon copies of Collins' letters were so light that I could not read them.  I was able to play with my scanner settings to bring out the text.You have to get through some trash talk…See More
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"Habanera" from Carmen arranged by Chris Sands

"Ohmygosh!  Stupendous stuff, Chris!  My jaw drops at the technicality of it all: those impossible stretches, every note clear as a bell, remembering that a 12" Weaver has wider than usual fret distances, plus an arrangement that…"
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"Habanera" from Carmen played on solo 5-string banjo by Chris Sands

"Habanera" from the opera "Carmen" by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) stands as one of the most iconic and popular opera pieces of all time. It is featured here as...
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Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"So here is a letter from D. L. Day (of the Bacon Banjo Company) written to A. P. Sharpe: https://archive.org/details/letter-from-d.-l.-day-to-a.-p.-sharpe-and-article-on-resignation-from-vega/ Stuff like this has more value being read than staying…"
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Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"Ah yeah, the old "it has value" (meaning monetary value).  That still comes up with "collectors".  To me, the value is posting a scan of some random piece of sheet music and a few weeks later some person I don't…"
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Richard William Ineson replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"It's good of you to share your collection, thank you. I don't think that I have anything very rare or anything which cannot be viewed on the internet somewhere. I do have some personal letters sent to  me by BillBall which I hesitate…"
Thursday
Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"Okay, will scan and upload to the archive, with pleasure. Richard, I fully intend to scan every piece of paper I have and share with the world.  So far I’ve been able to upload a couple things a day, sometimes more.  My only concern…"
Thursday
Richard William Ineson replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"Here is the Cammeyer letter."
Thursday
Richard William Ineson replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"'Publish and be damned'. Too many people in the banjo world keep their personal collections of banjobilia to themselves, or sell it on to other people who will also hide it all away, until he day they die and their relatives throw it all…"
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Russ Chandler replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"I think it's a very small risk compared to the value of having the correspondence available.And if anyone were to complain its not like you'd end up in the Supreme Court, you could just apologise and remove it."
Thursday
Jody Stecher replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Cammeyer's Letters to Broomfield (kinda), a Question.
"I don't think an ancestor  of these people is likely to complain as I am sure they are all dead. But there is a remote chance that a descendant might object, although I don't see why;  you are not selling these, you are…"
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Trapdoor2 replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Early Morning Breakdown Op. 5 by Will Pettit
"Very cool piece. Yah, I'd call it a "Minor Jig" too. Here's Tab and an MP3 if anyone wants it. There's a rallentando in M8 that doesn't have a matching a tempo in the following measure...which makes it…"
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Trapdoor2 replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Early Morning Breakdown Op. 5 by Will Pettit
"Very cool piece. Yah, I'd call it a "Minor Jig" too. Here's Tab and an MP3 if anyone wants it. There's a rallentando in M8 that doesn't have a matching a tempo in the following measure...which makes it…"
Wednesday
Jody Stecher replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Early Morning Breakdown Op. 5 by Will Pettit
"This has the phrase structure of Miss McLeod's Reel/ Hop High Ladies with all the notes changed.  "
Dec 2
Byron Thomas replied to Joel Hooks's discussion 12 Original Breakdowns & Jigs For The Banjo by Arthur Tilley
"All of my internet scouring is producing that the Jig (American) and Breakdown were both dances, though I can't find anything written from the time period to suggest that Breakdown also means to play quickly. The book Dance and Its Music in…"
Dec 2
Jody Stecher replied to Joel Hooks's discussion 12 Original Breakdowns & Jigs For The Banjo by Arthur Tilley
"And there is the "Canadian Barndance" —which is Scottish. "
Dec 2
Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion 12 Original Breakdowns & Jigs For The Banjo by Arthur Tilley
"Somewhat adjacent or related to this discussion is the "Barn Dance" and or "Schottische".  This I actually have an answer for... they are exactly the same.  So why did schottisches become barn dances?  I don't…"
Dec 2
 
 
 

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