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This is the other side of Olly Oakley's record that I posted earlier 11 Replies
Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 9 hours ago.
Banana Peel Rag (Some Slippery Number)..1913..August Herman "Gus" Winkler 2 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 11 hours ago.
Here is another great Olly Oakley record 3 Replies
Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Jody Stecher yesterday.
Midnight Rag..1912..August Herman "Gus" Winkler
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo yesterday.
Second banjo part
Started by Jim lee in Classic Banjo on Monday.
Looking for a Plectrum banjo... 1 Reply
Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo. Last reply by nick stephens Oct 19.
Rotation Rag..1911..Al Sweet aka Albert Charles Sweet
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Oct 19.
“The Black History of the Banjo”
Started by Jason Cornwell in Classic Banjo Oct 18.
Cole Smoak (A Rag)..1906..Clarence Hoard St.John.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Oct 18.
Clifford Essex Professional Dating (they were made 1922 or later). 21 Replies
Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Jody Stecher Oct 13.
Johnny-Jump-Ups (A Flowery Rag)..1905..Sydney S. Barker
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Oct 11.
Cannibal Rag (A Syncopated Jungle Two-Step)..1911..Ed. Dangle
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Oct 9.
ABF Rally report Sept 29-Oct 3...making lemonade out of a lemon! 11 Replies
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Joel Hooks Oct 7.
J.J.J.Rag..1905..Joe Jordan aka Joseph Zachariah Taylor Jordan.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Oct 7.
Sandy River Rag...1913..Thomas Stephen Allen 8 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Oct 5.
The Minstrel band..A Rag..1909..Albert Gumble
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Oct 2.
New CE Armrests? 2 Replies
Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Joel Hooks Sep 28.
Homespun Rag..(1913)..Thos. Stephen Allen. 2 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Steve Harrison Sep 26.
That Dawggone Rag...1913...Maurice K. Smith
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 24.
NING ERRORS, YET AGAIN!!!! 2 Replies
Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo. Last reply by thereallyniceman Sep 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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"This is all just Too Too and Utterly Utter. "
"It's actually called 'Toronto Dig' (am kidding....) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJrprK8yz64"
"Man! I cannot get enough of the PRO. My kinda music.
Well done on the transcription!"
""Toronto Jig" is the only published piece from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "Thespis". The work was a burlesque and most burlesque town they could think of was Toronto, known for its bawdy and unapologetically brusque…"
"Further to"
"This is getting pretty funny as well as compli-ma-cated. Next someone will tell us that the Toronto in the title is not the one in Canada. It's in Bolivia. Or Albania. Or Laos."
"Well! I guess I'll download Poppies And Wheat...
Thanks y'all!"
"The Arthur Sullivan of Toronto Jig is not the same as Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert and Sullivan. "
"This is Poppies and Wheat by Geo H. Hucke."
"Greetings from Toronto. Yes, very crisp and clearly not Sullivan's Toronto Jig.
I have found Zonophone mislabeled their recordings from time to time. Check the site's other two Oakley recordings, of TJ. Both properly match…"
"Composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan"
"I don't remember whose arrangement Bill played but he played it very well. We made use of this when we were touring The Secret Life Of Banjos. He would play all these variations of Home Sweet Home as I read aloud a short essay by the film…"
"Indeed, a very clean recording...of one of my least favorite pieces. HSW seems to be the 19th C banjoist's "Carnival of Venice", a showpiece of impossible techniques and insane variations. There is one version that I actually like, it…"
The Hailstorm Jig (Classic-style Banjo)
"LOL, I recently took that one off of my regular practice schedule. It is a neat little piece and you do a good job on it.
Well done!"
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