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The Teddy bear Rag..1907..Hattie Bernice Goben.
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Hallowe'en Dance..1908..Hans Fritz Theodore Englemann
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Pick and fingers, anyone?
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Echoes from The South..1905..A.J.Weidt
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Dance on the flat boat-Uncle Remus March..1884..M.Louis
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Help please
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
Many…
ContinuePosted by Deborah Powers on February 7, 2025 at 14:00 — 3 Comments
"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?
Posted by Alexandre Derycke on October 20, 2024 at 20:06 — 2 Comments
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
To all my banjo friends and visitors to this website.
I have run the site since 2011 and had much fun and made many cyber friends in that time but, unfortunately, due to my recent ill health I will be unable to continue and I will be closing the website in May 2027.
Please download as much you wish before that time.
I would guess that six months will be enough time to find all you need!
Most items, magazines, tutor books, original music recordings and sheet music etc. are available at the click of a download button.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the years.
All the very best to you all,
Ian, thereallyniceman
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"You can put what you download on an external hard drive. There are also flash drives that hold an extraordinary amount of data.. "
"Dear Rob, Hope you are well and thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I agree with everyone who thinks the content of this unique site should be preserved, including the discussions, but unfortunately I cannot offer any suggestions,…"
"I have my own web server. I could most likely migrate the site over and host it. If you'd like to discuss it - please reach out. I know i'm not a huge poster, but this is definitely the only place in the world wide web for this beautiful…"
"The discussion about this is here, Michael: https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/farewell-and-thank-you?xg_source=activity"
"I've contacted Ian directly and thanked him. As I didn't want him to take the time to explain this, I hope somebody else can; what exactly is required, on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, to manage this site? I really do not have…"
Website Closing
As that rare beast a non-banjo playing contributor whose only comments were taken off as being unsuitable, I shall greatly miss the BMG pages. Apart from making me wish I'd kept some of the issues when I first bought them, they have been a treasure…See More
"Jody -- I trust Ian's judgment if he thinks the present site is too messy/complex to hand off. And Ning is not exactly a cutting-edge platform. So it would come down to building a new site and populating it with whatever can be saved. At some…"
"First of all, Ian, thank you for the hard work you have put into this site. Sorry to hear that your health is not as it should be and I wish you well. This site was my introduction to the classic style of banjo playing and I am afraid…"
"Ethan, I think you would be a splendid host and custodian. I have been in touch with Ian. On the subject of new ownership he wrote: "I can’t transfer to a new owner as I won’t be able to offer support and explain how the…"
"Is simply transferring over ownership of the site not an option on the table? That's something I would potentially be interested in taking on (somewhat depending on monthly cost, which I don't have a good sense of). As far as saving…"
"Thank you very much indeed Joel. once again. Some very interesting stuff indeed which I will go into more thoroughly when I have the time. I see in one of the letters there is a mention of someone called 'Brewer'. I…"
"Regarding our disagreements, all I am asking is that you provide documented examples of:
The name "zither banjo" being used to refer to a closed back banjo prior to Cammeyer's arrival in London.
The very specific combination of…"
"I suppose you missed when I posted this the first time, but please read all of the stuff here:
https://archive.org/details/collected-letters-george-collins-and-len-broomfield-on-alfred-cammeyer-and-the-zither-banjo/"
"I can assure you that I can play a banjo tolerably well in a chair like that, and often do!"
"Thanks too for this article. It's obviously a typo when it is claimed Cammeyer came to England in 1886 -the date of his visit is May, 1888.
All the Best,
BJ."
"Bless you, Joel, for the photos of Cammeyer and banjo as well as the authentication. You have, once again been extremely helpful. We disagree strongly on a number of things regarding the development of the zither-banjo, but the fact that…"
"Thank you for this site Ian, it has been a fantastic resource! I hope you're keeping well and in good spirits.
Max"
"Thank you, Ian, for all your work. This has been a wonderful resource, invaluable resource. It will be sad to see it go.
Some thoughts... Robert Coldwell, who runs the Digital Guitar Archive, might be willing to host the BMG files, as he does other…"
"Well, it has been a lot of fun! I'm sad that Ian has to shut it down due to illness, I hope the best for him and his family.
Many of us are "aging out". Fact of life, I guess. I hope a younger gen will find a way for Classic Banjo on…"
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