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Back due to overwhelming response here is the last Fred Van Eps recording. 4 Replies
Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo. Last reply by thereallyniceman 11 hours ago.
Darktown Coon (1904)...Benoîr Poiriet 1 Reply
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 yesterday.
Performer(s) Required Edinburgh March 27th 2 Replies
Started by Sandra Woodruff in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Sandra Woodruff on Monday.
The 'Possum's Picnic...
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo Jul 13.
Zither banjo right hand position 7 Replies
Started by Pip in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Jody Stecher Jul 13.
Kalamity Kid (1909)..Ferdinand Alexander Guttenberg
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jul 12.
A Coon Serenade (1903)....M. H. Irish 2 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Jul 9.
Gasoline Rag (1908)..Louis Henry Mentel 1 Reply
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Jul 8.
Banjos for sale (Weavers and Cammeyer). 5 Replies
Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo. Last reply by John Cohen Jul 3.
Fuss And Feathers (1909)....J. C. Halls.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jul 2.
Alternate picking (Queen of the Burlesque) 17 Replies
Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo. Last reply by carrie horgan Jun 25.
He'd Have To Get Under, Get Out And Get Under (1913)...Maurice Abrahams 2 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Steve Harrison Jun 25.
Cello banjo for sale and Parke Hunter banjo for sale
Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo Jun 23.
"Length'ning Shadows" by Alf Bell 2 Replies
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Richard William Ineson Jun 22.
The Unnamed Rag (1917)....Frank Pallma
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jun 19.
The Automobile Spin (1899)..Grace Walls Linn 4 Replies
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Steve Harrison Jun 19.
The Mountain Stream Polka, Thomas Armstrong
Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo Jun 16.
Sunbeam Intermezzo (1909)...Charles Leslie Johnson.
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jun 10.
The Instrument for Intelligent People ! 8 Replies
Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Daniel Bradbury Jun 8.
Golden Moon (1912)..Charles Leslie Johnson
Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jun 8.
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Clifford Essex Professional or Weaver
Just wondering if anyone has An Essex Professional or a Weaver they'd like to sell.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Posted by Andrew 'blind boy' Butler on June 14, 2019 at 18:54 — 1 Comment
Getting started
Hello there...well I started about 2 weeks ago learning to play the banjo...been working on Round Peak rolls...and some normal bum ditty ....i set up my banjo with a fiberskyn head and some nylgut strings...not really knowing about Classic Banjo...i was heading towards fretless playing after hearing some wonderful music.
I'm a jazz piano player by trade for over 45 years...and really didn't pay much attn to the banjo...and then going to the internet I found this music to be more than…
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"Hi Jerron and welcome to Classic Banjo ! It is good to have another lover of Fred Van Eps here on the Forum. As you may have read he is my favourite player, and arranger, too.
I have looked at the broken link and for some reason the file has been…"
Jerron Paxton replied to thereallyniceman's discussion Back due to overwhelming response here is the last Fred Van Eps recording."This is my favorite tune on this album too. Could you up a copy of the FVE arrangement? The link is janky."
"What a pleasant little tune...with a terrible name. Ah well.
I enjoyed hearing a snippet (first half) of the "orientale" leitmotif in this. "
Darktown Coon (1904)...Benoîr Poiriet
Poirier was a French Canadian composer and this is the only composition that he wrote that exploits the ragtime craze of the time, hence the rather non PC title. It isn't ragtime but it is a catchy tune in which double repeats have been used to…See More
Richard William Ineson replied to Sandra Woodruff's discussion Performer(s) Required Edinburgh March 27th"What will they be required to do?"
Sandra Woodruff posted a discussionPerformer(s) Required Edinburgh March 27th
Can anyone recommend any performers local to Edinburgh? It turns out Rob MacKillop doesn't play banjo these days.See More
The 'Possum's Picnic...
Here's one I discovered whilst wandering about in my files.This one is currently available in the Music Library here...but the 1st page of the 1st Banjo's dots are from a copy in "A notation", the 2nd page is in "C notation"...very confusing.After I…See More
"The middle of the lap approach works well for people with long arms and/or very narrow waists and rib cages. If I were to do that my right shoulder would be absurdly forward, twisted and bent. That banjo player in Oh Susanna did not come…"
Kalamity Kid (1909)..Ferdinand Alexander Guttenberg
The only information I could find about FAG was that he was from Macon in Georgia and an associate of J. Russell-Robinson, a composer and pianist with the Dixieland Jazz band. If you search the library, you'll find two JRR arrangements that I added…See More
Pip replied to Pip's discussion Zither banjo right hand position"Yes, I use a non-slip mat as well. When I was first gifted the zither banjo years ago I had tried learning some basic bluegrass and clawhammer and had the it sitting on my lap like a lot of the modern banjo players (rather than my right thigh) and…"
"Being an "early musician" myself, and therefore often around lute players, or rather theorbo players, those pieces of non-slip mat seem to be sort of standard equipment for the players. Often combined with a strap.
I play the Zb with a…"
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Backwell Banjo Rally
September 7, 2019 from 12am to 5pm – Backwell Womens' Institute Hall
Backwell Banjo Rally Saturday September 7th 2019 Backwell WI Hall, Backwell Nr Bristol, Somerset, BS48 3QW Noon to 5pm &nbs…
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MIDLANDS BANJO FEST
October 12, 2019 from 12am to 7pm – The Hilton House Hotel
Midland Banjo Fest Saturday October 12th 2019 Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire DE65 5GP All styles of banjo playing : Plectrum, Tenor, Irish, Blu…
Organized by Keith Wilson | Type: mixed, styles, banjo, rally, and, concert
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2019 Banjo Gathering
October 24, 2019 to October 27, 2019 – Old Dominion University
The 2019 Banjo Gathering is hosted by Arts@ODU in Norfolk, Virginia. Come to the 22nd Annual Banjo Gathering, on October 24-27, 2019 for three days of presentations, exhibitions, a concert, and a b…
Organized by Jim Bollman, Peter Szego, Kristina Gaddy, Lily Werbin, Greg Adams | Type: banjo, gathering
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