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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
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City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Hi Carrie,
It's very good to see you back here and playing so well.
I've nothing to add to the interesting conversation, but would appreciate it if you could help with the request I sent to your inbox. Many thanks."
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Here is John Wild, in burnt cork and ready for the minstrel stage."
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Marc, I've got no front porch but I do have a back porch. If I practiced banjo out there I'd have to affix the sheet music to the music stand with clothes pins. The wind is almost constant. Fortunately that makes the porch an ideal place…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"LOL. I read your post and thought, "how in the heck did I screw that up?"
No worries. I'm 11yrs behind you...and questioning my abilities every day.
I did try to play it Stroke Style. Oooof, I haven't had a thimble on in a very…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Whoops. Apologies. I blame it on my 80 year old eyes. Or my 80 year old brain. Thanks for your patience."
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Jody, you said:
"Marc, the A-s in Fandango are still marked as natural. That's a half step higher than the Weston notation indicates."
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I don't understand. There are no A-naturals in…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Marc, the A-s in Fandango are still marked as natural. That's a half step higher than the Weston notation indicates."
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"The first part of Fandango is easily played stroke style. Playing the triplets in the B part stroke style would involve some unlikely skipping of strings in ascent and some fancy thumb dropping in descent.
I think I'll play it guitar…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"I haven't tried playing these yet, but it looks like they may have been intended for the Banjo style (now Stroke Style) instead of Guitar style. Banjo style would eliminate any problems with RH fingering of the chords as they would all be brush…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"I fixed it Jody (see attached). Octave errors are very common with me and this software. You key in via typing the letter of the note ("G") and the software guesses which octave you intend. If I'm not paying strict attention, my ears…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"I've found the video where Clarke is playing City Point Jig - he plays it in this video about the 24 min mark: https://oldtimeconversations.com/video/clarke-buehling/"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Marc, your re-setting is so easy to read.
According to the manuscript Carrie shared, the final note of measure 8 of City Point Jig, the last measure of the A part, should be an octave higher. It should be the G of the open 5th…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Marc, your re-setting is so easy to read.
According to the manuscript Carrie shared, the final note of measure 8, the last measure of the A part, should be an octave higher. It should be the G of the open 5th string."
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"I've been playing the two as medley in the same order as in your score(first the Fandango) all day. I think all the A-s in the Fandango should be A flat ,as in the key signature. A-natural doesn't sound right and since C (tuning) is…"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"I reset both CITY POINT JIG and THE EGYPTIAN FANDANGO...and put them on a single page. I sort of thought they should be linked together...
THE%20EGYPTIAN%20FANDANGO_CITY%20POINT%20JIG.pdf"
City Point Jig (Classic-style banjo)
"Thanks for the accompaniment, Carrie. Is the 1st banjo part viewable as well?"
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