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Ragtime Jingles...1916..Al.J.Markgraf

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Dance on the flat boat-Uncle Remus March..1884..M.Louis

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30 More Pieces Scanned 2 Replies

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo. Last reply by Joel Hooks on Monday.

What is this ornament? 6 Replies

Started by Ethan Schwartz in Classic Banjo. Last reply by TONY BRYAN Sep 12.

Here Is One For The Boat People 2 Replies

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Scott Joplin's mother 1 Reply

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The Darkies' Drill (1902)....Agnes Melville 3 Replies

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Yankee Doodle Boy (1904)..George Michael Cohan.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 5.

7 STRING ZITHER BANJO IDENTIFICATION. 2 Replies

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo. Last reply by IAN SALTER Sep 5.

Ham Bones..1912..Homer Denney

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Sep 4.

Jaunty/Festive Classic banjo music 4 Replies

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Some Walter Jacobs Publications Scanned

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo Aug 31.

Caliope Rag--1911--Sylvester & Charles Hartlaub

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Aug 29.

"IN A DIXIE DELL" Percy M. Jaques, 1909

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Donkey Laugh, A Musical Horseonyou by Howard Whitney 6 Replies

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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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Posted 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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Steve Harrison posted a discussion

Ragtime Jingles...1916..Al.J.Markgraf

This is a good tune that ticks all the ragtime boxes. All I could discover about the composer is that he was from San Francisco and self published his compositions. I have so far found 4 other tunes by him that I'll look at in due course...Steve.…See More
7 hours ago
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Steve Harrison posted a discussion

Dance on the flat boat-Uncle Remus March..1884..M.Louis

These tuneful, early compositions, are a bit different from my usual offerings, I would categorize the tunes as Polkas. I could find no information about the composer. I've arranged both of them in F. Uncle Remus March was originally in 4/4 but I've…See More
Wednesday
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Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion 30 More Pieces Scanned
"Yeah, some of these title sheets are good fun."
Monday
Trapdoor2 replied to Joel Hooks's discussion 30 More Pieces Scanned
"Oh man, "Bloomer March"! That will go into the queue immediately..."
Monday
Joel Hooks posted a discussion

30 More Pieces Scanned

I added more scanned sheet music to the Archive this weekend.I also scanned the Vega Banjos catalogs from 1965 to 1976 if that is of interest to anyone. https://archive.org/details/@joel_hooksSee More
Monday
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Steven Watson posted a video

Frank B. Converse - The Dream | Steven Watson, banjo

A mazurka from Converse's 1886 Analytical Banjo Method.Played on Farland banjo c. 1910.***Personal website: https://stevenwatsonmusic.com/Website dedicated t...
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Russ Chandler posted a video

Pretzel Pete

Pretzel PetePerformed by Chris Sands and Elias SibleyComposed 1906 by Hampton Durand (1887-1964) and first recorded as a banjo solo by American virtuoso Vess...
Sep 12
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TONY BRYAN replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion What is this ornament?
"I had never thought of playing it as two notes.  I saw the first four bars of the coda as a repeated sequence, mostly playing a melody on the first string with the fourth finger.  The first bar starts with a short slide of the fourth…"
Sep 12
Joel Hooks replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion What is this ornament?
"I think that both ways are orthodox, but I tend to go with the stutter version.  There are exceptions, but I am with Marc and like the sort of staccato and deliberate sound without the ringing.  "
Sep 11
Trapdoor2 replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion What is this ornament?
"I tend to want grace notes not to ring and thus, rarely use the 5th for them. I haven't played "A Banjo Oddity" in years, so I had to check my video. I play them with the thumb and middle finger of the right hand. This is simple…"
Sep 11
Ethan Schwartz replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion What is this ornament?
"It seems like a strange way to notate it, but I suppose it makes sense musically. Now, does anyone else catch the grace note on the 5th string, or is that just me?"
Sep 10
Trapdoor2 replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion What is this ornament?
"I have always played these as written, a quick grace note followed by the main note. Yes, it sounds like a stutter."
Sep 10
IAN SALTER replied to Ethan Schwartz's discussion What is this ornament?
"Hi Ethan,  On p.7 of Morley's tutor, one of the two examples of grace notes, shows an E to E, similar to the B to B in your attachment."
Sep 10
Ethan Schwartz posted a discussion

What is this ornament?

I come across this (see photo) occasionally in classic banjo sheets. This one happens to be from "A Banjo Oddity." Is this indeed intended to be a grace note on the same tone (producing a kind of stuttered attack), or are we meant to assume it is…See More
Sep 10
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Joel Hooks replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Here Is One For The Boat People
"In a similar them, here is Sheridan's Ride: https://archive.org/details/sheridans-ride-willis-w.-harriman"
Sep 10
Trapdoor2 replied to Joel Hooks's discussion Here Is One For The Boat People
"That would be me! Being from the South, the original USS Kearsarge has a storied history. In the American Civil War, it was deployed to intercept and eliminate the most successful Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama, which had wreaked havoc among…"
Sep 10
Joel Hooks replied to bud bennett's discussion Scott Joplin's mother
"What did you read?  Did you check the citations?  What did the author offer for primary documentation or accounts?   "Southern Folk Tunes" is a very vague. "
Sep 9
bud bennett posted a discussion

Scott Joplin's mother

Something that I have often wondered..... do we know what style of banjo playing Scott Joplin's mother played?  I always assumed it was classic banjo, but I was just reading something that mentioned she sang and played southern folk tunes, so I am…See More
Sep 9
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Joel Hooks posted a discussion

Here Is One For The Boat People

The Old Kearsarge March by W. O. Johnson, arr. George L. Lansing.https://archive.org/details/old-kearsarge-march-w.-o.-johnson-george-l.-lansing…See More
Sep 8
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