"The Final Pages of Book One : 60 through 64
Before I discuss these last pages I should mention yet another problem I had with the paragraph at the bottom of page 45. We are told that when we squeeze in the third finger it should be well squared up.…"
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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 — 2 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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Silver Heels..1905..An Indian Intermezzo..Neil Moret aka Chas.N.Daniels
I first arranged this some years ago, this is a much improved arrangement to my original. It's a well written composition and was part of the repertoire of the Wallace Hartley Band that played on the Titanic and this tune would have been played to…See More
Nuts and Wine (classic banjo)
"Nuts and wine were a traditional Christmas thing some time ago, but I cannot detect any Yuletide undertones in this composition. Perhaps Morley composed it/sold it around Christmas time and bought some nuts and wine with the money he received from…"
Entr'acte (classic banjo)
"Hi Ethan, thank you both for a brilliant performance of those tunes. The ability to have memorised the program in such a short space of time, is remarkable. I was particularly keen to hear your rendition Entr'acte, as I play it on my zither…"
"Pages 56 through 59
In the section on broken thirds Bradbury uses an apostrophe to indicate a plural. Whoops. The apostrophe is useful in indicating plural when following a number. So " 3's " is ok as an alternative to…"
Nuts and Wine (classic banjo)
"Thanks, Tony! Peabody's thesis on Morley doesn't identify Nuts and Wine as one of the several compositions named after specific horses. But it is most definitely racing-themed, given how it quotes Camptown Races. Perhaps nuts and wine is…"
Nuts and Wine (classic banjo)
"A great performance, Ethan, not forgetting Emma! Your clarity is a wonder and an achievement we should all be striving for.
Nuts and Wine is a favo(u)rite of mine but I don't have your patience with the constant rallentandos - as usual, I…"
"Pages 46 through 55
All good accurate information and useful things to play. My only issue is with the lack of explicit words explaining how to use the example at the start of the section on Elevated Bass. We are not told what the example…"
"Zowie. You are a mine of banjo information. Baur vs Bauer and they both published reels and jigs for banjo."
"Walter Kaye Bauer, not Albert Baur, different people, different names. WKB played with Orville Gibson's mandolin orchestra, did constant radio live music programs around CT, taught BMG, was a member of the ABF, wrote for the Crescendo (or…"
"All good info to know. Please keep it coming. Much appreciated.
The only Bauer book I've seen is the Bauer Banjo Budget Book in the library here. I don't see chord symbols and it is in A notation. Is there a different book?"
"Regarding the accompaniment patterns, most banjo tutors provide this and the patterns are usually root-chord-root-chord / root-chord-chord-chord, mix and match. Written second banjo parts also follow this so the root-chord-chord-chord is…"
"Stoopid spell "corrector". I *played* through a few more pages. I only had to *pay* once, when I bought the book on eBay."
"There have been no replies to this Vol 1 post. I've payed through a few more pages but I'm uncertain whether to post my comments here now or to wait or to do it now in a separate post. Separate posts are less likely to get…"
"Thanks, Richard. That certainly answers my question. "
"Hi Jody, In answer to your question, "I wonder why this variation is labeled "Rag-time Trio". It is not more raggy than the first two parts of the tune. It's the usual third part melody accompanied by a…"
"Hi David, if you like WR, have you had a listen to Kerry mill's Red Wing. I've written an arrangement for it which is available in the music library. It's one of my favourite arrangements and isn't too much of a challenge to…"
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