"Hi Richard, was there a published score for "Little Johnny Jones' Medley"? My wife is a fan of Cohan... while most of the tunes are lost on me, she will know them all. I try to play things that she likes as to not be a…"
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Joy-Boy (1916)...A. J. Weidt.
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Earliest Banjo Music Published in the UK
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Sympathetic Jasper (1905)..A Drag Rag..Edward Lester Catlin
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Tickled To Death (1899)..Charles Hunter.
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The Ghost Of The Goblin Man..1912..Harry Von Tilzer
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Sea Weeds Rag (1910)...Abe Olman
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Shuffling Jasper (1899)..Two Step & Cake Walk..W. H. Scouton 1 Reply
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Whoa! Maud (1909)..Will H. Etter 2 Replies
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Ole' South (1909)..A Plantation Dance..Henry Lodge.
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Ragging the Scale - Van Eps Banjo Orchestra
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A different version of Ragging the Scale than the one in the Original Recordings library marked as Van Eps Banjo Orchestra. I wonder who the other musicians were - sounds like plectrum or tenor banjo.
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"Joel, I agree that the days of people recognising even songs by the likes of Stephen Foster, are numbered so old ragtime songs are not going to get a look in at all. I had a copy of 'A Bunch of Rags' with the titles of the various songs…"
"I never really knew that I was playing piano stuff as I have hitherto just learned any little tune I fancy, some of the marches I have copied from various recordings, some of brass bands ! I enjoy trying to isolate the oompah bass lines and…"
"This has not been one of my favorites. I would say Ossman arranged it as it is a medley of various songs. These medleys were pretty popular, though I imagine it had to do with people knowing the songs that are included (which I often…"
Joy-Boy (1916)...A. J. Weidt.
Despite the rather uninspiring title, this a gem of a composition by AJW. As with many of his tunes, it was originally written for guitar. The piano score came from issue 3, volume 1 of The Tuneful Yankee magazine, the online archive of which can…See More
"I suspect Ossman composed it. There is another piece published in the period with the same name but it sounds nothing like Ossman's recording."
Earliest Banjo Music Published in the UK
Hi all,any idea what was the earliest music for banjo published in the UK? Be it a tutor book or music score.Most of the tutor books don't have any years published in them....See More
"on re listening, I think that is the Essex version used in the radio broadcast but, who composed it ?"
"Quite interesting that they play in exactly the same tempo.... Or is that some "after-editing-thing"?"
"Or maybe not? Here are Clifford Essex and Syd Turner:
BUNCH of Rags played by Clifford Essex and Syd Turner"
"well, thank you everybody, now I know what to look out for on my next "tune learning" foray ! Curious how they chose an American player though for such a British subject innit ?"
"A BUNCH of RAGS played by Vess Ossman"
Sympathetic Jasper (1905)..A Drag Rag..Edward Lester Catlin
This one of only two known compositions by Catlin, in his day he was better known as a jobbing musician having been born into a musical family. He died at the young age of 28 years.This my 6th arrangement featuring Jasper. He's stuttered, shuffled…See More
"Hi Nick, Sounds like Bunch of Rags by Vess Ossman. Great tune.!"
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We are currently having server problems, so some our our website pages may not function correctly...Please be patient as we are attempting to resolve the glitch !!!See More
"howdy Joel who did you send a message to ? I never thought of messaging anybody, just thought it was a pretty little tune ."
"I just sent them a message asking. Hopefully we will hear back."
"LINK:
Pierrot Hero: The Memoirs of Clifford Essex"
Tickled To Death (1899)..Charles Hunter.
This is Hunter's first published rag, it has an unusual staccato syncopation brought about by the interplay between the RH and LH in the original piano score. I've arrived at a pretty close approximation for banjo but it is tricky to play. Listening…See More
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