"Yes, many thanks for all your hard work, Ian. It is really appreciated. Also, thanks to all the kind BMG doners for sharing their copies. "
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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…
ContinuePosted by Paul Painter on November 15, 2018 at 18:39
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…
ContinuePosted by Paul Painter on November 15, 2018 at 18:39 — 12 Comments
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"Many many thanks for putting this up for us all to look and read through Ian. Blumming Brilliant!!"
"Fantastic Ian . Thanks a lot"
SSS Orchestra 2 Champion Fretless banjo from c.1890 - Rob MacKillop
"Cheers, Dow. Glad you like it. And I'm pleased you got something out of the Ossman uploads. "
SSS Orchestra 2 Champion Fretless banjo from c.1890 - Rob MacKillop
"Rob I think that banjo and your playing sound superb! Well done and thanks! "
"Rob....thank you VERY, VERY much! Ossman is my inspiration, and although I had read the English newspaper article previously, the Hobbies magazine articles are true treasures as well. I very much appreciate your willingness to share and upload these…"
MORE additions made to the JF Memorial Library
For the last few weeks I have been spending all my waking hours scanning and Photoshop processing yet MORE BMG magazines for the John Field BMG LIBRARY.…See More
Midlands and North Banjo Rally at Clowne Community Centre, Clowne nr Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 4PL
The Sentimental Banjo - late 19th-century fretless, gut-strung banjo
"Haha. I like that. Also your phrase "annoying clinical precision!" :-) Thankfully no one has ever accused me of that! "
The Sentimental Banjo - late 19th-century fretless, gut-strung banjo
"Rob, re your PS: yes! the various stages of recording technology did have an effect on how people played. In our own times and living memory this was evident when digital recording first came in and was not yet perfected. All around me I…"
The Sentimental Banjo - late 19th-century fretless, gut-strung banjo
"Thanks, Marc. I'm minded of Vess Ossman's complaint that when making his recordings he had to play as loud as possible, and never vary his dynamics. People then copied that, thinking it the "true" banjo sound. Converse and…"
"Most curious! I have read bits and pieces of the same interview in the earlier scans but this gives a more complete picture and also makes one wonder. For instance what did Ossman mean about the fifth string being *technically* so taut?…"
The Sentimental Banjo - late 19th-century fretless, gut-strung banjo
"A delight, Rob. This is how I often play at home (when I get it right). Sometimes it is difficult to tell how the tune wants to be played, esp. when we are trained to think "fast and loud". "
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"I would drop it too. There are plenty of examples of mistakes in these books. I would not think to much about it. "
NEW Project featuring compositions by the “Lightning Player”
Joe Morley
Also a NEW Biography of Joe Morley just posted
View the scores while you play the audio of his amazing works!
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Events
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Midlands and North Banjo Rally
May 11, 2019 from 12pm to 5pm – Clowne Community Centre, Clowne nr Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 4PL
Saturday May 11th 2019 Clowne Community Centre, Clowne nr Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 4PL Classic Banjo – informal concert and trade stalls Doors open 12 Noon …
Organized by David Wade | Type: banjo, rally
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American Banjo Fraternity Spring Rally 2019
May 30, 2019 at 6pm to June 1, 2019 at 12am – Newark Garden Hotel (ask for ABF rate)
Hi Folks! The dates are set for the next rally.. May 30 to June 1st 2019. We had to move it back a week as a PGA tournament announced that they were taking our weekend and we did not want to fight…
Organized by Joel Hooks | Type: banjo, rally
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5-String Classic Banjo Course with Chris Sands
June 14, 2019 at 4pm to June 16, 2019 at 4pm – Knuston Hall
This course forms part of the BMG Federation Summer School and will concentrate on improving banjo technique. Participants will study solos and discover how alternative fingerings can improve perform…
Organized by Sandra Woodruff email: sandra.woodruff@virgin.net | Type: weekend, course
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