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Boiled Owl Rag..1911...Margaret Woodin Couchie

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Vintage Ernest Shackleton 1914 Banjo on EBAY UK ????????? 21 Replies

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Baby Blues..1917..Caroline Stark

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The Yacht Club March 11 Replies

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Cammeyer Scanning Project. 4 Replies

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Dancing With Ma Honey..1912..Frank Hoyt Losey.

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Operatic Rag..1914..Julius Lenzberg

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Weaver CE Banjo - How to identify and value - Help please 7 Replies

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Zither Banjo Project 3 Replies

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Paderewski Rag..1910..A Travesty On Paderewski's Celebrated Minuet..Frank.Henry.Klickman

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo Jan 17.

The Wise Ga-Za-Bo..1905..Frank Clark Keithley 3 Replies

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A Trip Through Dixie..1900..James W. Casey

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Fred Van Eps in 1959 9 Replies

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More 6 string, Metzler & Co's Tutor For The Banjo (6 String) 10 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

Boiled Owl Rag..1911...Margaret Woodin Couchie

This is a very well written one off rag by a composer about whom I could find no information. The title  appears to come from the expression 'As drunk as a boiled owl', not something with which I'm familiar. To make it more banjo friendly, I've…See More
yesterday
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Jody Stecher commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"Mic placement depends on what kind of mic is being used, the sonic characteristics of the room (or outdoor space) where the banjo is being played, and what the actual banjo sound is. The latter depends on the player's touch as much as the type…"
Friday
Steven Watson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"Thanks Russ. For me, that just results in distorted audio, unless the audio levels are extremely low. I was more thinking about which part of the banjo the mic should be pointed towards."
Thursday
Jake Glanville replied to thereallyniceman's discussion Vintage Ernest Shackleton 1914 Banjo on EBAY UK ?????????
"We all had a bit of a laugh about this one.  But hang on a moment!  Like many of us Hussey had more than one banjo and I'm pretty sure he had a Dallas ZB at one point.  It's certainly not the famous one rescued from…"
Thursday
Russ Chandler commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"That's fantastic!I find it's best to bring the mic up as close as possible, so it's just out of reach of your right hand."
Thursday
Steve Harrison posted a discussion

Baby Blues..1917..Caroline Stark

The composer of this very catchy tune was the daughter in Law of the ragtime publisher, John Stark. I've written two arrangements, in the first one bars 25-25 are written in a high octave as in the piano score and in the second one I've lowered the…See More
Thursday
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Brett Lowe replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"Hello Everyone, Thanks so much for all your comments and copies of the music.  I'm really looking forward to playng it. Brett"
Wednesday
Jake Glanville left a comment for carrie horgan
"Hello Carrie, It's a long time since I last contacted you.  I've only just seen your mention of Elizabeth Buchanan.  She was one of the most remarkable people ever to frequent the world of the 5-string banjo.  She not only…"
Wednesday
Steven Watson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"Thank you all.  @thereallyniceman it was your recording that prompted me to learn it!"
Wednesday
thereallyniceman commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"One of my favourites. Excellent playing with much feeling. When I played it I just hammered thought it. Very nice indeed and a lovely tone."
Wednesday
Richard William Ineson commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"Well played, nice tone, it's a good tune that should be played more."
Wednesday
Richard William Ineson replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"I found it but it looks as if there was no 2nd part published for this one so I can't add anything."
Wednesday
Trapdoor2 replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"OK, here's both the notation and tab. I found one issue with the original: I felt in M54 (7 staves down, last measure on the original) the F should be F#. It certainly sounds better to my old cloth ears. Since there is a piano score, this might…"
Wednesday
Trapdoor2 replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"I'm resetting Tony's fading copy in Musescore. I should have both notation (fingering guides may take longer) and tab in an hour or two...I'll post it here. "
Wednesday
Trapdoor2 commented on Steven Watson's video
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Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey

"Well done!"
Tuesday
Steven Watson posted a video

Emile Grimshaw - Chop Suey | Steven Watson, banjo

Now this is a fun piece! Emile Grimshaw was a British banjoist active in the first half of the 20th century.I'm playing a Farland banjo, c. 1910. Nylgut stri...
Tuesday
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thereallyniceman replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"Hi Shawn thank you and sorry! I tried to add a music player and it seems to have screws things up a bit, and I can't fix it at the momwent. At least the player works ! Best Ian"
Tuesday
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Shawn McSweeny replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"Here's the Oakley recording. To add some lacking oomph he gradually accelerates the tempo. Yacht_Club_March_Oakley.mp3 The late 1890's Witmark catalogue includes Ossman's published "Yacht Club" banjo arrangement. It is the…"
Tuesday
TONY BRYAN replied to Brett Lowe's discussion The Yacht Club March
"Brett, Here's my copy of The Yacht Club as arranged by Harry Fisk. I have played this on and off for many years - it's not all that difficult (see below) - but I could never get much musical satisfaction out of it.  For a banjo solo I…"
Tuesday
 
 
 

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