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A Black Smoke (1902)...C.L.Johnson

This is the second tune suggested by John Cohen and it was a bit of a tester. Considering how early this was written, it has some very unus…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Mar 20, 2015

Tunings

Hi & Salut First post for me here, so please pardon my ignorance I have just been involved in a discussion about multiple tunings on…

Started by Eric Womersley

6 Mar 18, 2015
Reply by Jody Stecher

Olly Oakley plays Those Old Kentucky Bells

I have just found this old recording of Olly Oakley with a vocalist called Jack Starr. (aka Jack Charman (1887-1953), who was a prolific re…

Started by thereallyniceman

0 Mar 17, 2015

Fame at last

It is good to see that GOOGLE have today changed their logo to incorporate our favourite instrument. The left handed two string Classic B…

Started by thereallyniceman

1 Mar 17, 2015
Reply by Shawn McSweeny

"On The Mill Dam Galop" by A.A. Babb

Must be nice to only use two letters to sign your signature... ;-) Mr. Babb published this tune in the 1890's and it must have been a big h…

Started by Trapdoor2

3 Mar 16, 2015
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Daffy Down Dilly (1907) John Leubrie Hill

This is a rare rag and unless someone knows otherwise, I suspect that it's unlikely to have been arranged for banjo before. J.L.Hill was…

Started by Steve Harrison

1 Mar 15, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Joe Morley's Black Pearl

Does anyone out in "Banjoworld" have a copy of the second banjo part for JM's "Black Pearl" that they would share with me? Many thanks Ian

Started by thereallyniceman

9 Mar 15, 2015
Reply by marc dalmasso

Possum Rag (1907)..Geraldine Dobyns.

John Cohen asked if a banjo arrangement for this tune had been done so I thought I'd see what I could make of it. The piano score was in…

Started by Steve Harrison

2 Mar 14, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Vellum choice/thickness

Greetings! I've been working on an old Morrison banjo and just about have her all polished and cleaned up to my liking. I still need a vell…

Started by Texican65

4 Mar 14, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

The Twirler (1907)...King Kollins

As this was written by a banjoist, there must be a banjo score out there somewhere, never the less this is my take using the piano score ki…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Mar 9, 2015

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