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Scott Joplin's mother

Something that I have often wondered..... do we know what style of banjo playing Scott Joplin's mother played?  I always assumed it was cla…

Started by bud bennett

1 Sep 9
Reply by Joel Hooks

The Darkies' Drill (1902)....Agnes Melville

This is a catchy, early cakewalk and only one of three pieces of music published by the composer about whom I've been unable to find any in…

Started by Steve Harrison

3 Sep 6
Reply by Joel Hooks

Yankee Doodle Boy (1904)..George Michael Cohan.

This is a tune/song that I posted some years back, it makes such a good banjo solo that I thought it needed a reprise with an updated score…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Sep 5

7 STRING ZITHER BANJO IDENTIFICATION.

Does the design of any parts of this banjo, suggest a possible maker and/or date of manufacture, to anybody? As I've just bought, but not y…

Started by IAN SALTER

2 Sep 5
Reply by IAN SALTER

Ham Bones..1912..Homer Denney

This is a great rag composed by the person to whom the previously posted Caliope Rag was dedicated by the Hartlaub brothers. It's challengi…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Sep 4

Jaunty/Festive Classic banjo music

Hi all! I'm going to be in a stage show this winter and I've been asked to pick a song for a scene that is, as the title suggests, jaunty/f…

Started by Byron Thomas

4 Sep 2
Reply by Byron Thomas

Some Walter Jacobs Publications Scanned

I scanned and put up some Walter Jacobs music this weekend.  Many of these are generally available, but these clear scans include the title…

Started by Joel Hooks

0 Aug 31

Caliope Rag--1911--Sylvester & Charles Hartlaub

This is the other Caliope Rag, the Hartlaubs spelled it with one letter L on both the score and title page.It's not quite in the same leagu…

Started by Steve Harrison

0 Aug 29

"IN A DIXIE DELL" Percy M. Jaques, 1909

Here's the C Notation and Tab for "IN A DIXIE DELL", both parts + mp3.

Started by Trapdoor2

0 Aug 28

Donkey Laugh, A Musical Horseonyou by Howard Whitney

Arranged by Fred E. Dunn.  This is done in that silly "Witmark System" of A and C notation on the same page which doubles the page count.ht…

Started by Joel Hooks

6 Aug 28
Reply by Trapdoor2

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