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William Avery Turner

An acquaintance of mine has recently come into possession of a fretless banjo with the neck stamped William Avery Turner, London.  I am try…

Started by Daniel Bradbury in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 27, 2020
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You're A Grand Old Flag (1906)..George M. Cohan.

This is another of Cohan's well known songs and one that was suggested by Richard. It's a very 'busy' arrangement and you have to be a bit…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 25, 2020

Yankee Doodle Boy (Yankee Doodle Dandy) 1904...George M. Cohan.

After Richard mentioned his liking for the music of Cohan, I browsed through some of his compositions and wrote this barnstorming arrangeme…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 23, 2020
Reply by Steve Harrison

name that tune please

I have just been listening to the Tony Lidington radio documentary called Pierrot Hero, very good it is too, curious if anybody can tell me…

Started by nick Kelly in Classic Banjo

17 Oct 21, 2020
Reply by Richard William Ineson

1881 H.C. Dobson silver bell banjo from H.R.H Prince of Wales

About one of the most important banjos in the Hamamatsu City Musical Instrument Museum, from the Reuben Reubens collection to the T…

Started by Satoshi Hara in Classic Banjo

3 Oct 21, 2020
Reply by Richard William Ineson

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. …

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 19, 2020

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 fa…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 18, 2020

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Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 17, 2020

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 or…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 16, 2020

The Ghost Of The Goblin Man..1912..Harry Von Tilzer

This is a spooky tune for Halloween, it was originally written as a song with words by A.B.Sterling, the lyrics are available if you search…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 12, 2020

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