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Coon Gine Baby..sheet music

Here's a print out from Sounds From Georgia..pages 56-59...Steve.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Oct 30
Reply by Byron Thomas

Coon-Gine Baby..1893..Carl Lexhoizt aka Charles Astin.

This tune is one of 20 featured in a collection called Sounds From Georgia composed and published by Charles Astin. It's a compilation of n…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

3 Oct 29
Reply by Steve Harrison

Hawkes & Son's Simplicity Instruction Books The Banjo

Here is a clear scan of this book, nothing remarkable content wise, but a better scan that what we had before.   The pages were very dark…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 29

Gatcomb Musical Gazettes

I've scanned and uploaded all that I have, a little over 40 issues.  Far from a complete set, but we are better off than we were. https://…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 29

You and a Canoe 'chord' change!

Greetings! I am currently trying to learn 'You and a Canoe'  and struggling immensely with the 13th fret jump from fret 10. Attached below…

Started by Daniel PEARCE in Classic Banjo

16 Oct 28
Reply by Daniel PEARCE

Southern Melodies.1905..Lawrence Dubuclet/Yankee Breezes.1907..Nancy Bierbaum

I've mixed and matched these two tunes into one arrangement. Both are medleys of popular tunes/songs and I think the resulting arrangement…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 28

Farland's "Dandy 5th" Arranged by Rev Hunkler

 Farland's Dandy 5th is a decent solo, slightly above average for the early 1890s.  We played it for the orchestra at one of the ABF rallie…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 27

Fred Bacon Manuscript (the real stuff, not copies)

Hello folks! This weekend I scanned and uploaded the contents of a file folder containing manuscript written by Fred Bacon.  This was colle…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 27

Banjo Gems: for Ethan (and the rest of us).

In honor of Ethan's recent postings of his wonderful playing, here is a fresh scan of "Banjo Gems" published by Wm. J. Smith. All of thes…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

1 Oct 24
Reply by Trapdoor2

Emile Grimshaw's Pickings Magazine

I scanned all the issues I have and uploaded them here: https://archive.org/details/@joel_hooks?query=pickings

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 24

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