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BREAKING NEWS: MIDLANDS BANJO FESTIVAL UK

Annually, and for many years, The Midlands Banjo Festival has been held at the Hilton Hotel, Hilton, Near Derby. UK.  I have just been info…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 14, 2023

Strings for zither banjo

Hi all, I'm about to buy strings for my zither banjos now and are looking at retailers for keyboard instruments (mainly harpsichord). I wou…

Started by Pär Engstrand in Classic Banjo

6 Mar 14, 2023
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Dill Pickles: Errors in Clifford Essex score?

Has anyone tried to play the Clifford Essex score for "Dill Pickles" exactly as written?  (It's in the library here.)  If so I'd like to kn…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

15 Mar 13, 2023
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Alf Lane - hilarious

I’ve just spent an enjoyable ten minutes or so listening to Alf Lane’s recording in the ‘Original Recordings’ section of this forum, where…

Started by Rob MacKillop in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 12, 2023

Repertoire

Hello Gentlepeople, I have been a banjoist for 30 plus years, and have recently been diving deep into classic style. I am looking for recom…

Started by David Connelly in Classic Banjo

9 Mar 10, 2023
Reply by David Connelly

Black Canary Rag..1914..Harry Austin Tierney

This is a pleasant, medium paced rag by one of the most prolific composers of the era, he's better known for his compositions for musical t…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 9, 2023

Music Box Rag..1914..Charles Luckyth (Lucky) Thomas.

Despite the title, this isn't a rag, it was written in the stride piano style and is described on the score as a foxtrot. This is my arrang…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 7, 2023

Alternate tunings?

I did a search and not much came up. I am curious how many examples in the classic banjo repertoire there are of scordatura AKA alternate o…

Started by Ethan Schwartz in Classic Banjo

28 Mar 4, 2023
Reply by Jody Stecher

Classic banjo in the Music Hall

I'm interesting in researching the role Classic banjo played in the Music Hall. There are a few referenced in the standard literature, and…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

15 Mar 2, 2023
Reply by Mike Bostock

Bale O' Cotton Rag (A Southern Foxtrot)..1914..Mark Janza aka Albert Frederick Marzian

This a well written composition and is a great example of classic ragtime that ticks all the ragtime boxes. Marzian wrote 16 pieces of musi…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 1, 2023

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