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The Princess Royal (Schottische)..1891..Monroe H. Rosenfeld.

This early composition is tailor made for the banjo. He's borrowed from Scottish and Irish traditional music and by using the characteristi…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Oct 9, 2022
Reply by Jody Stecher

My Adventuresome Banjo, Cammeyer

I picked this up a few years ago and have been stalling to scan it based on the way it was bound and printed.  There has been some zither b…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

13 Oct 9, 2022
Reply by Mike Bostock

NING WEBSITE SERVER ERROR

UNFORTUNATELY WE, AGAIN, ARE SUFFERING FROM A SITE CRASH CAUSED BY CHANGES MADE BY OUR WEBSITE HOST, NING.COM. SORRY, BUT I HAVE NO CONTR…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 7, 2022

Zither Banjo Production Origins

I've read Cammeyer's account of how he developed his zither banjo and that is not what this is about. I am curious about when the first pro…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

3 Oct 5, 2022
Reply by Mike Bostock

The Kentucky Beauty..1904..Albert Gumble & Monroe H. Rosenfeld.

This an excellent example of rag time written by two of the luminaries of rag time and early popular music. It's one of my current favourit…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 5, 2022

Is there anybody there?

In my recent blog post I blogged about feeling my way around the Classic Banjo site. The site has so much to offer that I'm taking my time…

Started by thereallynicelady in Classic Banjo

27 Oct 4, 2022
Reply by Mike Bostock

Calfskin heads UK

Does anyone know of a source for calf-skin banjo heads in the UK (it is to fit an 11 inch head).  The Banjo Works and Clifford Essex are no…

Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo

4 Sep 29, 2022
Reply by carrie horgan

Shiftless Sam..1904..Carlotta Burditt Williamson Wickwire Blandford.

This is another excellent composition from the composer of the previously posted Pickanniny Cakewalk. Williamson was a talented musician an…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 29, 2022

Dimples..1905..George L. Cobb

This is a new arrangement of a tune I did some years ago and replaces the original in the library. I've rewritten the bass solo in the trio…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 27, 2022

(The celebrated) Turkey trot..1912..joseph M. Daly.

This follows a similar formula of another of Daly's tunes, The Chicken Reel, which I arranged some years ago. It's a well written, catchy t…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 24, 2022

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