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Pahjamah (An Oriental Novelty)..1919..S.R.Henry aka Henry Robert Stern.

Continuing with my oriental themed tunes, this is a very good example of the genre. According to the title page, this was written as a song…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 17, 2021

Looking for Solos for a Quieter Mood, Alan Middleton

Wondering if anyone has an original copy of this they might want to sell me.  Or perhaps a scan and I can send Alan some money for the perm…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 14, 2021

BMG Festival 1949

This may be of interest... https://youtu.be/1xBZGSe4xy0 the sound starts about 2:15 and cuts out before the end.  It looks to be the raw…

Started by Brett Lowe in Classic Banjo

8 Dec 11, 2021
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Polar Bear Rag...1910...George P. Howard.

This is another rag by an obscure composer about whom I could find no information. The piano score that I obtained had many errors and thro…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 6, 2021

GR Tanfield - a Sheffield coincidence...

This is a post of no consequence whatsoever but it might raise a smile or spark some reminiscences. I recently relocated to Sheffield from…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 4, 2021

Not everyone likes Zither Banjos!!!

Here is an article from a 1904 BMG magazine...  Perhaps we should start a bonfire?

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

3 Dec 3, 2021
Reply by Steve Harrison

“NEW” Old BMGs added to the John Field Library

October 1904, April 1923, July 1923, August 1923, September 1923 and October 1923, have now uploaded.     I recently received an email fro…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

2 Dec 1, 2021
Reply by thereallyniceman

The Egyptian Trot (An Oriental Hop)..1914..Henry Lodge.

Yet another Egyptian themed oriental Foxtrot (I wonder how many more there are!). As would be expected from Lodge, it's a very good composi…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Nov 30, 2021
Reply by Steve Harrison

"Drowsy Dempsey", Ossman plays Lansing...

This is a tune I've been playing for some time now (never very well, of course). It popped up on youtube out of nowhere today...and I've ne…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

1 Nov 23, 2021
Reply by Joel Hooks

Sneaky Shuffles (1910)...Henry Lodge

This is one of HL's lesser known tunes and one I hadn't heard before. The grace notes as shown on the piano score were virtually unplayable…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Nov 23, 2021

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