Classic-Banjo2024-03-29T08:00:58ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabodyhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/65198827?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=3s5gwarozkmme&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLooking for suggestionstag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-29:2667446:Topic:2007082024-03-29T02:19:32.297ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I’m relatively new to classic banjo, having first picked it up a couple of years ago in my early 50s. I’ve had some success with pieces in collections and method books, but most recently I’ve been working on “A Banjo Oddity” by Joe Morley and so far it’s my favorite piece to play! It suits my abilities while still being challenging, and musically it’s high quality! Can anyone recommend other pieces for me to explore that are similar in difficulty (i.e. “easy”-ish) while…</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I’m relatively new to classic banjo, having first picked it up a couple of years ago in my early 50s. I’ve had some success with pieces in collections and method books, but most recently I’ve been working on “A Banjo Oddity” by Joe Morley and so far it’s my favorite piece to play! It suits my abilities while still being challenging, and musically it’s high quality! Can anyone recommend other pieces for me to explore that are similar in difficulty (i.e. “easy”-ish) while still musically interesting? Thank in advance! </p> Happy Hannah (1898)...Theodore Havermeyer Northroptag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-19:2667446:Topic:2003162024-03-19T17:32:42.730ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>You get two for the price of one with this. I arranged this some years back and the original is in the library. I had a second look and wrote two new arrangements. The first is in G and is shown on pages 1/2 of the attached score Pdf. and the other in C pages 3/4. The G version is the least challenging but my preference is the one in C. The MP3 is a recording of the one in G. It's a very good early C.Walk that suits the banjo very well. Ian will add them to the library…</p>
<p>You get two for the price of one with this. I arranged this some years back and the original is in the library. I had a second look and wrote two new arrangements. The first is in G and is shown on pages 1/2 of the attached score Pdf. and the other in C pages 3/4. The G version is the least challenging but my preference is the one in C. The MP3 is a recording of the one in G. It's a very good early C.Walk that suits the banjo very well. Ian will add them to the library later...Steve.</p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12402224667?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12402224667?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> George Morristag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-17:2667446:Topic:2002212024-03-17T18:26:49.877ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>Hello Everyone,</p>
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<p>Here's a recording which you might also enjoy...</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/upoazUcU-_U?si=SxQGJ3IVU3v3QhOw&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
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<p><a href="https://youtu.be/upoazUcU-_U?si=kYcxG9_6gLeE-ZIH">https://youtu.be/upoazUcU-_U?si=kYcxG9_6gLeE-ZIH</a></p>
<p>Hello Everyone,</p>
<p></p>
<p>Here's a recording which you might also enjoy...</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/upoazUcU-_U?si=SxQGJ3IVU3v3QhOw&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
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<p><a href="https://youtu.be/upoazUcU-_U?si=kYcxG9_6gLeE-ZIH">https://youtu.be/upoazUcU-_U?si=kYcxG9_6gLeE-ZIH</a></p> The King Of The Cake Walk (Le Roi Du Cake Walk)..1903..Marius Cairannetag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-15:2667446:Topic:2003042024-03-15T08:26:36.974ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>This is a good, early example of ragtime written by a French composer. I couldn't find a bio on Cairanne but there is a lot of his music mentioned on the web suggesting that he was a prolific composer. It's a great tune that's well suited for the banjo and it's one of my current favourites. I've mixed and matched the RH and LH as shown on the piano score and raised some of the passages by an octave. The score and MP3 are included with this post...Steve.…</p>
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<p>This is a good, early example of ragtime written by a French composer. I couldn't find a bio on Cairanne but there is a lot of his music mentioned on the web suggesting that he was a prolific composer. It's a great tune that's well suited for the banjo and it's one of my current favourites. I've mixed and matched the RH and LH as shown on the piano score and raised some of the passages by an octave. The score and MP3 are included with this post...Steve.</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12400484093?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12400484093?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> That Whistling Rag..1912..Joseph M. Foleytag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-13:2667446:Topic:2002992024-03-13T08:06:19.439ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>This is a one off, self published rag by Foley who was from Ontario, Canada. It's a catchy tune and not too challenging to play. Included is the score and MP3 which Ian will add to the library one the storage issues are resolved.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12399841094?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12399841094?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p>This is a one off, self published rag by Foley who was from Ontario, Canada. It's a catchy tune and not too challenging to play. Included is the score and MP3 which Ian will add to the library one the storage issues are resolved.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12399841094?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12399841094?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> Dixie Doodle (Rag Two-step)...1899...C.N.Buchanantag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-07:2667446:Topic:2008862024-03-07T15:29:30.696ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>This catchy early rag was self published by the composer who was the owner of a music shop in Cairo, Illinois. There were three other Buchanan compositions mentioned on the title page but I was unable to locate a score for any of them, this appears to be his only rag. The score and MP3 are included with this post and will be added to the library later...Steve.…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398352076?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398352076?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>This catchy early rag was self published by the composer who was the owner of a music shop in Cairo, Illinois. There were three other Buchanan compositions mentioned on the title page but I was unable to locate a score for any of them, this appears to be his only rag. The score and MP3 are included with this post and will be added to the library later...Steve.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398352076?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12398352076?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a> </p> The Burglar Buck (1909)..Stephen O.Jonestag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-02:2667446:Topic:2002112024-03-02T15:21:49.477ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>Included with this post is a recording by Fred Van Eps and the MP3 and score of my arrangement which will be added to the library later. I've taken it from the piano score and I haven't included the number of repeats as used by FVE....Steve.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12392006300?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12392006300?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p>Included with this post is a recording by Fred Van Eps and the MP3 and score of my arrangement which will be added to the library later. I've taken it from the piano score and I haven't included the number of repeats as used by FVE....Steve.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12392006300?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12392006300?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a></p> J.C. Bertolle the "Dexter" banjotag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-02:2667446:Topic:2004912024-03-02T12:55:25.967ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I haven't been very active in the last years, mainly because I haven't had time to play classic banjo at all. I hope that will change in the near future.</p>
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<p>I would like your expert opinion on a banjo for sale. A friend of mine want's to get in to banjo playing and found the banjo in the link.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/5-string-open-back-banjo-aus-dem-jahr-1898-1929/2669981377-74-8407" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bertolle…</a></p>
<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I haven't been very active in the last years, mainly because I haven't had time to play classic banjo at all. I hope that will change in the near future.</p>
<p></p>
<p>I would like your expert opinion on a banjo for sale. A friend of mine want's to get in to banjo playing and found the banjo in the link.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/5-string-open-back-banjo-aus-dem-jahr-1898-1929/2669981377-74-8407" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bertolle banjo</a></p>
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<p>To my eyes it looks like a really nice instrument (perhaps slightly over priced?)</p>
<p>What are your thoughts on it? Would it be a good buy?</p>
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<p>All the best,</p>
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<p>Pär</p> BERT BASSETT BIOGRAPHYtag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-03-01:2667446:Topic:2004892024-03-01T11:24:22.919ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have at last completed a biography for Bert Bassett. It can be found in Player Biographies. It is based on an obituary writted by Clifford Essex for BMG in 1937, with some corrections, clarifications and additions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For those of you who would like to download a version of the bio, I have attached a .pdf file.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If anyone has any additional information or comments, let me…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have at last completed a biography for Bert Bassett. It can be found in Player Biographies. It is based on an obituary writted by Clifford Essex for BMG in 1937, with some corrections, clarifications and additions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For those of you who would like to download a version of the bio, I have attached a .pdf file.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If anyone has any additional information or comments, let me know and we will ammend accordingly.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tony</span></p> Cotton Time (March &Two Step) 1910..Charles N. Daniels.tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2024-02-29:2667446:Topic:2008792024-02-29T11:39:22.676ZAnthony Peabodyhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/AnthonyPeabody
<p>This is another well written rag from Daniels, it has plenty of variety and I particularly like his use of block chords in the third part (bars 48/64) . The score and MP3 are included with this post to be added later to the library...Steve<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12391409888?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12391409888?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a>.</p>
<p>This is another well written rag from Daniels, it has plenty of variety and I particularly like his use of block chords in the third part (bars 48/64) . The score and MP3 are included with this post to be added later to the library...Steve<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12391409888?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12391409888?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center"/></a>.</p>