Ragtime Oriole

[Steve Harrison]

Ian has added my arrangement and midi of this classic rag.

It's quite a bit different to the Van Eps version and I've set it in Bb Eb. It's still a tricky one to play, I've added my suggested fingering for anyone willing to give it a go. This is probably the most difficult of Scott's rags to play on banjo. I've just finished my draft arrangement of Grace and Beauty which is currently with Ian to be proof read. I will then have completed all of Scott's Rags.

It was a bit of a marathon but a great way to get inside the head of the composer and to become familiar with his technique.....Steve.