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The Incandescent Rag - George Botsford

Yah, I've been messing around again. Here's me trying to emulate Mr Harrison's lovely arrangements. Botsford was a yeomanlike ragtimer wi…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

5 Feb 12, 2021
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Peroxide Rag (1910)..Dr. Calvin Lee Woolsey

This is the third medical themed rag written by Dr. Woolsey and in my opinion it's the best of the three and worth a look/listen. The origi…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 9, 2021

Funny Bones (1909)..Dr. Calvin Lee Woolsey

This is another good composition with a medical theme from the good doctor. The piano score was written in C but to get everything to fit t…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 5, 2021

What banjo brands and models are considered great for classic banjo playing?

Hi everyone, I have recently been bitten by the classic banjo bug. I currently have a Deering Artisan Americana banjo with a 12” pot. I ord…

Started by Milwaukee Matzen in Classic Banjo

65 Feb 4, 2021
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Ring Ring De Banjo..(1851)..arrangement based on a set of variations for piano by Charles Grobe.

This is a 'barnstormer' of an arrangement that will test the fingers and is a definite must see/hear. I selected the variations that were m…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

4 Feb 4, 2021
Reply by Steve Harrison

Tune identification

Can anyone help me identify this tune that was played by Bill Ball? Thanks.

Started by Rainier Lanselle in Classic Banjo

5 Feb 2, 2021
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Turkey Gobbler Rag, by Fred Bacon

Does anyone have the original score to this piece? I’m specifically searching for any piano, guitar, or second banjo  accompaniment that ma…

Started by Aaron Jonah Lewis in Classic Banjo

3 Jan 30, 2021
Reply by thereallyniceman

Medic Rag (1910)..Dr. Calvin Lee Woolsey. MD.

Woolsey was a Physician and part time musician and composer, he published 12 pieces of music of which four were rags. In 1913 his medical c…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jan 29, 2021

12" hoop banjo

I own a 12" banjo with a good calf skin which I am thinking of selling because I may be acquiring a Clifford  Essex Boudoir Grand. I think…

Started by David griffiths in Classic Banjo

23 Jan 28, 2021
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Minnesota Street Rag (1903)..Fred Swanson

This is another one off rare rag by a composer about whom I could find no information. It's a very well written composition with some inter…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jan 27, 2021

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