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Dreams of Ragtime (1908)...T.W.Thurban

I arranged this following a request from Ian. It's a very tuneful cakewalk and one of the few ragtime tunes written by a British composer.…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 25, 2020
Reply by Trapdoor2

Bob's Chilli Rag (1921)....Robert E. Cleary

This is a gem of a rag with an interesting backstory. Around 1905, Cleary opened a Chilli Parlour in Spokane, Washington, which he called F…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 25, 2020
Reply by Trapdoor2

The Yankee Doodle Rag (1911)...Garfield Wilson

This is an entertaining novelty rag, the original score was in Eb but my prefered key of G works better for the banjo. The meaning of the t…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 19, 2020

The Black Cat Rag (1905)...Frank Wooster & Ethyl B. Smith.

This the best of a handful of tunes written and published by Wooster. The rhythm sounds very latin influenced in parts and the whole compos…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 17, 2020

Clown Banjo Rally

Keith and I have been in contact today with the management of the Clowne Recreational Centre - regretfully we have had to cancel this years…

Started by David Wade in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 17, 2020

Cullen and Collins

In a Discussion posted a few years ago, it was apparent very little was known about Cullen and Collins. After some investigation, here is t…

Started by Shawn McSweeny in Classic Banjo

11 Mar 16, 2020
Reply by Trapdoor2

Canned Corn (1910)..George Linus Cobb.

In my opinion, this is one of Cobb's best rags. I play this with a mixture of melodic style and classic fingering, in particular the openin…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 15, 2020
Reply by Steve Harrison

WEAVER/CLIFFORD ESSEX FOR SALE.

If anyone is interested, there is currently an A. Weaver built Clifford Essex, 15a Grafton St. W. for sale on Gumtree.com. It is in Shrews…

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 11, 2020
Reply by marc dalmasso

Bridges

Hi all, it's been a weekend of trying out different bridges. Here's some pictures: There are a few different materials involved: maple, e…

Started by Pär Engstrand in Classic Banjo

9 Mar 9, 2020
Reply by Jody Stecher

Do you know anyone about Salvatore Di Grazia of Brooklyn?

Started by Satoshi Hara in Classic Banjo

3 Mar 7, 2020
Reply by Satoshi Hara

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