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John Field Memorial Library UPDATE

I would like to thank everyone for the kind comments about the BMG LIBRARY. I am sure John Field would be very pleased. I have also like to…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 12, 2018

Another find in an old BMG

I have never ever seen this Olly Oakley photo before!

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

8 Dec 10, 2018
Reply by Joel Hooks

Rare banjo for sale

I have never heard of one of these...  a  4.1/2 string banjo... wow

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Dec 9, 2018
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A Florida Cracker (1899)...Ellis Brooks.

Ellis Brooks was a popular Band Leader,composer of marches and a contemporary of J.P.Sousa. This is a very good tune that's well suited to…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 8, 2018

Two rare banjos for sale

Over on Banjo Hangout I am selling two rare classic banjos that will likely be of interest here. 1.  Van Eps flush fret, one of the first…

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 7, 2018

The Virginia Skedaddle (1890)..Monroe H. Rosenfeld...(New arrangement)

I've revisited my favourite Rosenfeld composition and written a new arrangement. I've lowered it from its given key of G to C which makes i…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Dec 7, 2018
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A Ragtime Skedaddle (1899)....George Rosey..New Arrangement.

This is a simplified arrangement of this very good early cakewalk I posted some years ago, I've added my usual annotations to help navigate…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 7, 2018

My New banjo

To celebrate my 70th. birthday yesterday, my neighbour made me a new banjo...it was delicious!...Steve.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

4 Dec 3, 2018
Reply by Randy Dary

American Jubilee (1916)...Edward Browne Claypoole.

This is described as a patriotic rag. It's a cleverly written novelty composition into which EBC has interwoven a number of traditional and…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Nov 29, 2018

Gin And Razors (1900)...C.Bertram

This is another very good, interesting early cakewalk. I transposed it from Eb/Ab to G/C to make it more banjo friendly. I have no idea of…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

3 Nov 27, 2018
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