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Minnesota Shake-Down (1909)...William H. Penn

I would describe this tune as Hoedown meets polka. It's a very good banjo friendly tune by the composer of The Honeysuckle And The Bee (als…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jan 15, 2019

Rag-Alley Dream (1902)....Mattie Harl Burgess

This is a very good example of an early ragtime tune, it's written in the popular banjo friendly keys of Eb/Cm/Ab. For those of you familia…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

3 Jan 15, 2019
Reply by thereallyniceman

Alfred Cammeyer now in Public Domain.

Cammeyer passed Dec. 22 1949.  By my math this year is the 70th calendar year after his death. I think that puts all of his work in the pub…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

6 Jan 8, 2019
Reply by David Wade

X.L.Rag (1903)...Lee Edgar Settle

This is the only other published tune that I could find by the composer of Missouri Waltz. It's a good example of early ragtime and as such…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jan 7, 2019

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD. Ian, the reallyniceman Here's hoping that my dyslexia will get better in 1920.

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

2 Jan 3, 2019
Reply by Jackie Cook

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (for two banjos)

Happy Solstice/Light Festival! Every year since moving to New England (with one snowed in exception) my wife and I have gone to see the "Ch…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

13 Jan 1, 2019
Reply by Trapdoor2

Need a new banjo head!

This has only happened one other time in the 24+ years I've been playing banjo, but tonight I blew the head apart on my Whyte Laydie! Any r…

Started by Greg Adams in Classic Banjo

5 Jan 1, 2019
Reply by Trapdoor2

Rare book at an optimistic price

https://www.ebay.com/itm/332981524804?ul_noapp=true "LEONARDI Salvator Method Banjo or Zither-Banjo 1913 partition sheet music score"

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

5 Dec 30, 2018
Reply by Jody Stecher

Bill Ball's Strings

Anybody know what gauges Bill Ball played? They sound not top light but not that heavy either.

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

4 Dec 30, 2018
Reply by Jody Stecher

The Missouri Waltz (1914)..Lee Edgar Settle. aka "Hush-a-bye, Ma baby"

This is one of the nicest waltz's I've heard in a long time. The original melody was composed by L.E.Settle, the composer of the soon to be…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

3 Dec 28, 2018
Reply by Steve Harrison

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