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Music recommendations

I'm in the early stages of planning an informal banjo performance for April/May. At a certain point, I realized I was already working mostl…

Started by Ethan Schwartz in Classic Banjo

14 Mar 8
Reply by nick Kelly

Is this wishful thinking?

I'm curious if this piece is wishful thinking or if it's possible. I haven't finished adding the fingerings yet, but the most difficult par…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 7
Reply by Ethan Schwartz

Weaver CE banjos

Clifford Essex clearly stated in his adverts in The BMG magazine, that Weaver made the CE Special for them !

Started by Keith Wilson in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 6
Reply by Joel Hooks

Dynamics and Classic Banjo

A comment by Jody gave me the idea to start a splinter topic on dynamics.  Along with alternate fingering, I was a dynamics ignorer for a l…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

5 Mar 5
Reply by Jody Stecher

The Colored Ragamuffins..1903..S.R.Henry.

This is a great cakewalk that ideally suits the banjo, it could almost have been written for it. The piano score is written in F/Bb but I'v…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 4

Ole Virginny Barbeque..1899..Julius E. Andino

Julius Andino was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the US in 1870 to further his musical career. He was a prolific composer and arranger, i…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 2
Reply by Steve Harrison

WINDSOR POPULAR

I've been watching this Windsor 'Popular Model 3' and might, maybe, perhaps, chance a bid on it. As I mostly play a zither banjo, I do lik…

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

3 Mar 1
Reply by IAN SALTER

BANJO AUCTION

These are a few nice banjos that are coming up soon: https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/be4a56a631885adc72f041039972ad

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

16 Feb 25
Reply by Joel Hooks

Dat Johnson Rag..1910..An Ethiopian Intermezzo. C. E. Matchett & N.Clark Smith.

This is probably the best of my recent ragtime offerings and well worth try. Calbert Earl Matchett was a piano salesman and demonstrator fr…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 25

WEAVER ZITHER BANJO.

I understand from archived threads, that these are rare items.  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335722676507?_skw=5+string+banjo&itmmeta=0

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

4 Feb 24
Reply by Jake Glanville

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