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Even Joe Morley would have feared the One Eyed Video Monster

..if they had had them in 1912 that is ;-) Look at the fear and apprehension on Morley's face. Was it Tarrant Bailey Snr's recording cont…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 24, 2018

More Bedtime reading from the Dec 1960 BMG Magazine

I had often wondered how the fret spacings were calculated when there are different scale lengths. Now it is all perfectly clear: I just…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 23, 2018
Reply by Steve Harrison

Bunch O' Blackberries (1899)...Abe Holzmann

This is my take on a very melodious and playable early tune by Holzmann. I've kept the arrangement as straightforward as possible and the…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 21, 2018
Reply by Steve Harrison

Ken-Tuc-kee (1918)..A. J. Weidt.

This is my take on this neat tune by AJW. I arranged it from a piano score not noticing that there that there was already an arrangement fo…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Oct 21, 2018

Banjo arrangement of Shanteler guitar piece

I'd like to introduce a piece which you might want try.  You may download it from this site's music library.    It was originally for guita…

Started by Randy Dary in Classic Banjo

1 Oct 20, 2018
Reply by Steve Harrison

The Darkey's Barbecue (1896).....Vess Ossman

An early composition from SLO and as would be expected, a very good one too. It follows the classic patrol format. I couldn't locate a scor…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 20, 2018
Reply by Steve Harrison

Popularity (1906)...George M. Cohan

This is a good composition from the pen of the 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' and is taken from one of his musicals of the same name. It's a good ex…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Oct 17, 2018
Reply by Rémi

Ziter Banjo-Banjo guitar ???

Hi everybody, I hope you're fine. As im a huge fan of ragtime/cakewalk/banjo music, trying to play some tunes on guitar sol, I want to ask…

Started by Rémi in Classic Banjo

5 Oct 14, 2018
Reply by thereallyniceman

21st October 2018: Rob Murch and Michelle Holding in London

Rob and Michelle will be playing a full evening at Walthamstow Folk Club on Sunday 21st October. It's really rare for Rob to play in the s…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

1 Oct 12, 2018
Reply by Rob Murch

After The Cake Walk (1900)...Robert Nathaniel Dett

R. Nathaniel Dett  was a composer, organist, pianist and music professor. Whilst born in Canada, he spent most of his professional career i…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Oct 11, 2018
Reply by Randy Dary

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