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Missing Morley works

I expect that many of you (I might hope all of you) will have had a look at the "works of Joe Morley" elsewhere on this site.  This effort…

Started by Anthony Peabody in Classic Banjo

13 Sep 7, 2017
Reply by Hal Allert

Tom Barriball

Does anybody here know what gauges of fishing line Tom Barriball used as strings? Also, does anybody know the source of his tortoise shell…

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 2, 2017

2017 Banjo Gathering

Dear Friends Since 1998, the Banjo Gathering (formerly the Banjo Collectors Gathering) has been the platform for sharing new scholarship an…

Started by Greg Adams in Classic Banjo

1 Aug 30, 2017
Reply by Trapdoor2

Stars and Stripes : question

So, I have a digital score of Stars and Stripes Forever, for piano solo (by the way, poor, as some parts are missing and could be done easi…

Started by Rémi in Classic Banjo

9 Aug 16, 2017
Reply by Rémi

Peek-A-Boo Rag (1914)...Chas. L. Johnson

I'm gradually working my way through CLJ.s music and here's another pleasing rag. There's a nice change of tempo in bars 60-63 where he's i…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Aug 12, 2017
Reply by Steve Harrison

Cum-Bac Rag (1911)...Charles L. Johnson

Whilst researching this tune, I came across a post from Marc made back in 2013 saying how it was one of his favourite Johnson rags and it's…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

14 Aug 12, 2017
Reply by Steve Harrison

All The Money (1908)..Charles L Johnson aka Raymond Birch

This is another good rag by Johnson published under his pseudonym of Raymond Birch. The original piano score was in F/Bb however I arranged…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Aug 7, 2017

Porcupine Rag (1909)..Charles Leslie Johnson

What I like about Johnson's rags are that most of them are easy to listen to and not too fussy, unlike some of the music written by Joplin,…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

3 Aug 1, 2017
Reply by Trapdoor2

Dynamite (A noisy rag!)..1908..Paul Biese & Henri Klickmann

Another rag that ticks all the ragtime boxes. My suggested fingering leans towards melodic style for the first three bars or so (plus repea…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

6 Jul 30, 2017
Reply by Rémi

Darkey Tickle (1896)...E. B. Hunt.

This was recorded by both Vess Ossman and Ruby Brooks. The Ruby Brooks recording is on the jukebox and is credited to Geo. Lansing however…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

9 Jul 29, 2017
Reply by Steve Harrison

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