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…

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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…

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"Morley" Bridge Ads?

Hi Folks, Has anyone run across advertisements for Joe Morley bridges in BMGs or catalogs?  I'd love to see scans of them if so. I'm intere…

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Tom Cat Rag (1912)...Harry Weston

Another piece of classic rag time which ticks all the boxes. There's a  change to a minor key in the second part which gives the compositio…

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The Timbuctoo March (1899)..E. C. Ramsden

This is a simple folky/old timey tune with a bit of polka thrown in for good measure, especially in the final part and it's reminiscent of…

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Lady Slippers (A rag)..(1910)..Raymond Birch aka Charles Leslie Johnson

I don't think Johnson ever wrote a bad rag and this is no exception. On the piano score there were a couple of triplets which were awkward…

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The Frisco Rag (1909)..Harry Armstrong aka Henry W.Armstrong.

Armstrong was an interesting character, he was a three times world boxing champion, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and Tin Pan Al…

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Festival Banjo Saint Gervasy 2017

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Hot air auction

Just appeared on Ebay: an empty folder from Clifford Essex. Bid now to own your very own (hot) air expertly breathed by England's most skil…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo