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Missouri Rag (1907)...William Conrad Powell aka Polla

This is a classic ragtime tune that ticks all the ragtime boxes. The score and midi are in the library..Steve.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 14, 2016

Kronique Kranks.

Has anyone heard of this early banjo group. It's believed they performed at the early part of the 20th century. I'm making this request on…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 14, 2016

Fred Bacon's custom Silver Bell No. 4

I'm proud to share my latest banjo find- Fred Bacon's Silver Bell No. 4!

Started by John Cohen in Classic Banjo

2 Jul 11, 2016
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My Filipino Princess (1899)..John Raymond Hubbell

J. R. Hubbell was a prolific composer of American popular music at the beginning of the 20th. century. This cakewalk is one of his earliest…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

4 Jul 9, 2016
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UK Classic Banjo Rally 3rd September 2016

Backwell UK Banjo Rally      3rd  September 2016 The Southwest Regional Banjo Rally will be held on Saturday September 3rd. at Backwell W.…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 8, 2016

S.S. Stewart fretboard lengths

I have two S.S. Stewart banjos. Both are Special Thoroughbreds. One has a fretboard length of 19 3/4" and the other is 19". Both have 22 fr…

Started by Richard Katz in Classic Banjo

9 Jul 8, 2016
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Stuttering Jasper (1899)...Robert Cohn

This is a fairly straightforward early cakewalk that's I've given the banjo treatment. It has a pleasant melody and isn't too hard on the f…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 5, 2016

Horace Weston, W. P. Dabney, Sweeney, et al.

Here’s a short but fascinating and I think extremely pertinent article by Wendell Phillips Dabney (1865-1952), who was an African-American…

Started by F. Chris Ware in Classic Banjo

9 Jun 30, 2016
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Billiken Rag (1918)..E. J. Stark.

The Billiken was designed by American illustrator Florence Pretz in 1908 and was manufactured and sold as a lucky charm. It's also the masc…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jun 30, 2016

A Georgia Barn Dance (1909)..Kerry Mills.

This a good tune for banjo and one written by Mills that I'd not heard before. It's a lively cakewalk with a very folksy sound to it and pl…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

4 Jun 29, 2016
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