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3rd Newbie question

Me again, I'm afraid. I am starting the alternate finger exercises and note that they start with the index finger rather than the thumb. T…

Started by Eric Womersley in Classic Banjo

6 Mar 21, 2015
Reply by thereallyniceman

Another Newbie question : the 5th string

Hi all I have been watching a number of classic banjo videos and, of late, have looked at how the 5th string is used. My initial thought i…

Started by Eric Womersley in Classic Banjo

8 Mar 20, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

Quiz

There are no prizes, but do you know who this bloke is?

Started by Ray Jones in Classic Banjo

8 Mar 20, 2015
Reply by Ray Jones

A Black Smoke (1902)...C.L.Johnson

This is the second tune suggested by John Cohen and it was a bit of a tester. Considering how early this was written, it has some very unus…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 20, 2015

Tunings

Hi & Salut First post for me here, so please pardon my ignorance I have just been involved in a discussion about multiple tunings on…

Started by Eric Womersley in Classic Banjo

6 Mar 18, 2015
Reply by Jody Stecher

Olly Oakley plays Those Old Kentucky Bells

I have just found this old recording of Olly Oakley with a vocalist called Jack Starr. (aka Jack Charman (1887-1953), who was a prolific re…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 17, 2015

Fame at last

It is good to see that GOOGLE have today changed their logo to incorporate our favourite instrument. The left handed two string Classic B…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 17, 2015
Reply by Shawn McSweeny

"On The Mill Dam Galop" by A.A. Babb

Must be nice to only use two letters to sign your signature... ;-) Mr. Babb published this tune in the 1890's and it must have been a big h…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

3 Mar 16, 2015
Reply by Trapdoor2

Daffy Down Dilly (1907) John Leubrie Hill

This is a rare rag and unless someone knows otherwise, I suspect that it's unlikely to have been arranged for banjo before. J.L.Hill was…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 15, 2015
Reply by Steve Harrison

Joe Morley's Black Pearl

Does anyone out in "Banjoworld" have a copy of the second banjo part for JM's "Black Pearl" that they would share with me? Many thanks Ian

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

9 Mar 15, 2015
Reply by marc dalmasso

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