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Mr. Collins in not a negro !!

I came across this rather odd 1912 record featuring Fred Van Eps.   The record label credits  “Banjo effects by Van Eps”.  I don’t really…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 24, 2014

Olly Oakley as you will have never heard him.

We have had several discussions in the past regarding the pitch and speed of early recordings. I realize that we will never know for sure w…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

4 Jul 23, 2014
Reply by Richard Bugdal

2014 Banjo [Collectors] Gathering, Sept. 4-7

Dear Friends, I am posting here the latest communique from Peter Szego, Jim Bollman, and Hank Schwartz regarding the 2014 Banjo Gathering (…

Started by Greg Adams in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 23, 2014

Happy Hannah (1898)... Theodore Havermeyer Northrop

As well as banjo, I also play accordion, mainly Celtic and English traditional folk dance tunes. I came across this piece described as a ca…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 21, 2014
Reply by Jody Stecher

A Kerry Mills composition from 1896... sound familiar?

Steve has been hunting for lost gems again and has come across a piece composed by the famous Kerry Mills (composer of Whistling Rufus).…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

12 Jul 21, 2014
Reply by Trapdoor2

Coon Hollow Capers (1900).....Frank R. Gillis.

This is rather a jolly cakewalk which is not too much of a challenge on the fingers. I was drawn to it because of the front cover which fea…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 17, 2014

Chop Suey Rag (1915)....Edward Hayne

This is a gem of a tune and very reminiscent of something that could have been written by Morley or Grimshaw, especially in the opening sec…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Jul 12, 2014
Reply by Steve Harrison

More of Olly Oakley from an early cassette compilation

Recently I posted a few tracks from a 1970s Neovox cassette tape, which had been de-hissed and cleaned up by a friend of mine and set to th…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Jul 8, 2014

Variations on Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower, traditional Chinese)

Some time ago Mike Moss asked me if I could help with an arrangement for a performance he had agreed to do at a meeting of a local Chinese…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 7, 2014
Reply by Steve Harrison

The Bluegrass Queen (1901)...William B. Davies

Well, here it is with it's correct title. It's the only published work by the composer that is known which is a pity because it's a good tu…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 Jul 3, 2014
Reply by Trapdoor2

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