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MORE Player Biographies added

I have just added three more biographies to the PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES page. These are of:  Horace Weston, Fannie Heinline and Fred Stuber   Th…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Feb 19, 2014
Reply by Jody Stecher

More RARE Van Eps recordings from the late 1950s!

You thought that the last posts contained some rare stuff??  Well this one beats the lot. Here we have Fred Van Eps playing “Pierrette” com…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Feb 18, 2014
Reply by Mike Moss

Quality Bacon with no sizzle!

I have just added MP3 recordings of compositions by Thomas E Glynn and George Gregory to their PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES pages, and thought that I…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

3 Feb 17, 2014
Reply by Jody Stecher

Sheep Music and The Ellisaphone

I've been reading through the Player Biographies and in each case discovered things I did not know. I got curious about what "exotic instru…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

5 Feb 16, 2014
Reply by Jody Stecher

Silverheels (1909) Neil Moret (aka Charles Daniels)

This arrangement is taken from the original piano score and the second part differs somewhat from the Fred Van Eps recording. Ian has give…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 16, 2014

NEW BIOGRAPHY ADDED: S.S. Stewart was born in Philadelphia, January 8, 1855.

I have added a new biography to the PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES page. Find out loads of interesting information about S. S. Stewart.

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 16, 2014

Connecticut.March (1911)...William Nassann

For anyone who wants some bass solo practice, this may be worth a try. It uses all of the fret board from top to bottom C. Maybe there's…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Feb 15, 2014
Reply by Steve Harrison

New Biographies Added to the PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES page.

I have added brief biographies for: Tommy Glynn George Gregory Geo L. Lansing & Shirley Spaulding If you have suggestions or think t…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 13, 2014

Rialto Ripples Rag (1917) G.Gershwin & W.Donaldson

This is one of the earliest compositions by Gershwin. It was written in 1916 when he was 18 years old and is the only rag he ever compos…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

4 Feb 11, 2014
Reply by Trapdoor2

How to value a pre 1914 JE Dallas banjo

I helped a friend fix a pre-1914 Dallas banjo. "fixing" it only  in the sense of getting it playable.  And now I'm trying to help him value…

Started by David Alden in Classic Banjo

4 Feb 11, 2014
Reply by David Alden

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