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William J Ball... a nice and genuine guy!

I have been chatting to site member Jurg Pfister and he told me about a letter that he received in 1980 from William J Ball. Jurg had wr…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

5 Dec 29, 2013
Reply by Mike Redman

WOW! Fred Van Eps plays Patrol Comique

Well here is another new one on me!  I have heard Patrol Comique played by Vess Ossman but have not heard Van Eps play it before.   Perhap…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

2 Dec 28, 2013
Reply by Trapdoor2

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM US !

I would like to wish all who have visited the site, and especially those who have posted discussions, questions and media,  A VERY HAPPY CH…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

4 Dec 26, 2013
Reply by Richard William Ineson

A Blues arrangement for banjo BULLFROG BLUES

This is all my fault!  Steve came up with a great ragtime piece that neither of us had heard of and I fell in love with it… despite it bein…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Dec 22, 2013
Reply by Trapdoor2

Banjo Collector's Gathering, Knoxville, TN, USA...Nov 14-17 2013.

Just got back from the Knoxville Gathering. Whew! This is the second gathering I've attended, last one was in Nashville a few years ago. Th…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

1 Dec 21, 2013
Reply by thereallyniceman

American Beauty (1913) by Joseph Lamb

This is the second tune suggested by Dave Houle and it really is a cracker. The syncopation and timing is tricky, especially in the first s…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Dec 20, 2013
Reply by Steve Harrison

Ching Chong An Oriental One-Step

This piece, composed by Lee S Roberts, was recorded by the Van Eps Trio in 1917. I asked if Steve Harrison would have a go at arranging…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 19, 2013

Fr Adam Hunkler. interesting post in hidden place

Frank Hunkler has written a post that would be of interest to everyone here but has placed in the hard-to-operate Chat room area. I tried t…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

7 Dec 18, 2013
Reply by Clayton Walter

Misissippi Breakdowns

Peter LaBau and Mitch Nelin play a beautiful piece at the start of their video, Mississippi Breakdowns.  Does anyone know where I can find…

Started by Graham Scott in Classic Banjo

11 Dec 18, 2013
Reply by Trapdoor2

Turkish Towel Rag (1916)..Thomas S. Allen

As suggested by Dave Houle, this is a real finger bender with lots of chromatic runs played out of first position. It's not too challenging…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Dec 15, 2013
Reply by Steve Harrison

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