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A Night On the Levee (An original Louisiana dance in ragtime rhythm)..Theodore Havermeyer Northrup

My arrangement of this tune doesn't follow the the usual  ragtime structure. I've removed most of the chords leaving the majority of it pla…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 11

Two happy Coons..Schottische..Theodore Havermeyer Northrup.

This early composition is one of those tunes that could have been written for the banjo. The structure of the tune is such that Northrup co…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 10

Elias Kaufman 1939-2025

I'm going to miss my friend Elias Kaufman. We used to have phone calls that would last past 2 in the morning. Not only was Eli a great man…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

9 Apr 9
Reply by TONY BRYAN

Plectrum

It seems to me that the same concert banjoists that played classic style also played plectrum. I know I'm going to focus on classic style f…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

9 Apr 8
Reply by Richard William Ineson

MP3 of Orange Blossom Rag by The Louisiana Five

MP3 attached...Steve.

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 8

Orange Blossom Rag..1919..Joe Cawley, Anton Lada & Al Nunez

The composers of this catchy rag were members of The Louisiana Five, a popular jazz band who were considered professional rivals to The Ori…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 8

W.M. Huntley Songs in 12 Keys

In the quest to have well rounded banjo audio pallet, I've been looking for these songs by Huntley so that I can hear the banjo all around…

Started by Byron Thomas in Classic Banjo

3 Apr 7
Reply by Byron Thomas

Notation question

This will no doubt be obvious to everyone but me, so apologies in advance.  Brief intro: Somewhat by accident I have come to own a classic…

Started by Malcolm in Classic Banjo

4 Apr 6
Reply by Malcolm

The Frank C. Bradbury Methods

Following up on Jody's question about the different editions of Bradbury. In 1926, Frank Bradbury published his first method book for regu…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

23 Apr 6
Reply by Trapdoor2

Tone bar

I recently took a lesson from Douglas Back and let me just say he is an amazing teacher who fixed my posture and he has a thing called a to…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

4 Apr 2
Reply by Austin

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