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St.Louis Exposition March (1905) Fred.L.Ryder.

This was written by Ryder to celebrate the St. Louis Exposition which took place in 1904. It's another rarely heard march but it's well wor…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 21, 2014

Arm Rest for Clifford Essex Regal wanted.

Some days ago the stand that was supposedly holding and supporting my Clifford Essex Regal banjo discharged its burden and toppled the banj…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

14 Feb 20, 2014
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"Thank You" to Shawn McSweeny.

Behind the scenes of the recent site upgrade Shawn has been busy helping me by providing information, doing research and sending audio and…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 Feb 19, 2014
Reply by Mike Moss

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
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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
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