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Br. Adam Hunkler

Hey there! I just wanted to share a little project I'm working on.  I'm writing an article about Rev. Adam Hunkler,  who lived at an Abbey…

Started by Clayton Walter in Classic Banjo

0 Jan 7, 2014

Happy days in Dixie..music request.

Does anyone have a banjo arrangement for this Kerry Mills tune? There was one done I think by Charlie Rogers but I haven't managed to locat…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Jan 5, 2014
Reply by Steve Harrison

Zither banjo repairs...

My sister in-law has loaned me her grandfather's zither banjo. I attach a few photographs which show some damage that has accumulated over…

Started by Andrew Sherry in Classic Banjo

3 Jan 4, 2014
Reply by David Wade

Rhapsody Rag (1911) by Harry Jentes,

This arrangement was requested by Jurg Pfister. Apparently he heard the Rag played from a player piano roll !     It is  quite different f…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Jan 4, 2014
Reply by Steve Harrison

Yet another rare find: Ruby Brooks plays “Narcissus”

Here is a new tune (1902) for a New Year (2014)   Ethelbert Nevin composed Narcissus for the piano in1891. It sounds great played on Classi…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

3 Jan 3, 2014
Reply by Shawn McSweeny

Witches Dance, Paganini-- SSS

Hi Folks, SSS published an arrangement of this in The American Banjo School part 2.  It is a short piece with no variations. In his catalog…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

6 Jan 3, 2014
Reply by Joel Hooks

Cleopatra Rag (1915) Joseph Lamb

Here's another rag by Joseph Lamb, it's pretty formulaic but none the less a pleasing tune and not too demanding on the fingers.The midi an…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Jan 2, 2014

Contentment Rag by Joseph Lamb

Steve has produced another ragtime arrangement for classic banjo, and he describes this as "a pleasant slow rag and quite easy to play."  …

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

6 Dec 31, 2013
Reply by Trapdoor2

Ragtime Nightingale (1915) Joseph Lamb

My take on this great tune is now in the library plus the midi. I've stuck as closely as possible to the original piano score except for tw…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Dec 31, 2013

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

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