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Van Eps - Oriental Dance

Hi, Does anyone have a copy of the sheet music for Fred Van Eps Oriental Dance? There is a popular recording of him playing it together wit…

Started by Adam Matthew in Classic Banjo

1 Sep 22, 2024
Reply by Joel Hooks

Indian Smoke Dance..1919..Theo.A.Metz

This is good example of a tune written in the Indian genre that was popular at the time. It makes a very playable banjo solo.The piano scor…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Sep 22, 2024
Reply by Steve Harrison

Got a new banjo!

It's a Clifford Essex regal. Plays really nice. The resonator is a little worse for wear, and the case was pretty much cobbled together, b…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

2 Sep 22, 2024
Reply by Austin

A question

If I wanted to post a composition to get feedback from more advanced players, could I?

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 22, 2024

What are people practicing?

It's been a while since I learned a new classic Banjo Solo. Instead I've been reviewing my existing repertoire, and seeing if there are som…

Started by Jody Stecher in Classic Banjo

29 Sep 21, 2024
Reply by Ethan Schwartz

The swing feel

Been working on the skeleton dance by Norton Greenop, but am having a hard time getting the swing feel down when practicing with a metronom…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

4 Sep 20, 2024
Reply by Joel Hooks

Saving a banjo?

Has anyone else felt the obligation to buy an old banjo just so someone else doesn't give it a life of steel strings and finger picks that…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

9 Sep 19, 2024
Reply by Jake Glanville

Rare Antique 19th Century Banjo by Windsor Taylor Circa 1895

Jake Glanville sent me a message of a what appears to be very high quality ZB on UK Ebay: "Don’t know if you or any other ZB freaks saw thi…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

5 Sep 19, 2024
Reply by Jake Glanville

John Willis RIP

Sad news today, folks: John Willis, banjoist, concertinerist, composer, canoeist, gold prospector, distiller of the dark arts passed away t…

Started by David Wade in Classic Banjo

9 Sep 19, 2024
Reply by Joel Hooks

Uncle Zeke's Medley Rag ..1912..Bertha Stansfield

This is one of 8 tunes published by the composer. There is a biography on ragpiano.com which is worth a read. This is a well written rag an…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 18, 2024

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