Ragtime banjo

As a newcomer, I have to ask, why is it called classic banjo when it could be called ragtime banjo?

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The Kaiser's Rag (1915)...Clare Mast

This is a very well written, one off, self published rag by a composer about whom I could find no information. It suits the banjo well and…

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Ragtime Jim (A Ragtime Oddity)..A.Fred.Phillips

This is another excellent one off rag by a composer about whom little is known. It's my particular favourite of recent arrangements and mak…

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Eric

I was so sorry to hear Eric passing away.   We used to swap lots of info in the old days. My condolence's to his family.

Started by Ray Jones in Classic Banjo

Optimum String Gauges

Dear All.  Is anyone aware of a software tool or calculation method that tells us what the optimum gauge of string [nylon or steel] we sho…

Started by David Trainer in Classic Banjo

Fuzzy Ideas.(A ragged Harmony)..1913..C.E.Hoxworth

This is an excellent one off, self published rag. Little is known about the composer other than he came from Waterloo, Iowa. The score and…

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J.A. Turner banjo list

Started by Richard William Ineson in Classic Banjo

Some Rag.. (A Real Live One)..1910..Willie Eckstein

Eckstein was a child prodigy who started playing piano from the age of three. He was born in Canada and enjoyed a varied musical career. Hi…

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That Fascinating Ragtime Glide..(1910)..Kerry Mills.

This is a very well written tune by Mills and one that I hadn't heard before. I took some thinking to get it to work on the banjo but I'm p…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo