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I'm in the early stages of planning an informal banjo performance for April/May. At a certain point, I realized I was already working mostl…

Started by Ethan Schwartz in Classic Banjo

14 Mar 8, 2025
Reply by nick Kelly

Is this wishful thinking?

I'm curious if this piece is wishful thinking or if it's possible. I haven't finished adding the fingerings yet, but the most difficult par…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

1 Mar 7, 2025
Reply by Ethan Schwartz

Weaver CE banjos

Clifford Essex clearly stated in his adverts in The BMG magazine, that Weaver made the CE Special for them !

Started by Keith Wilson in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 6, 2025
Reply by Joel Hooks

Dynamics and Classic Banjo

A comment by Jody gave me the idea to start a splinter topic on dynamics.  Along with alternate fingering, I was a dynamics ignorer for a l…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

5 Mar 5, 2025
Reply by Jody Stecher

The Colored Ragamuffins..1903..S.R.Henry.

This is a great cakewalk that ideally suits the banjo, it could almost have been written for it. The piano score is written in F/Bb but I'v…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 4, 2025

Ole Virginny Barbeque..1899..Julius E. Andino

Julius Andino was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the US in 1870 to further his musical career. He was a prolific composer and arranger, i…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 2, 2025
Reply by Steve Harrison

BANJO AUCTION

These are a few nice banjos that are coming up soon: https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/be4a56a631885adc72f041039972ad

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

16 Feb 25, 2025
Reply by Joel Hooks

Dat Johnson Rag..1910..An Ethiopian Intermezzo. C. E. Matchett & N.Clark Smith.

This is probably the best of my recent ragtime offerings and well worth try. Calbert Earl Matchett was a piano salesman and demonstrator fr…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 25, 2025

WEAVER ZITHER BANJO.

I understand from archived threads, that these are rare items.  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335722676507?_skw=5+string+banjo&itmmeta=0

Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

4 Feb 24, 2025
Reply by Jake Glanville

Morley's "Minstrel Maiden's Medley"...not found!

Frustratingly, I had a copy of this piece back in 2014. I created Tab for it. I usually produce a scan of every hard copy I get...but not t…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

1 Feb 24, 2025
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