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Moon Flowers (1905)..Ellis R. Ephraim.

If you like Sunflower Dance then you should find this pleasing. I've completely rearranged the piano score by adding repeats and including…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 1, 2024

The Dervishes' Patrol (Marche Orientale) 1905..Ellis R. Ephraim

This is a well written composition in the oriental patrol genre which was popular at the time. Ephraim was a prolific composer of popular m…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 29, 2024

Happy Hannah (1898)...Theodore Havermeyer Northrop

You get two for the price of one with this. I arranged this some years back and the original is in the library. I had a second look and wro…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 19, 2024

The King Of The Cake Walk (Le Roi Du Cake Walk)..1903..Marius Cairanne

This is a good, early example of ragtime written by a French composer. I couldn't find a bio on Cairanne but there is a lot of his music me…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 15, 2024

That Whistling Rag..1912..Joseph M. Foley

This is a one off, self published rag by Foley who was from  Ontario, Canada. It's a catchy tune and not too challenging to play. Included…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 13, 2024

BERT BASSETT BIOGRAPHY

We have at last completed a biography for Bert Bassett.  It can be found in Player Biographies.  It is based on an obituary writted by Clif…

Started by TONY BRYAN in Classic Banjo

17 Mar 12, 2024
Reply by Richard William Ineson

Dixie Doodle (Rag Two-step)...1899...C.N.Buchanan

This catchy early rag was self published by the composer who was the owner of a music shop in Cairo, Illinois. There were three other Bucha…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 7, 2024

J.C. Bertolle the "Dexter" banjo

Hi all, I haven't been very active in the last years, mainly because I haven't had time to play classic banjo at all. I hope that will chan…

Started by Pär Engstrand in Classic Banjo

2 Mar 3, 2024
Reply by Pär Engstrand

The Burglar Buck (1909)..Stephen O.Jones

Included with this post is a recording by Fred Van Eps and the MP3 and score of my arrangement which will be added to the library later. I'…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Mar 2, 2024

Cotton Time (March &Two Step) 1910..Charles N. Daniels.

This is another well written rag from Daniels, it has plenty of variety and I particularly like his use of block chords in the third part (…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Feb 29, 2024

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