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Tuition In Banjo Technic by W. M. Rice

Some time ago I was given a poor photocopy of this by Drew Frech.I was pretty excited to find a complete set of these, also cool that these…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

0 Nov 17, 2025

The Banjoist's Companion, A. H. Nassau Kennedy, I.S.M.

Yesterday, as I was digging through a box marked "Cammeyer" I came across this, obviously. It looked fun so I scanned it. https://archive.o

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

2 Nov 17, 2025
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Punched disc banjo record. 'The Coconut Dance' by A.D..Cammeyer

Does anyone know anything about these discs please?

Started by Richard William Ineson in Classic Banjo

7 Nov 17, 2025
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Fred Bacon's "The Banjoist" Magazine, Complete Run

For many years only a single issue (no 7) of Fred Bacon's "The Banjoist" was available, but it was being sold on a website by a certain "Mu…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

2 Nov 12, 2025
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Sonhando Amor (dreaming of love) Tango Brasiliero..1912..Zequina de Abreu

This another of my arrangements of a tune that would not normally be associated with the banjo. I've combined both the piano LH and RH usin…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Nov 12, 2025

Water Sprites or L'Avalanche (Stephen Heller, Op. 45, No. 2) Arr Shirley Spaulding

In her own hand. Link for download: https://archive.org/details/water-sprites-or-lavalanche-stephen-heller-op-45-no-2-shirley-spaulding/ A…

Started by Joel Hooks in Classic Banjo

2 Nov 11, 2025
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The Banjo as a sacred instrument

The Banjo started life as the m'Banza, A Kikongo word describing a communal gathering place. This word was first documented by the Portugue…

Started by Austin in Classic Banjo

6 Nov 11, 2025
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Tico Tico No Fuba.(Sparrows in the corn meal).1917..Zequinha de Abreu

This is a major revamp of my original arrangement. I've changed the key to Emin/Emaj. and I've lowered the Emaj part by an octave which mak…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Nov 9, 2025

Arranging music for the banjo

 All I  can say is that I'm glad that I'm a poor country boy who never knew that playing the banjo might involve 'a non eurocentric point o…

Started by Richard William Ineson in Classic Banjo

6 Nov 9, 2025
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Ideal Desfeito..1919..Zechina De Abreu

This is a new arrangement of a tune I posted some time back and is another piece that demonstrates  the versatility of the banjo when arran…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Nov 7, 2025

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