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Vance Lowry and the classic banjo?

Hello everybody, While searching for banjo records on a french radio website I stumbled upon this emission broadcasted in 2013, in which y…

Started by RitonMousquetaire in Classic Banjo

86 Sep 14, 2022
Reply by Tony Thomas MFA Black Banjoist

Dallas "Melodies Technique" by Nassau-Kennedy...

I spoke with Drew Frech this evening (and last night too). He's trying to assemble a complete (or perhaps "more complete") set of Nassau-Ke…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 14, 2022

The "Trixie Dixie"..1907..John R. Smith.

This is a very good composition with lots of variety. The only info I could find about the composer was that he was Canadian. There is a ni…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 13, 2022

Oh You Bear Cat Rag..Fred Watson & Lewis F. Muir.

This is described as a slow drag and is an instrumental arrangement of one of the popular songs of the day. It's a good tune but there are…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 11, 2022

The Tennessee Rag..1909..George McDade and Henry Watterson.

I could find no info regarding the composers of this very good example of ragtime, neither could I locate a piano score consequently I tran…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 8, 2022

Notes and directions in sheet music...

Ok, I'm pretty good with English music directions, understand (or can look up) Italian and German. And, I've seen quite a bit of sheet musi…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

10 Sep 1, 2022
Reply by Joel Hooks

The Pickanniny Cake Walk..1901..Carlotta Williamson

This is an excellent early CW that's well worth a listen and play. The full name of the composer is Carlotta Burditt Williamson Wickwire Bl…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Sep 1, 2022

Steve's Cigar Box Banjo!

One of my many projects (or wastes of time if you're my wife!) is making cigar box guitars, a couple of weeks ago I had a rush of blood and…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Aug 28, 2022
Reply by Steve Harrison

Darky In The Wood Pile..1900..Barbara Kleinbeck.

Despite the rather non PC title, this is a very good  rag written by one of the many female composers. It has some interesting syncopation…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Aug 27, 2022

Stainer-Hewett banjo

Started by carrie horgan in Classic Banjo

6 Aug 27, 2022
Reply by carrie horgan

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