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…

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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…

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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…

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Stainer-Hewett banjo

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Another great recording

Here's a great John Pidoux recording just uploaded to You Tube by Robert Goodridge https://youtu.be/S3B1zUJBmD8

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Unusual Van Eps disc...

Currently being laid low with Covid I have just about enough brain to get round to cataloguing some of my 78's and I've come across somethi…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

Life In Camp..1905..Jerome Hartman aka Sadie Koninsky

This is the 4th march composed by SK that I've arranged and in my opinion is the best so far. She wrote 8 military style marches during the…

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Cylinder Recording

Hello Everyone, Here's a link to a cylinder recording of Ruby Brooks restored to exceptional quality by Nick Dellow. https://youtu.be/…

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Brown Dog Banjos UK.

Following the death of it's founder Bob Keeble last year, despite some rumours that I've heard, the company is still trading  and is curren…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo