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St. Louis Rag..1903..Tom Turpin (New arrangement)

The spectacular rendition of this tune by Jerron and friends inspired me to have a second look at an arrangement that I wrote some years ba…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 26, 2022

Cottonfield Capers (A Kentucky Coon Hop)...1901..Wm. Christopher O'Hare

This is my take on a tune that had previously been arranged by George Lansing, his arrangement in both A and C notation can be found in the…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 May 25, 2022
Reply by Joel Hooks

LaBella 17

Hi everyone! I just thought I would let everyone know that Stringsdirect.UK have ordered some LaBella 17s for me. £5.99 a pack, which is c…

Started by Andrew 'blind boy' Butler in Classic Banjo

57 May 21, 2022
Reply by John Deller

Mop Rag..1909..Helen S. Eaton

This is a very well written one off composition by a composer about whom I've found no information. From the first section and its repeats,…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

1 May 20, 2022
Reply by Trapdoor2

Sanders Papworth

Just dusting off Man The Guns for an outing at the folk club and it occurs to me I know nothing at all about its author, Sanders Papworth.…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

7 May 19, 2022
Reply by Paul Magnussen

A bit "off topic", A. P. Sharpe's "Make Your Own Spanish Guitar"

I was digging thru a massive single-drawer filing cabinet (looks bomb-proof, maybe atomic bomb proof) that came with the luthier's estate I…

Started by Trapdoor2 in Classic Banjo

13 May 19, 2022
Reply by Paul Magnussen

The Zulu Wedding Dance...1899..D. A. Epler

This is a good early cakewalk, it's another 'could have been written for banjo' tunes and suits the banjo very well. According to the title…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 12, 2022

The hunt for BMG Magazines goes on!

Today I received from a friend a copy of the January 1922 BMG magazine. (Yep, over 100 years old!) These old magazines are getting harder…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

12 May 12, 2022
Reply by Trapdoor2

The Preacher And The Bear..1903..Arthur Longbrake aka Joe Arizona

This is an instrumental arrangement of this popular song which has been recorded by numerous singers over the years. My favourite recording…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 8, 2022

Backwell

Is there a meeting at Backwell this year September 2022 ?

Started by Geoffrey Chidley in Classic Banjo

1 May 8, 2022
Reply by Keith Wilson

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