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Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 May 19
Reply by Wendy

Nancy Tooley's Cake Walk..1899..J.H.Jennings

J.H.Jennings wrote and published music for banjo and guitar and this tune is without doubt written for banjo. I couldn't find a score so I…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

5 May 19
Reply by Trapdoor2

1913 Medley Blues..1913..Alexander Mark Valentine Jnr.

This is a bit different from my usual offerings. It's a well written slow blues that took me some time to work out how it could be played o…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 14

Good Gravy rag.(A Musical Relish)..1913..Harry Belding.

I could find no info about the composer of this tune other than Apple Sass Rag which he also composed. He must have been an accomplished mu…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 11

The Ragtime King.(A symphony in Ragtime).1899..Mike Bernard..aka..Michael Barnet Brown.

Bernard was one of the early composers and promoters of ragtime music. He styled himself as,"The Ragtime King of the world" This tune was,…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 3

Alabama Hoe Down..1899..R.J.Hamilton

This is a tune that does what it says on the tin (or the title page!)..It's a lively, early composition that could have been written for th…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 2

Did “A” tuning actually sound like “C”?

Hello, I’m brand new to classic banjo, and I understand a typical American tuning in the late 19c was eAEG#B, while in England banjo was gC…

Started by Jason Cornwell in Classic Banjo

8 May 2
Reply by Joe Phillips

JOHN PIDOUX ACCESSORIES.

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Started by IAN SALTER in Classic Banjo

23 Apr 29
Reply by Joel Hooks

The Darkies' Spring Song..1901..Egbert Van Alstyne

There's a recording of this tune in Original recordings played by Charles Mansell and I've included a recording by the Arthur Pryor band wi…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

2 Apr 28
Reply by Trapdoor2

Red Mouse Rag..(The melody of this will creep into anything)..1910..Wilbur Piper

This is a lively one off rag  about which I could find no info regarding the composer. I've made one or two alterations and changed the oct…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 26

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