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Jolly Darkies..1900..William Burdette Morrison

This is a good example of an early cake walk, it makes a very playable banjo solo and is another of those 'could have been written for banj…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

8 May 7, 2021
Reply by Joel Hooks

Banjo strings

I usually have a banjo set with light nylon strings for classic banjo, and a second banjo w medium steel strings for clawhammer. I’m about…

Started by Randy Cabral in Classic Banjo

18 May 4, 2021
Reply by Jody Stecher

More compositions from the late John Willis.

Last year we heard the sad news of the death of classic banjo player, John Willis. John was a regular at British Banjo Rallies and not o…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

1 May 3, 2021
Reply by Joel Hooks

Joe Morley at his best. Superb video!

I just spotted this video on Youtube. What a cool and clever arrangement of a Joe Morley piece. This is my sort of music..I only wish t…

Started by thereallyniceman in Classic Banjo

5 May 3, 2021
Reply by Jody Stecher

Big Foot Lou...1898...Joseph Gearen

This is an early one off cakewalk by a composer about whom I could find no information. It has been recorded by The Paragon Ragtime Orchest…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 May 2, 2021

The Ragtime Goblin Man..1912..Harry Von Tilzer.

This is an instrumental version of the comedy ragtime song recorded by Arthur Collins in 1912 (MP3 attached). It makes a great novelty tune…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 25, 2021

Under The Double Eagle..1893..J.F.Wagner.

This is my take on this great march. It's one I hadn't heard before until it was mentioned byJoel in his recent post. I resisted the tempta…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

8 Apr 25, 2021
Reply by Trapdoor2

Oh! You Devil...1909..Ford T. Dabney

This is another tune recorded by The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra on Vol 2 of their Black Manhattan CD. (MP3 attached). It's a very elegant an…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 21, 2021

Sheet music storage...

I have just moved house and I'm sorting out my library. How do you guys store your sheet music? Most classic banjo stuff seems to be the ol…

Started by Russ Chandler in Classic Banjo

6 Apr 21, 2021
Reply by Jody Stecher

Pickled Beets Rag..1909..Edward Emery Kuhn.

This is the last of my covid 'lock down' arrangements and it's another very good example of ragtime music  written when ragtime was in its…

Started by Steve Harrison in Classic Banjo

0 Apr 18, 2021

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