"Yah, this isn't abridged, just a few measures changed. Probably just enough to get away with calling it "a new arrangement" rather than a copy."

"It sounds to me, very much like Vineleaf Jig, number 44 in Turner's 60 Breakdowns, Jigs & Hornpipes."

"I'm wiling to bet that the one in the music library was pulled from one of the Turner's Album things.  I find that many of the pieces in those albums are abridged in some way when compared to the full sheet music. "

"I enjoyed looking thru both. The Turner's version is for two banjos, of course. The 'unknown' (Grimshaw?) version is solo and different enough to cause me some issues (I've been keying both into Musescore). The Turner version is…"

"While I am not big on schottisches, this one has one of my favorite title sheets. https://archive.org/details/queen-of-diamonds-barn-dance-john-pidoux"

"That's a new one on me!  Very good too. Thank you Brett."

"I had that on a cassette David Wade sent me years ago. Great tune, fine playing!"

"Thanks very much Brett, for the recordings!  They're of very high quality, and I really appreciate them.  I have one of Tarrant Bailey's banjos, or at least I think so as it has his name inside, and the date: 31/1/48. …"

"Hello Anthony, I used to use Encore and liked it.  It looks as though it is heading into obsolescence which is a shame. However, it was always very time consuming producing finished printable copies at level of appearance that I thought…"

"Hello Anthony, I'd love to take you up on your offer, but suspect Paeroa, New Zealand is a little too far off the motorway.  Do hope you find someone keen a little closer to home."

"That is sad news.  Condolences to all his family and friends."

"Hello Everyone, I picked up my tenor banjo about 15 minutes ago to play a tune and realised the head has split - probably because of all the hot weather we've had (and it is old).  I had a look online to try and order a calfskin head from…"

"Hello Neill,  Great to hear from you.  That sounds a fascinating instrument you have there.  Sadly the pictures have not come through.  I have heard of Thompson banjos before but don't know anything about them other than…"

"Hello there Brett I have just come across your site and have been duly accepted into the Classic Banjo confraternity. I was moved to seek out anyone with any information about the Thompson banjo. I was given mine some 15 years ago by the widow of a…"