Does anyone have the second part or the piano part to "Valentine" by Cammeyer? I would love to get my hands on it.

 

Hal Allert

Hi, friends. I just finished posting a new blog. This time I look at the music of Rex Schepp. He was a real master of the banjo. These recordings are all orchestrated with the Nathaniel Shilkrit Orchestra and have been restored by me.Blog at classicbanjo.com

Hello Everyone. I am proud to announce another two CDs available on the Classic Banjo Shopping site. http://shop.classicbanjo.com. I have restored two CDs of Charles Mansell playing his favorite Emile Grimshaw solos. I particularly like these two because you can actually hear Mr. Mansell playing the second parts to these songs. He actually played second banjo on all of his work but the quality has been so poor that those parts never stood out.…

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Hello Friends. After quite a bit of time, I am proud to announce a new podcast on my blog site. This offering is about Charlie Rogers who, some say, was second only to Vess Ossman in banjo playing. I hope you will listen to this podcast and the 3 songs that Charlie plays during the program.

 

Hal Allert

I just posted my new podcast on blog.classicbanjo.com. It is entitled, "Banjo Orchestras: Popular or Classical Culture? I invite you all to listen to it and make comments.

Hal Allert

Hello Everyone. I am pleased to announce the unveiling of my new Podcast for classic banjo enthusiasts. It has small stories about famous pioneers you might not be familiar with. I have also been restoring some old recordings and intend to include a few songs on every broadcast. If you can stand any more classic banjo, why don't you sit in my parlor for awhile and listen to me talk to you.…



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