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Nice looking ZB on Ebay UK - I'm wondering who the maker is (anyone recognise the inlays?)The seller has struggled to re-string it by the look of the photos! Now, I really don't need a fourth ZB!!! …Continue
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I'm trying to organise my music room as am starting to trip over myriad acquisitions. I realise I don't need three zither banjos so wonder if anyone is interested in a W Temlett Apollo 5 zither…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob MacKillop on Tuesday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V93uztqUqwA Great quality recording - sounds like Olly Oakley. I put the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by carrie horgan Jan 3.
Not interested in the actual banjo but isn't it cool that there is a handwritten book of music - someone's banjo playing repertoire - that has survived all these decades. I think the seller is…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Bostock Nov 30, 2022.
May 20, 2023 from 12am to 5pm – Clowne Community Centre
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wudbtEgeeKo
He has recorded this on his latest album: 'The Banjo in America'.
Posted on February 11, 2023 at 20:00 — 4 Comments
Many CB players will already be aware of this but this has recently been released on CD. I know many of these tunes are in the Original Recordings archive and elsewhere but it's good to see this being released. …
ContinuePosted on January 4, 2023 at 18:58
Fred and George Van Eps are featured in September issue of The Syncopated Times - it's well worth subscribing to The Syncopated Times if you are interested in early jazz and ragtime: https://syncopatedtimes.com/fred-and-george-van-eps-profiles-in-jazz/
Posted on September 1, 2021 at 17:19 — 5 Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvs_pEnVevQ
Amazing skills - haven't heard this one before, I think this a Cammeyer tune.
Posted on July 14, 2021 at 7:22 — 2 Comments
hI Carrie , I realized after I asked you ,but that would be great . my email is jazzman3@btinternet.com
Thank you Carrie. I have put it in my learning folder.Have you tried zither banjo schottische .The tab is in library under David Wade nice tune and not to hard to play .
Hi Carrie,
I have really enjoyed playing stroke style from the Briggs' book on my tackhead but I'm finding the classic style much more satisfying, even at this very early stage. I'm taking it very slowly, working from 'Ellis's Thorough School' and as I'm retired, I have plenty of time to practice. I really do appreciate your offer of help.
If you, or any fellow players live near me and might fancy meeting up occasionally, please message me. I live near Eastbourne, East Sussex. I also travel to Oxfordshire every couple of weeks for a camping weekend so I could make a brief detour.
Best wishes, Ian.
Hi Carrie.
I started a msg to you, but my finger hit a button somewhere...away it went. You mentioned you liked City Point Jig. If you would like a copy I can send it or post it on this site somewhere. It's in "A" notation. Clarke
Thanks for the kind words, Carrie! I'm really enjoying getting to know this music so far!
Howdy Carrie, nice to meet you on Saturday, you should have done a couple of tunes for us, I cant stop myself from playing, I guess I am an old ham ! cheers, Nick.
Hello Carrie,
Thanks once again for your comment.
Yes, The Buddy Bolden 'cylinder' was my masterpiece. I cobbled together the sound of a blank wax cylinder at 80 rpm added to Humph playing Make Me A Pallet On The Floor from a BBC Radio programme called Buddy Bolden's Blues recorded many years ago. Humph and his band were trying to re-create the Buddy Bolden sound, and to my mind they did a very good job. Of course I had to tell jazzers I'd faked it in the end!
Me too re Rob MacKillop. It was only when I saw an early Youtube clip of his that I realised it was Classic banjo I'd been trying to play all these years. I must emphasise that despite the time-span I remain a pretty rubbish player. My nickname of 'Black Jake Two Fingers' goes back about 50 years to a concert at what is now Norwich Puppet Theatre, and they were trying to think what name to give me. One of the members of Cosmetheka (I think) who were the main attraction, suggested that because of my limited two finger style of banjo playing that's what I should be called.
Yes, I agree most of my English banjo-playing friends like to emulate American Old Time, but thankfully there are people like you around! Not that I have anything against American Old Time.
I did go to one of the banjo meets in Derbyshire but my health deteriorated and I was unable to travel to any further ones.
I've just ordered a couple of Olly Oakley 78's. In the meantime I've got a lovely old Clifford Essex ZB to restore. Hope I don't make a hash of it!
Look forward to your next Youtube clip.
Kindest Regards,
Black Jake.
Hello again, Carrie,
I know you are interested in the Music Hall. Family legend has it that my distant relative Alfred Glanville Vance (name regularly mis-spelled including Wikipedia), aka 'The Great Vance' played a Temlett ZB shortly before his death on stage at The Sun Music Hall in 1888. I would love to have this confirmed as I'm the only family member left who knows about this story.
I am attempting to discover all I can about the English Zither-Banjo before it is to late. I also have what I believe to be the oldest English ZB known to still exist -it's very like a Dobson with wood screws to tension the vellum.
Any comments much appreciated.
Black Jake of Norwich.
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