From the freshly unearthed "Banjo Made Easy" by Frank Converse 1893, his final book.

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Comment by thereallyniceman on October 20, 2011 at 15:21

It is good to see the suit and bow-tie. I  think we should make them compulsory on both Minstrel and Classic Banjo Ning. I particularly like the flowers too  :-)

That is a great tune... BUT who stole what from who?  I see that a bit a plagiarism was around in the 19 Century.

Listen from 25 seconds in your video and compare to Kansas Jig by Herbert Ellis at 30 seconds in:

 

Kansas Jig

Comment by marc dalmasso on October 20, 2011 at 17:11

very good , Tim and absolutly perfectly in tune on the fretlless ;

a plagiat ?  may be but a small one ;

To hear a big one , follow this link

( music composed by jean baptiste Lully )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4raFJ9EtMo4

Comment by Tim Twiss on October 21, 2011 at 0:11
Ian...I tried, but my little flower fell far short of your big plant, but I'm glad you appreciated the effort. ha ha   

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