Dance Of The Hogan's Alley Kid..1897..F.C.Shardlow

[Steve Harrison]

This tune was named after The Yellow Kid, an early cartoon character that appeared in the cartoon strip Hogan's Alley which ran between 1896-1898. It's a lively but challenging in parts novelty piece by a composer about whom I could find no information. I spent quite some time trying out numerous different fingerings until I arrived at the final version which is a mix of classic and melodic styles. The original piano score was written in Eb/Bb but I found that F/C worked better on the banjo. The attached  score and MP3 will be added to the library later....Steve.