Fairy Dance 1992
"Oh that Phil Cunningham....! I love all the changing keys and they make this session tune really something."
For enthusiasts of early banjo
A resource and gathering site for people interested in playing and constructing early banjos, and the history of minstrel music in America.
The Resources Page
The Resources page has now been added to the menu! Under this you can find Lessons, Books and references of different types, websites, and additional documents.
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Videos
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Fairy Dance 1992
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Miss Lucy Long
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Thanksgiving
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Spring Jig.
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Do Johnny Booker Do
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Old Joe
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Events
Latest Activity
Wes Merchant posted a blog postHoliday Museum Open House in Frederick
If anyone happens to be near the Frederick Maryland area, Saturday, 12/14, is the Museums by Candlelight tour http://www.visitfrederick.org/members/members/index/mcl. I will be playing at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine from 12 to 3, it's always a lot of fun and it's free.See More
John replied to John's discussion Finished Boucher by Hartel!"Yeah! These photos were taken by Jim."
Strumelia replied to John's discussion Finished Boucher by Hartel!"Oh, you mean when you posted these photos you didn't have it in your hands yet?
I'm excited for you! :D"
John replied to John's discussion Finished Boucher by Hartel!"She arrived today, and oh boy does she sound great!"
Rob Morrison replied to Rob Morrison's discussion Historical authenicity vs. practicality"Bob--In the performance last night I actually did bring a banjo with a less than crisp skin head and the newly fitted one with the synthetic head and demonstrated the difference. At times it is virtually impossible to play the skin head…"
Mark Weems replied to Rob Morrison's discussion Historical authenicity vs. practicality"Rob! Glad you are back on! You have much to offer this site. Nice to bump shoulders at Duke Homestead and Stagville."
Bob DeVellis replied to Rob Morrison's discussion Historical authenicity vs. practicality"Rob, as someone living in Chapel Hill. NC, I can sympathize with the effects of weather on skin banjo heads. As for authenticity, my take (and this is just the personal opinion of a non-expert) is that, depending on the goal of the…"
Bell Banjos commented on Bell Banjos's video
Circus Jig - Bell & Son Minstrel Banjos & Ryan Gray
"Dan's out of the hospital and doing better. Musicians are great. You guys lifted our spirits. Thanks."
Rob Morrison posted a discussionHistorical authenicity vs. practicality
This is a busy time for me and my fiddler friend Norm Boggs. We just had three public performances in four days at historic sites in North Carolina. The engagement last night was one we will always treasure. We were privileged to give a presentation to an organization called the Raleigh Civil War Round Table, a group of Civil War enthusiasts and historians, inside the old North Carolina State House chamber, in the state capital building. We performed from the dais while the members…See More
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Finished Boucher by Hartel!
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Historical authenicity vs. practicality
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Thimbles
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Carl Anderton - Where Are You?
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Book - I Like That Good Old Song
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