G.P. Knauff's "Flying Indian"
"What the heck. I purchased it, anyway. Will be interested in the research you've done."
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.
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Dan Emmett’s Reel.
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Buckley’s Banjo Jig
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Chickahominy Jig.
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Turn Up Jack (Jig)
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The Jubilee
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G.P. Knauff's "Flying Indian"
"Anymore? Sorry to read that. I would purchase your book but I've got all the music and don't use banjo TAB."
G.P. Knauff's "Flying Indian"
"Sadly, probably not. Not enough interest in such things anymore to make it worthwhile."
"I see "In Box". Is that where "person to person" dialogue can be found and sent? Seems like I've done this before but not enough to remember how. "
G.P. Knauff's "Flying Indian"
"I enjoy your CD of Joe Sweeny music. Are you considering one of the Knauff Collection?"
"Oh, thanks. That helps (sarcasm). Next time I see you, remember to bring your electric pen!"
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Ooops! I didn't intend all the members to be sidelined by my discussion with Mark Weems about pre-Sweeney banjos. I thought I was sending a person-to-person inquiry. Can someone remind me how to do that?See More
"Hi Al, Jeff Menzies, Pete Ross, or Chris Prieto would be great places to start. Cheers!"
"Mark, might you offer suggestions as to where to go to get a pre-Sweeny 4-stringer such as the one you play?"
On Picayune Butler, T. A. Brown, George Nichols, T. D, Rice and “Jim Crow”
About 7 years ago, prodded by a contract from Oxford University Press and Harvard's African American biography database, I set out to write up what i thought was the simple easy to get information about Picayune Butler, who I assumed was a historic Black Banjoist who played some role in minstrelsy, and had something to do with the song "Jim Crow". The research I did led me to understand that most things written to that point were simply and completely wrong, as well as how the world of…See More
"Don't forget Bollman and Guara's America's instrument which provides the history of the banjo in regard to the construction of banjos over the 19th and early 20th century.
Again, as someone who does this regularly on all levels from…"
"Carlin's book is useful for what it contains, Cece's work from nearly 30 years ago on banjo orings is completely supercede by the materials in Laurent Dubois's The Banjo: America's African Instrument and more directly by Banjo…"
"Thanks, Rob. I have Carlin's book and will look into your other suggestion."
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History of the banjo presentation
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Early Banjo Volume 1
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