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CDV of Swain Buckley on ebay...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Nov 22, 2021. 7 Replies

The early banjo in North Alabama...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Oct 29, 2019. 4 Replies

Banjo Roots and Branches by Robert Winans

Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob Mohr Aug 30, 2018. 1 Reply

 

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Trapdoor2 replied to Strumelia's discussion A new Discussion - why
"Funnily, I was contacted by Tim Twiss yesterday. He's finally retired and just completed a new book/compilation of early banjo tunes... For me, the loss of the Antietam Early Banjo Gathering meant steep decline in my early banjo playing. I…"
Jul 4
Trapdoor2 replied to IAN SALTER's discussion AMERICAN TUTOR BOOKS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
"Sweeney was in the UK starting in 1843. Sheet music of tunes from the Virginia Minstrels was available very soon after they started up...but it was vocal music, songs. I would hazard to guess that copies of The Howe Preceptor and The Briggs Banjo…"
Sep 23, 2022
Tony Thomas replied to Trapdoor2's discussion 1894 stroke recording?
"Incidentally it has since been disclosed that Charles Asbury was actually an African American who posed as not being an African American and claimed to be "Cuban" making this an African American recording.  I once asked the great Bob…"
Sep 3, 2022
Tony Thomas replied to Trapdoor2's discussion 1894 stroke recording?
"Incidentally it has since been disclosed that Charles Asbury was actually an African American who posed as not being an African American and claimed to be "Cuban" making this an African American recording.  I once asked the great Bob…"
Sep 3, 2022
Trapdoor2 replied to Al Smitley's discussion Why Ethiopians?
"Pure speculation, of course: The human head is attracted to certain words because they're fun to say. We've also tended to use polysyballic verbiage as a source of class humor...educated vs not. I think the humor there is in the idea of…"
Mar 4, 2022
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"LOL, I seem to have it backwards. I should go North in the spring..."
Jan 30, 2022
Trapdoor2 commented on Paul Draper's video
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"I dunno. Even though I'm retired, Spring is still not a good time for me to be away from home. I tend to do most of my travelling in the Fall. I'm not sure why that is...but it kept me from AEBG when they moved it back from Sept. to…"
Jan 26, 2022
Trapdoor2 commented on Paul Draper's video
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"LOL, first thing I thought was "Ducks on the Pond"... Good tune, nicely played!"
Jan 25, 2022

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Genuine Negro Jig TAB...

Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:37pm 0 Comments

Ok, here it is. Taken from the Hans Nathan book.

Genuine Negro Jig.pdf

Trip Report, AEBG III

Posted on August 30, 2010 at 9:03pm 8 Comments

First, the disclaimer: I know not what I do. I may have disremembered, misquoted, misplaced, waxed hyperbolic or simply forgot. No spotted owls were eaten without the proper Mornay sauce having been ladled properly over each. Rolling verbosity knob to 12...

I had several things in mind whilst…

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Comment Wall (7 comments)

At 5:21pm on December 19, 2008, razyn said…
Just befriending the guys I know, from AEBG or the old forum --
At 2:08am on March 9, 2009, David Wade said…
Thanks Marc, taken me a while to get over here, I'll just sit at the back with a 7-string z-b and have a pint while you lads get on with it.
At 7:43am on April 13, 2009, John Masciale said…
Hi Marc, you can upload files to a forum, but not a video.
Hope things are well - John
At 1:32pm on June 5, 2009, Eric STEFANELLI said…
Hi Marc!
Yes about banjo i'm always on the run....a maniak !
At 10:39am on June 15, 2009, huston west said…
thanks a million, marc.
At 6:39am on December 02, 2009, Carl Anderton gave Trapdoor2 a gift
At 12:03am on June 5, 2012, Mollie Smith said…

Hi, I sent you a friend request so I could ask about the banjo in your profile pic--I didn't realize I could simply leave a comment here asking about it (I just joined, still learning my way around).  Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent a friend request to someone I didn't know, so please feel free to respond via comments, no need to accept the request since you don't know me.  :-)

Mollie

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