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September 2013

"Aymerican Gothic"... huh?

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August 2013

SuperTone SilverBell Just installed my first banjo Goat Skin head on Sear Super tone banjo rim fitted with a Terry Bell Banjo neck... Very beautiful Cherry check to match the Super Tone rim.... and them fiddle tuners...… Discussion SuperTone SilverBell 1 Like Ashborn banjo reproduction ordered

I'm anxiously awaiting a late-fall delivery of an Ashborn banjo reproduction banjo I ordered last week from Mike Wesley (jmwesleyguitars@gmail.com) of Roxboro, NC. I visited his home and shop and…

Blog Ashborn banjo reproduction ordered 1 Like Midland Folk Festival

photo Midland Folk Festival 2 Likes DAN EMMETT and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy

I came across this digital book today and thought some others here might be interested. You can navigate to the various pages and songs by clicking the arrows by the bar in the center of the…

Blog DAN EMMETT and the Rise of Early Negro Minstrelsy 3 Likes New Website I redid my website, having added the new CD's for sale section. Easy access to the PDF files of the old original banjo books. It is pretty lean and clean, and serves the purpose of parking a lot of m… Discussion New Website 5 Likes New recording available-Buckley's Banjo Guid… Ready to ship. Only $15.00 and this includes shipping. Use Paypal at <a href="http://www.timtwiss.com/">http://www.timtwiss.com/</a>. This 2 CD set contains 94 tunes....pure, simple, beautiful solo Minstrel Banjo. You can also download th… Discussion New recording available-Buckley's Banjo Guid… 1 Like

July 2013

George Booker

video George Booker 3 Likes Michigan Festival of Gourds

event Michigan Festival of Gourds 4 Likes Buckley 1868

Okay, here we go. It becomes a strange possession once I start. good sign....first tune went down well on one take and the setting sounds good. man, I've been waiting for this book! See ya at the…

Blog Buckley 1868 3 Likes HEY CARL - LOOKING FOR A BOAT?

photo HEY CARL - LOOKING FOR A BOAT? 3 Likes 16th Banjo Gathering, Knoxville, TN, Novembe… Dear Friends, Jim Bollman asked me to share information here about the 16th Banjo Gathering that will take place in Knoxville, TN, from Thursday evening, November 14, through noon on Sunday, November… Discussion 16th Banjo Gathering, Knoxville, TN, Novembe… 1 Like Terry Bell Boucher Kit

photo Terry Bell Boucher Kit 1 Like Tambourines and slides

In August I'm gonna roll up some big minstrel tambourines and make the jingles. If anyone is interested let me know. This isn't an ad. I don't make enough money doing this to feed the cat, but it…

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May 2013

gourd #278

photo gourd #278 2 Likes De Old Jaw Bone How about this one for the Tune Of The Week? People can sing it, or do it as an instrumental. There has never been a definitive version done by anybody.....so nothing can be incorrect. Look up the tu… Discussion De Old Jaw Bone 1 Like Money Musk

video Money Musk 2 Likes Sweeney Convergence: Dancing Old Dan Tucker

video Sweeney Convergence: Dancing Old Dan Tucker 6 Likes 12 banjos

photo 12 banjos 1 Like a new bell banjo

photo a new bell banjo 1 Like Friends My apologies to anyone I may have inadvertantly snubbed in the past. I just now, after three years, figured out how the friends gizmo works. I really am a congenial fellow. Thank you for your pati… Discussion Friends 2 Likes

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