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Clog Hornpipe
Clog Hornpipe from Buckley, 1868 Paul Draper 4 hours ago 4 views
Old King Crow
Old King Crow, performed by the Liberty Minstrels Leonidas (Lee) Jones on Monday 28 views
Speed the Plough
Mark Weems on Saturday 69 views
Briggs' Johnny Boker and Alabama Joe
TotW Rice pull-offs Rock Leonidas (Lee) Jones Feb 27 32 views
Jonny Boker, or De Broken Yoke In De Coaling Ground
This song, first published in 1840, is said to have been written by a Billy Moon in the late 1830's… Paul Draper Feb 27 41 views
Ohio River (1839)
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Joe Sweeney's Jig.wmv
From the Buckley 1860 Book, and is "Johnny Booker" most likely renamed because of Joe Sweeney's fam… Tim Twiss Feb 25 46 views
Jonny Boker - Dexter 2014
Another another...ha ha. Tim Twiss Feb 25 15 views
Minstrel Banjo - A window to the slave origins of clawhammer banjo, with Bob Winans
Banjo Scholar, Dr. Bob Winans, explains how his study of the minstrel banjo, at one time a controve… Tim Twiss Feb 25 58 views
Alabama Joe w/thumb lick
Here is what I mean. Mark Weems Feb 21 73 views
Arkansas Traveler
This tune often seems to get maligned, but here's a fun version of it. Paul Draper Feb 21 61 views
Alabama Joe, 3 versions
Tune of the Week Leonidas (Lee) Jones Feb 20 124 views
Old Dan Tucker
For those who have never heard this record here is a taster. This is part of the lead track from Jo… Mark Weems Feb 17 72 views
Cornish National Anthem----Trelawney/Song of the Western men
Listen for the motif of "Alabama Joe" Tim Twiss Feb 17 17 views
Old Virginny duo of tunes
Old Virginny Breakdown ( Sweeney ) and Old Virginny Jig ( Rice ). Tim Twiss and Al Smitley. Tim Twiss Feb 15 38 views
Buckley's Best Reel
From Phil. Rice's Banjo Method, 1858. Paul Draper Feb 14 46 views
Pompey Ran Away
"Pompey Ran Away" is from "A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs Adapted to the Fi… Bob Lanham Feb 8 67 views
"Negro Dance"
"Negro Dance" from Riley's Flute Melodies, published in New York about 1814-1816. The wild birds se… Bob Lanham Feb 8 106 views
The Pea-Patch Jig
From Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. Paul Draper Feb 8 31 views
Menzies Gourd, 3 examples from Briggs
I'm still learning where the notes are on this banjo, but it will serve to show it's voice. Leonidas (Lee) Jones Feb 7 29 views
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