Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

An 18th Century jig once popular in Colonial Virginia. We are interrupted by two clocks (the second is a Birge Mallory from 1836). The Banjo is a reproduction of a raised fret James Ashborn from the 1850's built by J.M. Wesley of Roxboro, N.C.

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Comment by Mark Weems on February 11, 2013 at 9:35pm

Thank you Rick, it's such a great and interesting tune! Wonderful lope to it - best played as a slow jig.

Comment by Paul Draper on February 12, 2013 at 11:02am

Mark - could you post the score for this tune or tell me where I could find it?  Thanks.  Can't stop listening to it....

Comment by Rob Morrison on February 12, 2013 at 2:56pm

Mark and Jim--Re: playing early banjos with frets vs. no frets.  Since we all got together last month and I played my fretted Chas. Dobson with y'all, I haven't put it down since.  I will always play a fretless for old time, but I may be a convert to frets for "minstel."  At least this week.--Rob

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 12, 2013 at 5:09pm

That is a beautiful instrument!!

Comment by Vince Abadie on February 13, 2013 at 12:06am

Sweet sounding banjo, and the tune was well played! 

Comment by Ian Bell on February 13, 2013 at 7:26am
Wow that was great! When do we get to hear the guitar?
Comment by Mark Weems on February 13, 2013 at 9:51am

Ian,

You can hear two original Ashborn guitars in our video of The Old Folks at Home.

http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/old-folks-at-home-2

Comment by Steve Jeter on February 15, 2013 at 10:44am

the tone is unreal, so pretty,  of course you play it so as well

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