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Old Tar River.
From Elias Howe’s Complete Preceptor for the Banjo, 1851. Paul Draper Jan 15 18 views
The Lily.
From Buckley, 1868. Paul Draper Dec 26, 2022 13 views
Hymen’s Waltz.
From Henry Worrall’s “Eclectic Guitar Instructor,” 1862. Paul Draper Dec 22, 2022 12 views
Camptown Hornpipe.
Another one of the “old time banjo tunes” (1855) republished in Stewart’s Banjo and Guitar Journal… Paul Draper Dec 15, 2022 31 views
Andy Leavitt’s Jig.
Originally from Buckley, 1868, and republished by Stewart in his Banjo and Guitar Journal, 1889, as… Paul Draper Dec 14, 2022 18 views
Hampton Medley. Characteristic.
4th string to B. Frank Converse composition from the banjo style section of the Analytical 1886 / 1… Paul Draper Dec 10, 2022 4 views
Don't Bet Your Money On The Shanghai
Stephen Foster by way of Bob Flesher Paul Draper Dec 9, 2022 17 views
Bluetail Fly - Kick Up De Debble On A Holiday
Alyson Slack on fiddle, Paul Draper on banjo. We got this (somewhat...) from Bob Flesher's Minstrel… Paul Draper Dec 9, 2022 34 views
Lotus Jig.
A quick little bit of fun from Winner’s New American School for the Banjo, 1883. Paul Draper Dec 3, 2022 11 views
Unsworth’s New Jig and Giggle Toot
Two tunes named for James Unsworth. The first is from Rice, 1858, and the second from Buckley, 1860… Paul Draper Dec 2, 2022 17 views
Tim and Steve Nov 27
Doing a little Plunking together. Whiddon's Reel and Isabella Doane Schottische. 19th Century vibe Timothy Twiss Nov 27, 2022 30 views
Pompey Ran Away.
From: A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and Foreign Airs Adapted to the Fife, Violin, or Germa… Paul Draper Nov 14, 2022 12 views
Hobson's Jig and Briggs' Corn Shucking Jig
Hey, we're from Detroit. What would you expect? Timothy Twiss Oct 31, 2022 24 views
Koromanti Part 3 from the Hans Sloane c. 1700
Timothy Twiss Oct 28, 2022 24 views
Gen. Burnside’s and Gen. Pope’s Jigs
From the Buckley 1868 book. Paul Draper Oct 25, 2022 27 views
Funeral March and Spleen
Funeral March (Frank Converse) and Spleen (Charles Baudelaire), on one of those cold, dark, wet Nov… Paul Draper Oct 19, 2022 19 views
Funeral March
Happy Halloween Timothy Twiss Oct 18, 2022 15 views
The Lion and Beacon Jigs
From the Converse Method for the Banjo, 1865 (green book). This version of The Lion Jig is far simp… Paul Draper Oct 18, 2022 36 views
De Old Jaw Bone.
Mostly from Elias Howe’s Preceptor for the Banjo, 1851. Paul Draper Aug 25, 2022 26 views
Rise Old Napper
From Rice, 1858. A delightfully weird old tune. Paul Draper Aug 20, 2022 20 views
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