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Written by E.M. Hall from "The Artistic Banjoist" 1879. Hybrid fingering for this one.... Tim Twiss Oct 14, 2009 74 views
Converse 1887. Really short...way cool. I have not researched the source yet. Tim Twiss Oct 13, 2009 56 views
"The Lion" made many appearances in the days of the Early Banjo, and is called "Hole in the Wall Ji… Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2009 55 views
This is not by Dan Emmett, but is found in his manuscript collection. Funky...? Oh yes! It's alread… Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2009 70 views
Buckley 1868. Tim Twiss Oct 9, 2009 54 views
Buckley 1868. Tim Twiss Oct 9, 2009 35 views
This peppy little tune comes from from the Buckley 1868 Book. Source material unknown, but I'll be… Tim Twiss Oct 8, 2009 37 views
These two songs from the Green Converse Book of 1865 were mean to be played together. The Lion was… Tim Twiss Oct 8, 2009 36 views
Green Converse 1865. Classic riffs. Tim Twiss Oct 7, 2009 91 views
I'm stating the obvious by saying that Frank Converse chose the most delicious melodies when he put… Tim Twiss Oct 1, 2009 72 views
Here's one from the Converse 1872 book I mentioned in a forum post "The Banjo and How To Play It".… Tim Twiss Sep 30, 2009 86 views
This song is one of the earliest Minstrel songs, introduced around 1833, and published as sheet mus… Tim Twiss Sep 29, 2009 102 views
These two songs, titled "No. 1 and No. 2" come from the Dobson Book of 1877. They are marked as Hig… Tim Twiss Sep 26, 2009 27 views
From the Buckley 1868. Carl always plays this one really well...inspired me to try it. Quick leaps.… Tim Twiss Sep 25, 2009 94 views
From the Converse Analyitcal Method of 1886. Unknown composer, but the arrangement is credited to F… Tim Twiss Sep 24, 2009 46 views
From the Briggs' Banjo Instructor of 1855. I was surprised at how tricky the last section was. Tim Twiss Sep 23, 2009 88 views
This interesting piece, being unusual with 7 lines of themes, comes from Ryan's Mammoth Collection.… Tim Twiss Sep 17, 2009 68 views
Page 14 of the Buckley Banjo Guide of 1868. This is one of those unfingered Buckley songs. I played… Tim Twiss Sep 12, 2009 33 views
From page 14 of the 1868 Buckley Banjo Guide. Tim Twiss Sep 12, 2009 27 views
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