For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Rosa Lee.
From Briggs' Banjo Instructor, 1855. Paul Draper May 12, 2014 108 views
Lotus Jig
Thanks to Ian Bell for introducing me to this tune from Septimus Winner's New American School for t… Paul Draper Apr 29, 2014 156 views
Backside Albany
This tune (an adaptation of a 17c. Irish ballad about the 1690 Battle of Boyne Water) is from Micah… Paul Draper Apr 25, 2014 166 views
John Diamond's Walk Around
John Diamond's Walk Around, from the Phil Rice banjo tutor of 1858, played by Paul Draper on a Mosc… Paul Draper Apr 23, 2014 140 views
Kimmel's Buck Dance
Thank you to Wes Merchant and his recently posted fiddle version for this infectuous tune by John J… Paul Draper Apr 16, 2014 100 views
Fisher's Hornpipe (2 versions)
Two versions of Fisher's Hornpipe. The first is a "minstrel" version from Briggs, 1855, played on a… Paul Draper Apr 11, 2014 108 views
Bully For All & St. Patrick's Day
Two from the Converse "green" book of 1865, played guitar style on a Luscomb No. 2. Paul Draper Apr 9, 2014 95 views
Sam Johnson's and Mrs. McCloud's Reels
Both of these are from the Phil Rice Banjo Instructor of 1858, played on a Moschella gourd banjo. Paul Draper Apr 5, 2014 66 views
Old Johnny Boker Meets Old Jimmy Sutton
Two fine fellows from different traditions meet and discover that they aren't so different after al… Paul Draper Apr 3, 2014 164 views
Anthony Street Reel.
From Frank Converse's Analytical Banjo Method (1886), played here on my Luscomb No. 2 banjo set up… Paul Draper Mar 22, 2014 89 views
Blue Eagle Jail.
From the Converse green book, 1865. See Andy Chase's discussion on this site for more about the Blu… Paul Draper Mar 12, 2014 124 views
De Ole Grey Goose / The Old Gander
Lyrics (De Ole Grey Goose) from Elias Howe's Ethiopian Glee Book (1849); banjo arrangement (The Old… Paul Draper Feb 20, 2014 201 views
Gumbo Chaff
From Elias Howe's Complete Preceptor for the Banjo (1851). Paul Draper Feb 14, 2014 128 views
Jim Along Josey.
From Howe's Banjo Preceptor, notwithstanding a few flubbed notes. Paul Draper Feb 11, 2014 102 views
Green Corn & Bryant's Jig
Whiling away a winter afternoon with Rice (1858) and Buckley (1860). Paul Draper Jan 26, 2014 128 views
The Tail of My Coat.
Thanks to Tim Twiss for this fiddle tune from Kerr's, and thanks to Jim Hartel for the new calf-ski… Paul Draper Jan 25, 2014 74 views
The Spangle Hornpipe.
Composition by Frank B. Converse, pub. 1886, played "guitar style". Thank you to Bob Lanham for the… Paul Draper Jan 21, 2014 118 views
Phil Rice's Excelsior Jig
Phil Rice's Excelsior Jig, 1858. One of those tunes where the thumb does most of the work. The "x"s… Paul Draper Jan 6, 2014 116 views
Roaring River. A Refrain of the Red River Plantation.
After seeing the film "12 Years A Slave", I read Solomon Northup's account (published in 1855 by Mi… Paul Draper Dec 16, 2013 308 views
Green Corn - Hard Times - Old Virginny Jig
Rice - Briggs - Rice. I've been playing my gourd banjo a lot these days, tuned up to the A/E tuning. Paul Draper Dec 5, 2013 100 views
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