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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 116 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 110 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 300 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
Spring Jig.
Converse, the green book, 1865. Paul Draper Nov 26, 2013 70 views
Spanish Dance
Vida (flute) and Paul (gourd banjo) playing Buckley's Spanish Dance arrangement (1860). Paul Draper Nov 20, 2013 114 views
Pompey Ran Away
From "A selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs : adapted to the fife, violin, or Ger… Paul Draper Nov 16, 2013 100 views
De Boatman's Dance
I grew up a few miles from the Ohio River in northern WV. On my way to school, I used to watch the… Paul Draper Nov 12, 2013 96 views
Devil's Dream - Money Musk - Mrs. McCloud's Reel
A Briggs on Rice sandwich. Paul Draper Oct 31, 2013 134 views
Antietam Jig
From Converse's Method for the Banjo, 1865. Scenes from Antietam Early Banjo Gathering, 2012. Paul Draper Oct 11, 2013 114 views
Down In Alabama.
From the Phil Rice Banjo Instructor of 1858. Paul Draper Oct 8, 2013 106 views
O! Lud Gals.
Another song by Mr. Dan Emmett. Paul Draper Oct 4, 2013 144 views
Keemo Kimo
A song with tongue-twisting lyrics... Paul Draper Sep 29, 2013 126 views
Les Sylphides (Mazourka)
From Buckley's 1868 book. Paul Draper Sep 24, 2013 90 views
Nine O'Clock Bell Jig
From Buckley's 1868 book. Paul Draper Sep 22, 2013 76 views
Harper's Jig & Kentucky Juba
The 1st is from Buckley (not exactly as written); the 2nd from Converse. Paul Draper Sep 18, 2013 118 views
'Twill Nebber Do To Gib It Up So
My rendition of Dan Emmett's 1843 song, without the 5th verse. I've taken the banjo part mostly fro… Paul Draper Sep 9, 2013 100 views
Jake Bacchus' Reel.
From Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. More crazy arpeggios, but easier than those of the RR Polka. Paul Draper Aug 16, 2013 86 views
Rail Road Polka.
From James Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. The arpeggios at the end are nowhere as clean as I'd l… Paul Draper Jul 24, 2013 102 views
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