For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Backside Albany
Very early melody (c. 1837...or was it 1815?) and important in the development of early Minstrelsy. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 87 views
Rustic Dance
By C.R. Howell. It may be a familiar melody to you. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 23 views
Rattle The Cash - Jig
From Ryan's Mammoth Collection. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 102 views
Celebrating the Banjo
Tim Twiss Oct 22, 2010 88 views
Vivaldi Concerto I
In the tradition of Buckley and Converse in the 19th Century, here is my arrangement of the first m… Tim Twiss Oct 21, 2010 85 views
Hard Times Jig
From the "Fingerstyle" section of the Analytical Banjo Method of 1886 by Frank Converse. It is cred… Tim Twiss Oct 20, 2010 65 views
The Pullet
Taken from "The Second Fiddler's Tune-Book" published in 1954 by Hargail Music Press in New York. E… Tim Twiss Oct 19, 2010 36 views
Diamond's Jig
Arranged by Frank Converse from his Analytical Banjo Method of 1886. Tim Twiss Oct 18, 2010 53 views
Sugar Cane Dance
A different camera angle on a Converse song from ABM of 1886. Written later, but in the early style… Tim Twiss Oct 18, 2010 134 views
The 22nd Regimental March
Okay, here's one towed in from the outer edge of Strokeville...a march arranged by the great Frank… Tim Twiss Oct 14, 2010 49 views
Essence Of Old Virginny
Not the one you would expect from Buckley. From Howe's Collection, c. 1880. Tim Twiss Oct 12, 2010 104 views
Essence Of Cinnamon
Another one in the "Essence" section of the Howe Collection of c. 1880. Gourd Banjo. Sorry 'bout th… Tim Twiss Oct 12, 2010 30 views
Negro Sand Jig
Song from Kerr's Second Collection of Merry Melodies For The Violin - Glasgow Circa 1885. What does… Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2010 118 views
Essence of Old Kentucky
Another one of the slow "Essence" tunes from the Howe fiddle collection. Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2010 37 views
Essence Of Sugar Cane
From the Elias Howe Collection Ian posted. From the page with several "Essences" on it. Played as i… Tim Twiss Oct 10, 2010 48 views
Walk Around Carry The News To Mary
From Elias Howe fiddle collection c. 1880 Tim Twiss Oct 9, 2010 25 views
Susquehanna Travellers at Hopewell Furnace
Susquehanna Travellers at the Hopewell Furnace, PA living history, October 2010. The tune is the Sh… Mark Ehrsam Oct 8, 2010 88 views
Walk Around Chaw Roast Beef
From a fiddle collection by Elias Howe c. 1880. Tim Twiss Oct 8, 2010 112 views
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