For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Coon Hunt Walk Around
Yellow Converse 1865 Tim Twiss Aug 15, 2010 51 views
It Will Never Do To Gib It Up So
From the Yellow Converse. This is an arrangement, basically "Briggs'" style, of the old Minstrel tu… Tim Twiss Aug 15, 2010 37 views
The Boatman's Dance
Dan Emmett tune arranged for solo Stroke Style banjo in the style of Briggs'. From the Yellow Conve… Tim Twiss Aug 15, 2010 106 views
Bee Gum Reel
One of my favorites. Yellow Book by Converse, 1865. I bet if he remade this one in the later years,… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 100 views
Rumsey's Jig
Similar to Ramsey's Jig in the Green Converse Book of 1865. Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 106 views
Matt Peel's Walk Around
From the Little Yellow Converse Book of 1865. Ths song shares a title in the Green Book, but is a d… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 33 views
Luke West's Walk Around
Oddly enough, the themes of this one are found in "Matt Peel's Walk Around" in the Green book. The… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 94 views
Bully For You-Yellow Converse
Virtually unchanged from the Green Book version, except in title-it is "Bully For All" in that book… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 61 views
Walk Into The Parlor-Yellow Converse
Similar to the versions in Briggs' 1855 and the Green Converse 1865. Certainly the same feel and mo… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 59 views
Boston Jig-Converse
From the Yellow Book of 1865. This is different than the Boston Jig found in the Buckley 1860. It i… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 65 views
Union Cockade
Yellow Converse 1865. Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 32 views
Callowhill Jig
Yellow Converse Book of 1865. Nice feel to this one. Tim Twiss Aug 13, 2010 53 views
My Love Is But A Lassie
From the "Yellow" Converse Book. Less fancy than the one found in the Analytical. I like this one b… Tim Twiss Aug 13, 2010 46 views
Butler's Jig
From the "Yellow Converse". Sounds similar to "Old 76" in Briggs', but there are quite a few differ… Tim Twiss Aug 13, 2010 75 views
IT'S ALIVE.mov
I just got a set of strings on the new banjo and by golly it seems to work! It's made from an old g… Ian Bell Aug 13, 2010 99 views
Lanagan's Ball
Yellow Converse 1865. Tim Twiss Aug 13, 2010 54 views
O'Flarhaty's Wake
One more, marching through the "Yellow" book. Tim Twiss Aug 13, 2010 64 views
The Charcoal Man
Yellow Converse 1865. I can't believe anybody learned to play music by following these directions.… Tim Twiss Aug 12, 2010 89 views
James Buckley Polka and Chicago Jig
Chicago Jig at the request of Tim, and the catchy JB Polka. Now where have I heard that tune before? Rob MacKillop Aug 12, 2010 71 views
Whole Hog Or None
From the "Yellow Converse" of 1865. I guess I'm going backward through this book. The entire collec… Tim Twiss Aug 12, 2010 31 views
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