For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Pompey Ran Away.
From: A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and Foreign Airs Adapted to the Fife, Violin, or Germa… Paul Draper Nov 14, 2022 38 views
Gen. Burnside’s and Gen. Pope’s Jigs
From the Buckley 1868 book. Paul Draper Oct 25, 2022 46 views
Funeral March and Spleen
Funeral March (Frank Converse) and Spleen (Charles Baudelaire), on one of those cold, dark, wet Nov… Paul Draper Oct 19, 2022 27 views
The Lion and Beacon Jigs
From the Converse Method for the Banjo, 1865 (green book). This version of The Lion Jig is far simp… Paul Draper Oct 18, 2022 43 views
De Old Jaw Bone.
Mostly from Elias Howe’s Preceptor for the Banjo, 1851. Paul Draper Aug 25, 2022 34 views
Rise Old Napper
From Rice, 1858. A delightfully weird old tune. Paul Draper Aug 20, 2022 29 views
Dan Bryant’s Waltz
From Buckley, 1860. Paul Draper Aug 15, 2022 27 views
Jumbo Reel.
From the banjo style section of the Converse Analytical, 1886. Paul Draper Aug 1, 2022 37 views
Mid 19th Century Banjo mini-concert
Green Corn (Rice 1858)Oh, What’s The Matter, Suse Ann? (Rice 1858)Hard Times Jig (Briggs 1855)Old V… Paul Draper Jul 26, 2022 27 views
Briggs’ Yankee Doodle with variations (1855)
Here we are again, a year later. What a year….Yankee Doodle, Briggs’ version, this year played on a… Paul Draper Jul 4, 2022 64 views
Bolton Clog Hornpipe
From Buckley’s Banjo Guide, 1868. Paul Draper Jun 16, 2022 43 views
Charleston Gals
This is the Buckley 1868 version. Paul Draper Apr 12, 2022 55 views
The Base Ball Polka
Regarded as the first baseball-related sheet music from 1858. It's another opening day and I've run… Al Smitley Apr 8, 2022 31 views
SleepWalkAround2
"" Al Smitley Apr 1, 2022 14 views
Lynchburg Town.
From the Frank Converse “green” book, 1865. Paul Draper Mar 31, 2022 36 views
Richmond Is A Hard Road To Travel
This satirical parody of Dan Emmett’s “Jordan is a Hard Road to Travel,” was written by John Reuben… Paul Draper Mar 26, 2022 67 views
Ukraine Is Not Yet Lost
Haven't tried Audacity in 10 years and just learned Hidden Video Editor so it's not fancy....... Al Smitley Mar 1, 2022 33 views
Mississippi Walk Around.
A Frank B. Converse original, from the Analytical Banjo Method, 1886. Paul Draper Mar 1, 2022 42 views
Van Bramer’s Jig
A Mid-19th Century tune from the manuscript collection of Dan Emmett, transcription published in Ha… Paul Draper Feb 5, 2022 33 views
Essence of Old Virginny / Green Corn
Mid-19th Century hits Paul Draper Jan 30, 2022 63 views
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