For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Tiger Jig.
Found in "Buckley's Guide for the Banjo," 1868. Stroke-style. Tim Twiss Mar 11, 2015 67 views
Briggs' Breakdown, Menzies' Gourd Banjo
TotW early March Leonidas (Lee) Jones Mar 9, 2015 98 views
Old Jonny Boker
My first attimpt a recording Old Jonny Boker. Tom Taggart Mar 9, 2015 164 views
Two Gourds Are Better Than One: Blues Improvisation on two 4-string gourd banjos
A total improvisation. Just messing around with our gourds. After a hard day of pole-boating up the… Mark Weems Mar 6, 2015 88 views
Clog Hornpipe
Clog Hornpipe from Buckley, 1868 Paul Draper Mar 5, 2015 79 views
Old King Crow
Old King Crow, performed by the Liberty Minstrels Leonidas (Lee) Jones Mar 1, 2015 104 views
Speed the Plough
Mark Weems Feb 28, 2015 174 views
Briggs' Johnny Boker and Alabama Joe
TotW Rice pull-offs Rock Leonidas (Lee) Jones Feb 27, 2015 128 views
Jonny Boker, or De Broken Yoke In De Coaling Ground
This song, first published in 1840, is said to have been written by a Billy Moon in the late 1830's… Paul Draper Feb 27, 2015 116 views
Ohio River (1839)
"" Mark Weems Feb 26, 2015 182 views
Joe Sweeney's Jig.wmv
From the Buckley 1860 Book, and is "Johnny Booker" most likely renamed because of Joe Sweeney's fam… Tim Twiss Feb 25, 2015 108 views
Jonny Boker - Dexter 2014
Another another...ha ha. Tim Twiss Feb 25, 2015 44 views
Minstrel Banjo - A window to the slave origins of clawhammer banjo, with Bob Winans
Banjo Scholar, Dr. Bob Winans, explains how his study of the minstrel banjo, at one time a controve… Tim Twiss Feb 25, 2015 108 views
Alabama Joe w/thumb lick
Here is what I mean. Mark Weems Feb 21, 2015 118 views
Arkansas Traveler
This tune often seems to get maligned, but here's a fun version of it. Paul Draper Feb 21, 2015 112 views
Alabama Joe, 3 versions
Tune of the Week Leonidas (Lee) Jones Feb 20, 2015 148 views
Old Dan Tucker
For those who have never heard this record here is a taster. This is part of the lead track from Jo… Mark Weems Feb 17, 2015 340 views
Cornish National Anthem----Trelawney/Song of the Western men
Listen for the motif of "Alabama Joe" Tim Twiss Feb 17, 2015 100 views
Old Virginny duo of tunes
Old Virginny Breakdown ( Sweeney ) and Old Virginny Jig ( Rice ). Tim Twiss and Al Smitley. Tim Twiss Feb 15, 2015 65 views
Buckley's Best Reel
From Phil. Rice's Banjo Method, 1858. Paul Draper Feb 14, 2015 70 views
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