For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Buckley Sampler-Prince's Jig.wmv
One tune, seldom played, that is in the Buckley 1860 book. Page 21, and credited to James Buckley.… Tim Twiss Nov 11, 2012 104 views
Prat Fretless banjo
Fretless Banjo. Hard Maple neck. Beech 11" Rim. Goat Skin Head. (John Balch Head) Brass Hardware. w… David Prat Nov 11, 2012 168 views
Pitch Burgundy Plaster
From Briggs' Banjo Instructor, 1855. Paul Draper Nov 8, 2012 100 views
Whelpley's Jig
From the Buckley 1860 book. Paul Draper Nov 4, 2012 108 views
Old Folks at Home
Saturday night in the parlor down in old Carolina with Mark Weems and Mike Wesley playing two of my… James Pentecost Nov 3, 2012 364 views
E.M. Hall's Reel
Named for the great Minstrel banjoist. From Coe's Album of Jigs and Reels for the Violin. Tim Twiss Oct 31, 2012 73 views
GUNSMOKE: Medicine Show, Darkie Banjo Player.
GUNSMOKE EPISODE 1955: "PROFESSOR LUTE BONE" GREAT MINISTREL BANJO PLAYING: 1. "THE OLE GREY MAR… INDY OSKARS Oct 27, 2012 142 views
Old Joe Clark clawhammer
Bell Banjos Oct 25, 2012 124 views
Old Tar River as found in Gumbo Chaff
This has an extra section, compared to how it is usually heard. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2012 112 views
John Diamond Walk Around
John Diamond Walk Around from the Phil Rice book of 1858. Paul Draper Oct 22, 2012 146 views
Froggie the limberjack dancing to Do Mr. Boker Do, on banjo
This is Froggie the limberjack (also known as a jig doll). Froggie used to be plain unfinished wood… Strumelia Oct 20, 2012 144 views
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba -- Segu Blue (Poyi)
Bassekou Kouyate is a west African ngoni (one of the possible prototypes for our banjo) playing gri… Mark Weems Oct 18, 2012 110 views
Alabama WalkAround / John Diamond's WalkAround
Couple of quickies on the Pete Ross gourd banjo (Mande Banza). Mark Weems Oct 17, 2012 225 views
Short scale 'A' Boucher Minstrel Banjo
Play in A and E on this shorter Boucher style banjo. Full size Boucher minstrel banjos play in G an… Bell Banjos Oct 15, 2012 118 views
Smith's Reel
Reading through another from "The Banjoist"...Converse 1871. The Bell is growling away at 57% RH. Tim Twiss Oct 14, 2012 76 views
Kick Up De Debble On A Holiday
One of my favorites from the Briggs banjo instructor of 1855. Trying to break in my new Pete Ross f… Mark Weems Oct 14, 2012 182 views
The Lancashire Waltz
Fingerstyle piece from "The Banjoist" c. 1871 by F.B. Converse. Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2012 48 views
Itinerant Togolese Musician
I took these pictures of an itinerant blind musician while a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Af… Paul Draper Oct 9, 2012 106 views
The Pea Nut Gal. No 4.
Converse 1871. Tim Twiss Oct 7, 2012 116 views
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