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Paul Draper commented on Paul Draper's video

Get Away, Gumbo, Sound Your Horn & Rise Old Napper

"Thanks Tim"

Wednesday

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Get Away, Gumbo, Sound Your Horn & Rise Old Napper

Tuesday

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Get Away, Gumbo, Sound Your Horn & Rise Old Napper

Two tunes from Phil Rice’s Banjo Instructor of 1858.

Tuesday

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Joel Hooks posted a discussion

Prize Banjo Instructor by Jean White

I posted this on the Classic banjo site but thought that people here might like to see it.For your isolated enjoyment I present "The Prize Banjo Instructor" by Jean White, 1884.This A notation book takes an interesting approach to teaching the banjo. Included are four and a half pages of "Diagrams of the Finger-Board". Ah, the old fingerboard chart strikes again, this time with in a different way. You are to study each diagram and easily master your scales by following the notes left to…See More

Sunday

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OK-4 commented on Paul Draper's video

Far South Reel Medley

"Nice!"

Nov 10

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Rattle The Cash Jig

Nov 7

Paul Draper posted a video

Rattle The Cash Jig

From Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, as arranged by Tim Twiss in his Gourd Banjo Music Collection.

Nov 6

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Rob Mohr replied to Rob Mohr's discussion Need ideas

"Great!! Let me see what I can do with those!! Thanks for the ideas..."

Oct 28

Chris Prieto liked Paul Draper's video

Essence of Old Kentucky

Oct 28

Chris Prieto replied to Rob Mohr's discussion Need ideas

"I've been nailing down the fishers hornpipe in the 1868 buckley book and ironing out the tail end of the briggs yankee doodle."

Oct 28

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Essence of Old Kentucky

Oct 24

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Essence of Old Kentucky

From Howe’s Quintuple Musician’s Omnibus, by way of Tim Twiss’ Gourd Banjo Music Collection.

Oct 23

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Chris Prieto liked Joel Hooks's photo

Nelse Seymour Tambo

Oct 7

Chris Prieto commented on Joel Hooks's photo

Nelse Seymour Tambo

"Is that also a repaired split in the center area of stain? I also have one on mine."

Oct 7

Joel Hooks commented on Joel Hooks's photo

Nelse Seymour Tambo

"I find the wear or smudge patterns interesting on his tambo-- dead center where it is struck and where the other hand holds it."

Oct 5

Rob Mohr posted a discussion

Need ideas

hey folks, I need a couple tunes. I've been in a bit of malaise and my nose stuck in books too much. And, I need to get back into the groove.So, I'm taking tune ideas. I typically work on two at a time, just for the change and frustration's sake...some may call it ADD lolSee More

Oct 2

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Joel Hooks commented on Mark Weems's video

Mid 19th Century Minstrel Tambourine

"https://archive.org/details/133457820/mode/2up"

Oct 2

Joel Hooks commented on Mark Weems's video

Mid 19th Century Minstrel Tambourine

"Hi Mark, is everything okay? Not that long ago we could have a conversation... now insults? My post included a few questions that I don’t have answers for. I feel like there is a connection between the old time alternate…"

Oct 1

Mark Weems commented on Mark Weems's video

Mid 19th Century Minstrel Tambourine

"Poor Joel "classic banjo supremacist" Hooks, will evidently spend another 10 years driving people off of this site with his snobbery and bizarre need to denigrate folk music."

Oct 1

Chris Prieto commented on Mark Weems's video

Mid 19th Century Minstrel Tambourine

"I tried email it to you guys but it might be too big. I uploaded to Google docs so you can download from there: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iLev-5NkrYgHv6Zug3H4DC4oGzyMuU_e/view?usp=drivesdk"

Oct 1

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