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British Pathe film of English minstrels.

I had a feeling that this had already be posted, but can't find it in the archives. The musicians appear at 10 minutes.  https://m.youtub…

Started by IAN SALTER

Good banjo history article

Most of us already know most of this, but it's a pretty good article just the same. It's kinda long, but so is the broad history of our bel…

Started by Rob Mohr

Repertoire advice? Early banjo pieces that show African influence?

Hi everyone--really enjoying everyone's videos and high level discourse, a relative rarity online these days, it seems! Anyway, sorry if th…

Started by Jared Denhard

1894 stroke recording?

I heisted this link from Dan Gellert's posting on the Banjohangout...very cool recording. Y'all think it might be stroke/thimble style?   c…

Started by Trapdoor2

Jim Hartel Boucher for sale

I can’t find just now, but someone had a Hatell Boucher to sell.  I’ve been playing the password game far a while, and finally seem to have…

Started by jim atleson

Strum Machine

Has anyone tried using Strum Machine? I just signed up for a free trial and am enjoying it, especially because I don't play with others and…

Started by Al Smitley

Dave Kirchner's Original Giant Early Tambourine (20 inches)

Started by Mark Weems

On Picayune Butler, T. A. Brown, George Nichols, T. D, Rice and “Jim Crow”

About 7 years ago, prodded by a contract from Oxford University Press and Harvard's  African American biography database,  I set out to wri…

Started by Tony Thomas

Why Ethiopians?

I'm hoping someone can offer insights that escape me.  It seems that Ethiopia gained a lot of reference in the mid-19th C minstrel genre...…

Started by Al Smitley