Minstrel Banjo

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"Ethnomusicologist, Paul Tyler, responded via email with, "Off the top of my head I w…"

Al Smitley replied Mar 4, 2022 to Why Ethiopians?

4 Mar 5, 2022
Reply by Timothy Twiss

"Thanks for your "speculation" which I think has some merit.  I also asked a couple e…"

Al Smitley replied Mar 4, 2022 to Why Ethiopians?

4 Mar 5, 2022
Reply by Timothy Twiss

"The author, indeed, mentioned Sam Sweeney in the first minute of the program and onc…"

Al Smitley replied Feb 12, 2022 to JEB Stuart

1 Feb 12, 2022
Reply by Al Smitley

"Rob, I'd say posting, in general, has been sparse, recently."

Al Smitley replied Jun 28, 2020 to Apologies...

2 Jun 29, 2020
Reply by Timothy Twiss

"Seems like you're looking for a 20-measure song. "

Al Smitley replied May 14, 2020 to To what tune could this be sung?

7 May 14, 2020
Reply by Al Smitley

"Seems like one or two other period melodies work but only if the last line was reduc…"

Al Smitley replied May 14, 2020 to To what tune could this be sung?

7 May 14, 2020
Reply by Al Smitley

"I think you could make "Ben Bolt" work.  "Sniffling" and "Whiffling" both need to be…"

Al Smitley replied May 14, 2020 to To what tune could this be sung?

7 May 14, 2020
Reply by Al Smitley

"Sorry I haven't come up with anything, yet.  It IS an odd number of lines but the sy…"

Al Smitley replied May 14, 2020 to To what tune could this be sung?

7 May 14, 2020
Reply by Al Smitley

"I know what you mean.  Seems like I've had the same dilemma in the past.   When I ha…"

Al Smitley replied May 13, 2020 to To what tune could this be sung?

7 May 14, 2020
Reply by Al Smitley

"Yes, that's it.  Thanks, Joel."

Al Smitley replied Mar 17, 2020 to Blackface & Minstrel Shows

9 Mar 17, 2020
Reply by Rob Mohr

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