Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

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"Ha! That's very punny, Greg!"

Mark Weems replied Feb 5, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"Minstrel banjoists playing 4 melody stringed instruments with no thumb string in the…"

Mark Weems replied Feb 5, 2014 to Look Ma! No Thumb String!

91 May 10, 2014
Reply by Leonidas (Lee) Jones

"Curtis, I think its important to remember that early minstrel music was full of nost…"

Mark Weems replied Feb 3, 2014 to Presentations

11 Feb 3, 2014
Reply by Al Smitley

"Mark K. - Most of what you are already playing on banjo are Reels. Just means 2/4 or…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 31, 2014 to Gumbo Chaff

84 Feb 18, 2014
Reply by Strumelia

"Sure, but it would be my 1 to your 12! I can't keep up with your level of productivi…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 31, 2014 to Gumbo Chaff

84 Feb 18, 2014
Reply by Strumelia

"Yes. Feel how slow the nineteenth century stuff sounds to our post-bluegrass ears. B…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 30, 2014 to Dance, Movement, and Tempo

3 Jan 31, 2014
Reply by John Masciale

"Bob - yes! I find that if I'm not concentrating hard on a 6/8 time, I can easily sli…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 28, 2014 to Whatever happened to the Jig?

12 Jan 29, 2014
Reply by Wes Merchant

"Good point, I'll take a look. I've also found out that in the colonial period Reels…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 28, 2014 to Whatever happened to the Jig?

12 Jan 29, 2014
Reply by Wes Merchant

"I have found several pictorial representations of banjo's in the 1840's (Sweeny's "D…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 13, 2014 to Complete Preceptor For The Banjo

9 Jan 13, 2014
Reply by Mark Weems

"There is also, of course, no reason to think that a talented black banjoist could no…"

Mark Weems replied Jan 13, 2014 to Complete Preceptor For The Banjo

9 Jan 13, 2014
Reply by Mark Weems

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