Southern New Englanders??? - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T21:26:34Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/southern-new-englanders?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A111101&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAlso...my great granddad was…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-04-12:2477478:Comment:1113412014-04-12T10:38:26.355ZJonathan Cookhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JonathanCook
<p>Also...my great granddad was a New Englander and the photos were actually taken in Connecticut!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Galen Wilkes said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/southern-new-englanders?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment111244"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'm a Los Angeles transplant from CT but would be interested in your goings-on. I'm quite interested in the history back there and have done some research. So many of the 19th &…</p>
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<p>Also...my great granddad was a New Englander and the photos were actually taken in Connecticut!<br/> <br/> <cite>Galen Wilkes said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/southern-new-englanders?xg_source=activity#2477478Comment111244"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'm a Los Angeles transplant from CT but would be interested in your goings-on. I'm quite interested in the history back there and have done some research. So many of the 19th & early 20th C. players were from New England. Really love minstrel banjo and classic 5 string.</p>
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</blockquote> Hey Galen, My great grandfa…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-04-12:2477478:Comment:1113402014-04-12T10:31:55.988ZJonathan Cookhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JonathanCook
<p>Hey Galen,<br></br> My great grandfather was a cork-faced minstrel banjo player in those days. If you go to my page, I have photos of him. Check it out. <br></br> <cite>Galen Wilkes said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/southern-new-englanders?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A111244&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2477478Comment111244"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'm a Los Angeles transplant from CT but would be interested in your goings-on. I'm…</p>
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<p>Hey Galen,<br/> My great grandfather was a cork-faced minstrel banjo player in those days. If you go to my page, I have photos of him. Check it out. <br/> <cite>Galen Wilkes said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/southern-new-englanders?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A111244&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2477478Comment111244"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'm a Los Angeles transplant from CT but would be interested in your goings-on. I'm quite interested in the history back there and have done some research. So many of the 19th & early 20th C. players were from New England. Really love minstrel banjo and classic 5 string.</p>
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</blockquote> I'm a Los Angeles transplant…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-04-12:2477478:Comment:1112442014-04-12T04:51:05.969ZGalen Wilkeshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/GalenWilkes
<p>I'm a Los Angeles transplant from CT but would be interested in your goings-on. I'm quite interested in the history back there and have done some research. So many of the 19th & early 20th C. players were from New England. Really love minstrel banjo and classic 5 string.</p>
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<p>I'm a Los Angeles transplant from CT but would be interested in your goings-on. I'm quite interested in the history back there and have done some research. So many of the 19th & early 20th C. players were from New England. Really love minstrel banjo and classic 5 string.</p>
<p> </p> I'm in Meriden, CT, mid point…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-04-09:2477478:Comment:1111042014-04-09T16:16:48.000ZLeonidas (Lee) Joneshttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/LeonidasJones
I'm in Meriden, CT, mid point between Hartford and New Haven.
I'm in Meriden, CT, mid point between Hartford and New Haven. Hey Andy,
If they ever try t…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-04-09:2477478:Comment:1108072014-04-09T15:19:19.167ZJonathan Cookhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JonathanCook
<p>Hey Andy,</p>
<p> If they ever try to get together again, I'm in. </p>
<p>PS: I will look for you at the New England Folk Festival in Mansfield!</p>
<p>Hey Andy,</p>
<p> If they ever try to get together again, I'm in. </p>
<p>PS: I will look for you at the New England Folk Festival in Mansfield!</p> I'm in central Massachusetts,…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-04-09:2477478:Comment:1111012014-04-09T15:13:20.124ZAndy Chasehttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/anchase
<p>I'm in central Massachusetts, up on the New Hampshire border. There are a few of us around. We tried to pull a one-day, informal 'New England Early Banjo Gathering' together a couple of years ago but it never quite happened.</p>
<p>I'm in central Massachusetts, up on the New Hampshire border. There are a few of us around. We tried to pull a one-day, informal 'New England Early Banjo Gathering' together a couple of years ago but it never quite happened.</p>