For enthusiasts of early banjo
Andy Chase's Videos (88)
Rapahanock Jig - Stroke Style Gourd Banjo
Some fun rhythm stuff going on in this one. By James Buckley, from his 'New Banjo Method' of 1860.… Andy Chase Jul 30, 2015 100 views
Cotton Pod Walk Around - Stroke Style Banjo
From Frank B. Converse's "Banjo Without a Master" (AKA "The Yellow Book") of 1865. Tempo wanders a… Andy Chase Jul 29, 2015 102 views
Philadelphia Jig
A partially successful experiment in video self-accompaniment. iMovie doesn't provide a way (that I… Andy Chase Jul 25, 2015 106 views
Hard Times
A friend caught a bit of me playing 'Hard Times' at a party yesterday (you can hear another friend… Andy Chase Jul 12, 2015 106 views
New York March
Ugh, So humid! It's been raining on and off for the last couple of weeks, which makes natural hide… Andy Chase Jul 9, 2015 74 views
The Spangle Hornpipe
By Frank B. Converse, from his 1886 Analytical Banjo Guide. Very 'classic style' in flavor, but has… Andy Chase Jul 8, 2015 114 views
Boston Jig / AEBG VIII
'Boston Jig' was arguably this year's "song of the weekend", so this seemed fitting. Andy Chase Jun 30, 2015 104 views
Lor Bres De Ladies
This one got under my skin at AEBG last weekend. Multitracked here with a super simple rhythm banjo… Andy Chase Jun 26, 2015 128 views
Whelpley's Jig
From Buckley's Banjo Method, 1860. I'm dropping the triplet from the 8th measure because there's so… Andy Chase Jul 5, 2014 108 views
Briggs' Reel
From Briggs' Banjo Instructor of 1855, more or less. I fudge those two g notes into one at the very… Andy Chase Jun 30, 2014 78 views
Anthony Street Reel
by Frank Converse, 1886. This one got under my skin after hearing it around the barn last weekend. Andy Chase Jun 28, 2014 102 views
Get up in The Morning (say the geese)
I was playing my banjo outside and the geese decided to contribute, so I figured I should put the b… Andy Chase May 3, 2014 76 views
Deacon Buckley's Jig
A simple little number from Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. Two banjos, one playing the two parts… Andy Chase May 2, 2014 78 views
Fairy Dance
by G. Swaine Buckley, from Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. Andy Chase Apr 29, 2014 110 views
Jim Crow Polka
Briggs' Banjo instructor is the gift that keeps on giving. Andy Chase Apr 20, 2014 106 views
Lynchburg Town
My sight reading is marginal, but I think this an arrangement of this 1848 Christy's Minstrels tune… Andy Chase Apr 19, 2014 130 views
Old Joe
A popular 19th century minstrel tune. Banjo arrangement more or less from Briggs' 1855 Banjo Instru… Andy Chase Apr 16, 2014 213 views
Jake Bacchus' Reel
from James Buckley's New Banjo Method of 1860. Andy Chase Apr 15, 2014 112 views
Rail Road Polka
from James Buckley's Banjo Method of 1860. Played on a Jeff Menzies banjo. Andy Chase Apr 14, 2014 70 views
Tobacco Jake Jig
by W.H. Gassner, from James Buckley's Banjo Method of 1860. Played on a Jeff Menzies banjo. Andy Chase Apr 13, 2014 102 views
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