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Paul Draper's Videos (325)
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From Rice, 1858. Early Banjo TOTW. Another metronomic exercise. A little better than the last one. Paul Draper Dec 1 16 views
Lazy Joe
From Buckley, 1868. Early Banjo TOTW 18 Nov. 2019 Paul Draper Nov 22 15 views
Lynchburg Reel.
Great tune from Converse’s Analytical, 1886. Paul Draper Nov 15 16 views
Sally Come Up
From Buckley, 1868. Early Banjo TOTW for 11 Nov 2019. Paul Draper Nov 13 19 views
Pea Nut Girl
From Buckley, 1868. Early Banjo TOTW for 4 Nov 2019. Paul Draper Nov 6 16 views
The Modoc Reel
Converse Analytical, 1886. Paul Draper Oct 30 20 views
Mississippi Breakdowns.
From Turner’s Banjo Budget, the Clifford Essex arrangement. Played finger-style on an Ashborn fretl… Paul Draper Oct 22 32 views
Antietam Jig
Converse, 1865. The banjo is in D, I'm playing in C. (Originally posted 2013) Paul Draper Oct 14 14 views
Wake Up Jake.
Written and composed by Geo. Holman, 1848. “A magnificent Silver Cup was awarded to the Author of t… Paul Draper Sep 24 34 views
Short Stop Reel.
A Frank Converse banjo tune from the Analytical, 1886. Paul Draper Aug 20 23 views
Far South Reel Down East
Converse, 1886 Paul Draper Aug 4 44 views
Money Musk
From Mark Weems’ newly published arrangements of G. P. Knauff’s Virginia Reels (www.earlybanjotradi… Paul Draper Jul 30 60 views
Andrew Leavitt’s Jig
From the Buckley 1868 book Paul Draper Jul 25 27 views
Leaning On The Garden Gate
Frank Converse tune, 1887; played finger-style on a Kevin Enoch fretless banjo. Paul Draper Jul 22 55 views
Grey Eagle Reel
From the Analytical, 1886. Paul Draper Jul 15 35 views
Naraganset Jig
Frank Converse tune (1886) played on a Kevin Enoch banjo Paul Draper Jul 10 41 views
Whoop Jamboree / John Diamond’s Walk Around
Two from Phil. Rice (1858) played on a very beautiful banjo made by Kevin Enoch. Every banjoist nee… Paul Draper Jul 9 28 views
Yankee Doodle with variations
The Briggs (1855) version. I haven’t played this since last year about this time. Still in the fing… Paul Draper Jul 3 49 views
The Raccoon Hunt
Giving an Early Banjo presentation at OldSongs Festival, Altamont NY, 29 June, 2019. Thanks to Barb… Paul Draper Jul 3 32 views
Bill Newcomb’s Jig
Buckley, 1860 Paul Draper May 17 37 views
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