For enthusiasts of early banjo
Paul Draper's Videos (406)
Essence Of Old Virginny.
A Frank B. Converse original from the Analytical Banjo Method, 1886. Paul Draper Jul 13, 2023 120 views
Joe Sweeney’s Jig / Matt Peel’s Walk Around
Joe Sweeney’s Jig - from Buckley 1860Matt Peel’s Walk Around - from Converse “yellow book” 1865 Paul Draper Apr 23, 2023 112 views
Leavitt’s Jig.
From Converse’s Analytical Banjo Method, published 1887. Andrew Leavitt (1822 - 1901) performed in… Paul Draper Mar 28, 2023 67 views
Skiowa Jig.
Good old 19th c. banjo tune from Buckley’s 1860 book. Paul Draper Mar 15, 2023 75 views
Angelica Polka.
From S. S. Stewart’s “The Minstrel Banjoist” 1881. Paul Draper Feb 25, 2023 51 views
Mid-19th Century Instrumental Medley
Old Johnny Boker, Briggs 1855Jim Along Josey, Howe 1851Backside of Albany, Howe 1851Old Zip Coon ak… Paul Draper Feb 9, 2023 93 views
Old Tar River.
From Elias Howe’s Complete Preceptor for the Banjo, 1851. Paul Draper Jan 15, 2023 102 views
The Lily.
From Buckley, 1868. Paul Draper Dec 26, 2022 29 views
Hymen’s Waltz.
From Henry Worrall’s “Eclectic Guitar Instructor,” 1862. Paul Draper Dec 22, 2022 36 views
Camptown Hornpipe.
Another one of the “old time banjo tunes” (1855) republished in Stewart’s Banjo and Guitar Journal… Paul Draper Dec 15, 2022 59 views
Andy Leavitt’s Jig.
Originally from Buckley, 1868, and republished by Stewart in his Banjo and Guitar Journal, 1889, as… Paul Draper Dec 14, 2022 28 views
Hampton Medley. Characteristic.
4th string to B. Frank Converse composition from the banjo style section of the Analytical 1886 / 1… Paul Draper Dec 10, 2022 10 views
Don't Bet Your Money On The Shanghai
Stephen Foster by way of Bob Flesher Paul Draper Dec 9, 2022 56 views
Bluetail Fly - Kick Up De Debble On A Holiday
Alyson Slack on fiddle, Paul Draper on banjo. We got this (somewhat...) from Bob Flesher's Minstrel… Paul Draper Dec 9, 2022 75 views
Lotus Jig.
A quick little bit of fun from Winner’s New American School for the Banjo, 1883. Paul Draper Dec 3, 2022 24 views
Unsworth’s New Jig and Giggle Toot
Two tunes named for James Unsworth. The first is from Rice, 1858, and the second from Buckley, 1860… Paul Draper Dec 2, 2022 29 views
Pompey Ran Away.
From: A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and Foreign Airs Adapted to the Fife, Violin, or Germa… Paul Draper Nov 14, 2022 41 views
Gen. Burnside’s and Gen. Pope’s Jigs
From the Buckley 1868 book. Paul Draper Oct 25, 2022 46 views
Funeral March and Spleen
Funeral March (Frank Converse) and Spleen (Charles Baudelaire), on one of those cold, dark, wet Nov… Paul Draper Oct 19, 2022 27 views
The Lion and Beacon Jigs
From the Converse Method for the Banjo, 1865 (green book). This version of The Lion Jig is far simp… Paul Draper Oct 18, 2022 43 views
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