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Fiddle tune I learned this morning in response to Tim Twiss' "tune of the week". Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Apr 18, 2013 102 views
I don't know anything about this tune. I got it from Clarke Buehling's CD "Out of His Gourd". Tags: sand, paul Paul Draper Apr 16, 2013 258 views
The first from Frank Converse's 1865 "Yellow Book"; the 2nd from Briggs' Banjo Instructor, 1855. Tags: jig, paul Paul Draper Apr 11, 2013 118 views
Back to the basics -- medley from Rice 1858, and Briggs 1855. Tags: yard, barn Paul Draper Apr 5, 2013 112 views
From the Buckley 1860 book. This one had been on my to-learn list ever since first hearing it on Ti… Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Mar 30, 2013 102 views
From Buckley's 1868 book. For such a simple tune the major difficulty is keeping the arpeggios smoo… Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Mar 23, 2013 108 views
This is taken from Phil Rice's 1858 book. It's a little long because I'm playing it twice, the firs… Tags: 1858, paul Paul Draper Mar 9, 2013 100 views
From Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. The banjo is set up with minstrel nylgut strings, tuned to e… Tags: draper, paul Paul Draper Mar 2, 2013 102 views
From Buckley's Guide for the Banjo, 1868. I "discovered" this one a couple of days ago when I stumb… Tags: draper, paul Paul Draper Feb 22, 2013 148 views
From Frank Converse's Method for the Banjo With or Without a Master, 1865. The banjo is in D, I'm p… Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Jan 28, 2013 112 views
From Phil Rice's Method for the Banjo, 1858. Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Jan 17, 2013 66 views
From Buckley's New Banjo Method, 1860. Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Jan 15, 2013 82 views
From Buckley's 1860 New Banjo Method. Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Jan 8, 2013 77 views
From the Buckley 1860 book. I love the rhythms in this piece -- dotted notes, triplets, and quarter… Tags: draper, paul Paul Draper Nov 28, 2012 114 views
G. Swaine Buckley tune, in the Buckley 1860 book. Played here on my no-name diminutive 24" scale ba… Tags: buckley, paul Paul Draper Nov 26, 2012 124 views
From Briggs' Banjo Instructor, 1855. Sorry about the weird lighting. Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Nov 22, 2012 104 views
From Briggs' Banjo Instructor, 1855. Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Nov 8, 2012 100 views
From the Buckley 1860 book. Tags: paul, draper Paul Draper Nov 4, 2012 108 views
John Diamond Walk Around from the Phil Rice book of 1858. Tags: rice, paul Paul Draper Oct 22, 2012 146 views
I took these pictures of an itinerant blind musician while a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Af… Tags: draper, paul Paul Draper Oct 9, 2012 106 views
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