For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Merry Bells Waltz
From "The Banjo And How To Play It" by Frank Converse 1872. Tim Twiss Oct 28, 2010 24 views
Royal Clog Hornpipe
Another from the 1872 Converse. The Hammer Technique sure comes in handy with single notes travelin… Tim Twiss Oct 27, 2010 40 views
Rocky Road To Dublin
More from the 1872 Converse Book. Tim Twiss Oct 27, 2010 100 views
Paddy go down
Banjo style. Also known as "St. Patrick's Day" in the earlier Green Book, by Frank Converse. Tim Twiss Oct 26, 2010 51 views
Rattlesnake Jig
From the 1872 book by the great 19th Century Banjoist Frank Converse. This demonstrates the "crosso… Tim Twiss Oct 26, 2010 43 views
That Young Girl From New Jersey
From the 1872 book by the great 19th Century Banjoist Frank Converse. This demonstrates the "crosso… Tim Twiss Oct 26, 2010 20 views
Folks That Put On Airs
From the 1872 book by the great 19th Century Banjoist Frank Converse. This demonstrates the "crosso… Tim Twiss Oct 26, 2010 32 views
Spanish Waltz
No composer listed, but it is a pretty typical banjo "waltz" of this time. Familar moves with a few… Tim Twiss Oct 25, 2010 104 views
Grace Polka
From "The Banjo And How To Play It" by Converse 1872. Funny how it fits on the gourd banjo so nicel… Tim Twiss Oct 25, 2010 31 views
Bold Dragoon
From a Howe fiddle collection. Notice the motif "Wait For The Wagon" at the end each time. Tim Twiss Oct 25, 2010 25 views
Is it reel, or is it memorex
Well, it was bound to come up sometime...sorry if ya hate this one. Tim Twiss Oct 24, 2010 34 views
Weel May The Keel Row
Scotch Air. Tim Twiss Oct 24, 2010 18 views
Backside Albany
Very early melody (c. 1837...or was it 1815?) and important in the development of early Minstrelsy. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 89 views
Rustic Dance
By C.R. Howell. It may be a familiar melody to you. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 23 views
Rattle The Cash - Jig
From Ryan's Mammoth Collection. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 102 views
Celebrating the Banjo
Tim Twiss Oct 22, 2010 96 views
Vivaldi Concerto I
In the tradition of Buckley and Converse in the 19th Century, here is my arrangement of the first m… Tim Twiss Oct 21, 2010 85 views
Hard Times Jig
From the "Fingerstyle" section of the Analytical Banjo Method of 1886 by Frank Converse. It is cred… Tim Twiss Oct 20, 2010 65 views
The Pullet
Taken from "The Second Fiddler's Tune-Book" published in 1954 by Hargail Music Press in New York. E… Tim Twiss Oct 19, 2010 39 views
Diamond's Jig
Arranged by Frank Converse from his Analytical Banjo Method of 1886. Tim Twiss Oct 18, 2010 54 views
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