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  • The Clara Polka

    The Clara Polka

    From "The Banjo And How To Play It" by Frank Converse 1872. Tim Twiss Oct 28, 2010 29 views

  • Ada Waltz

    Ada Waltz

    From "The Banjo And How To Play It" by Frank Converse 1872. Tim Twiss Oct 28, 2010 28 views

  • Folks That Put On Airs

    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

    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 106 views

  • Grace Polka

    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 32 views

  • Bold Dragoon

    Bold Dragoon

    From a Howe fiddle collection. Notice the motif "Wait For The Wagon" at the end each time. Tim Twiss Oct 25, 2010 26 views

  • Backside Albany

    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

    Rustic Dance

    By C.R. Howell. It may be a familiar melody to you. Tim Twiss Oct 23, 2010 24 views

  • Vivaldi Concerto I

    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 86 views

  • Hard Times Jig

    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

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