Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

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  • Darling Nelly Gray

    Darling Nelly Gray

    Buckley 1868. One of the most powerful songs to come from this era, expressing the sentiment and so… Tim Twiss Sep 18, 2010 72 views

  • Dan Emmett's Reel

    Dan Emmett's Reel

    Buckley 1868. Similer to "Dick Sliter's Reel" from Buckley 1860. Tim Twiss Sep 18, 2010 31 views

  • Cure

    Cure

    From Buckley 1868. Source unknown (for now). Played Stroke Style. Tim Twiss Sep 18, 2010 42 views

  • Bully for All

    Bully for All

    From Buckley 1868. Differs from the one found in the Green Converse. Tim Twiss Sep 18, 2010 44 views

  • Chimes On the Bells

    Chimes On the Bells

    Another take on this one. I had the title wrong before anyway. Tim Twiss Sep 18, 2010 42 views

  • Chime The Bells

    Chime The Bells

    This one was a little different than I anticipated. It is worthy of another interpretation. Maybe F… Tim Twiss Sep 18, 2010 20 views

  • Mystery Tune # 3

    Mystery Tune # 3

    Changed from "Blindfold Test" to "Mystery Tune". This one comes from our first banjo "tutor" (NO- n… Tim Twiss Sep 16, 2010 106 views

  • Jordan is a Hard Road

    Jordan is a Hard Road

    A somewhat sloppy rendition of Thomas Briggs' 1855 arrangement of Jordan Is a Hard Road, played on… Tags: briggs Andy Chase Sep 16, 2010 106 views

  • Stanwood's Favorite

    Stanwood's Favorite

    From the ABM of 1886. It is an original by Frank Converse. I changed the last note...thought about… Tim Twiss Sep 16, 2010 85 views

  • Daisey Polka

    Daisey Polka

    From the fingerstyle section of the Converse New And Complete Method for the Banjo With Or Without… Tim Twiss Sep 14, 2010 15 views

  • March From Norma

    March From Norma

    Yet one more from the fingerstyle section of the Green Converse Book of 1865. Tim Twiss Sep 14, 2010 26 views

  • Flower Waltz

    Flower Waltz

    Original from Chapter V of the Green Converse Book. Same story...mediocre tune, hard to play. Agghh… Tim Twiss Sep 13, 2010 24 views

  • Blindfold Test 2

    Blindfold Test 2

    Okay, that first one was so much fun, let's try it again. This one is for all you fingerstyle lurke… Tim Twiss Sep 11, 2010 51 views

  • Blindfold Test 1

    Blindfold Test 1

    Okay, what is the title of this syncopated little beauty in Bb? (This is the "A" section only). Ian… Tim Twiss Sep 10, 2010 81 views

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