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  • Clog Hornpipe

    Clog Hornpipe

    From the Green Converse of 1865. Snappy and challenging-cool tune. Tim Twiss Aug 19, 2010 48 views

  • Cotton Pod Jig

    Cotton Pod Jig

    Typical Stroke licks here, as found in the "Cotton Pod" series of tunes. Tim Twiss Aug 19, 2010 51 views

  • Briggs' Jig Varied

    Briggs' Jig Varied

    From the "Green" Book of 1865. Specifically meant to be played Fingerstyle. Variations on the piece… Tim Twiss Aug 18, 2010 42 views

  • Brigg's Favorite Jig

    Brigg's Favorite Jig

    From the "Green" Converse book of 1865. Intended for "fingerstyle" banjo playing, signaling the tra… Tim Twiss Aug 17, 2010 69 views

  • Oh Susanna

    Oh Susanna

    Another single note addition to this part of the Yellow Converse Book of 1865. Simple to play. Tim Twiss Aug 15, 2010 83 views

  • Yankee Doodle-Yellow Converse

    Yankee Doodle-Yellow Converse

    Here is something uncommon in the banjo tutors...a straight melody with no thumb string added for d… Tim Twiss Aug 15, 2010 19 views

  • The Boatman's Dance

    The Boatman's Dance

    Dan Emmett tune arranged for solo Stroke Style banjo in the style of Briggs'. From the Yellow Conve… Tim Twiss Aug 15, 2010 106 views

  • Bee Gum Reel

    Bee Gum Reel

    One of my favorites. Yellow Book by Converse, 1865. I bet if he remade this one in the later years,… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 100 views

  • Rumsey's Jig

    Rumsey's Jig

    Similar to Ramsey's Jig in the Green Converse Book of 1865. Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 106 views

  • Matt Peel's Walk Around

    Matt Peel's Walk Around

    From the Little Yellow Converse Book of 1865. Ths song shares a title in the Green Book, but is a d… Tim Twiss Aug 14, 2010 33 views

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