Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

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  • Buckley-Back and Front

    Buckley-Back and Front

    Here are 2 pieces from the Buckley 1860. The first one "The Bunch Jig" is from that mysterious grou… Tim Twiss Feb 10, 2010 57 views

  • Mrs. McCloud's Reel

    Mrs. McCloud's Reel 01:06

    From the Phil Rice Banjo Instructor of 1858. The fingering is well thought out and marked. The move… Tim Twiss Feb 8, 2010 87 views

  • Goober Peas

    Goober Peas

    One for the Southern side Tim Twiss Feb 5, 2010 86 views

  • Congo Patrol

    Congo Patrol

    This is an original by Frank Converse from his Analytical Banjo Method of 1886. Although there are… Tim Twiss Feb 4, 2010 70 views

  • Yorktown Polka

    Yorktown Polka

    From the 1868 Banjo Guide, composed by its author, Mr. James Buckley. Fingerstyle, in attempts to e… Tim Twiss Jan 30, 2010 72 views

  • Union Jack

    Union Jack

    Here's one from an overlooked book-Winner's New School for the Banjo from 1872. Tim Twiss Jan 30, 2010 44 views

  • Black Sheep-Jig

    Black Sheep-Jig

    Fiddle song by Dick Meyers, who gave us several others..some listed in the Dan Emmett Manuscript Co… Tim Twiss Jan 27, 2010 61 views

  • Marching Through Georgia

    Marching Through Georgia

    It is reported that Sherman did not like this song, even then it was played at his funeral. Tim Twiss Jan 26, 2010 110 views

  • Camptown Race Track

    Camptown Race Track

    Stroke Style version of an old classic. Well thought out and organized by Frank Converse. Tim Twiss Jan 23, 2010 95 views

  • Scotch Jig

    Scotch Jig

    A minor jig from the Buckley Banjo Guide of 1868. Composition credited to Von Bonhorst. Tim Twiss Jan 23, 2010 67 views

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