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Hymen’s Waltz.
From Henry Worrall’s “Eclectic Guitar Instructor,” 1862. Paul Draper Dec 22, 2022 36 views
Camptown Hornpipe.
Another one of the “old time banjo tunes” (1855) republished in Stewart’s Banjo and Guitar Journal… Paul Draper Dec 15, 2022 58 views
Andy Leavitt’s Jig.
Originally from Buckley, 1868, and republished by Stewart in his Banjo and Guitar Journal, 1889, as… Paul Draper Dec 14, 2022 28 views
Hampton Medley. Characteristic.
4th string to B. Frank Converse composition from the banjo style section of the Analytical 1886 / 1… Paul Draper Dec 10, 2022 10 views
Don't Bet Your Money On The Shanghai
Stephen Foster by way of Bob Flesher Paul Draper Dec 9, 2022 55 views
Bluetail Fly - Kick Up De Debble On A Holiday
Alyson Slack on fiddle, Paul Draper on banjo. We got this (somewhat...) from Bob Flesher's Minstrel… Paul Draper Dec 9, 2022 74 views
Lotus Jig.
A quick little bit of fun from Winner’s New American School for the Banjo, 1883. Paul Draper Dec 3, 2022 24 views
Unsworth’s New Jig and Giggle Toot
Two tunes named for James Unsworth. The first is from Rice, 1858, and the second from Buckley, 1860… Paul Draper Dec 2, 2022 29 views
Pompey Ran Away.
From: A Selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and Foreign Airs Adapted to the Fife, Violin, or Germa… Paul Draper Nov 14, 2022 40 views
Gen. Burnside’s and Gen. Pope’s Jigs
From the Buckley 1868 book. Paul Draper Oct 25, 2022 46 views
Funeral March and Spleen
Funeral March (Frank Converse) and Spleen (Charles Baudelaire), on one of those cold, dark, wet Nov… Paul Draper Oct 19, 2022 27 views
The Lion and Beacon Jigs
From the Converse Method for the Banjo, 1865 (green book). This version of The Lion Jig is far simp… Paul Draper Oct 18, 2022 43 views
De Old Jaw Bone.
Mostly from Elias Howe’s Preceptor for the Banjo, 1851. Paul Draper Aug 25, 2022 36 views
Rise Old Napper
From Rice, 1858. A delightfully weird old tune. Paul Draper Aug 20, 2022 30 views
Dan Bryant’s Waltz
From Buckley, 1860. Paul Draper Aug 15, 2022 27 views
Jumbo Reel.
From the banjo style section of the Converse Analytical, 1886. Paul Draper Aug 1, 2022 39 views
Mid 19th Century Banjo mini-concert
Green Corn (Rice 1858)Oh, What’s The Matter, Suse Ann? (Rice 1858)Hard Times Jig (Briggs 1855)Old V… Paul Draper Jul 26, 2022 28 views
Briggs’ Yankee Doodle with variations (1855)
Here we are again, a year later. What a year….Yankee Doodle, Briggs’ version, this year played on a… Paul Draper Jul 4, 2022 66 views
Bolton Clog Hornpipe
From Buckley’s Banjo Guide, 1868. Paul Draper Jun 16, 2022 43 views
Charleston Gals
This is the Buckley 1868 version. Paul Draper Apr 12, 2022 55 views
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