Minstrel Banjo

For enthusiasts of early banjo

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  • The Chicken Reel Goes To Mali

    The Chicken Reel Goes To Mali

    The old-time tune called Chicken Reel on my four string gourd played under the influence of listeni… Mark Weems Feb 23, 2014 134 views

  • KEEP A HAMMERIN'

    KEEP A HAMMERIN'

    "Minstrel" - but no banjo. Jackie Washington was a wonderful singer from Hamilton, Ontario. He was… Ian Bell Feb 22, 2014 89 views

  • Howe's # 19

    Howe's # 19

    Nice cluster of tunes here. "The Jolly Raftsman", "Billy Barlow", and "Jim Brown". Tim Twiss Feb 16, 2014 67 views

  • Life By The Galley Fire

    Life By The Galley Fire

    The banjo part is from Elias Howe's Banjo Preceptor (1848). The lyrics are as sung by the Ethiopian… Mark Weems Feb 15, 2014 156 views

  • Howe's #18

    Howe's #18

    The unusual and seldom played "Gone To Alabama" from Howe's Preceptor. Tim Twiss Feb 15, 2014 73 views

  • Howe's # 17

    Howe's # 17

    On page 14 of the Gumbo Chaff book, Long Tail Blue, and Clare de Kitchen. Two of the earliest tunes… Tim Twiss Feb 15, 2014 54 views

  • Howe's # 15

    Howe's # 15

    A Life By The Galley Fire Tim Twiss Feb 15, 2014 72 views

  • Alabama Joe

    Alabama Joe

    From Elias Howe's Banjo Preceptor (1848). The Key of Bb fits the banjo nicely in standard Minstrel… Mark Weems Feb 14, 2014 104 views

  • Gumbo Chaff

    Gumbo Chaff

    From Elias Howe's Complete Preceptor for the Banjo (1851). Tags: draper, paul Paul Draper Feb 14, 2014 128 views

  • Howe's # 14

    Howe's # 14

    Page 12 in the 1850 Gumbo Chaff Banjo Book. Songs originally written in Bb....NOT a good banjo key… Tim Twiss Feb 14, 2014 46 views

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