For enthusiasts of early banjo
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Antietam Jig
From the "Green" 1865 Converse. Played on my Allen Hart repro of the banjo in the 1855 William S. M… Noah Cline Jan 25, 2014 85 views
Sugar Cane Dance
Written by Frank B. Converse, the banjo notation is found in "Converse's Analytical Banjo Method" o… Bob Lanham Jan 25, 2014 166 views
Bennet's Favorite, Great Eastern, Silver Spear
"" Wes Merchant Jan 25, 2014 34 views
King of all Reels, Lardner's
From Buckley's 1860 Wes Merchant Jan 25, 2014 30 views
The Tail of My Coat.
Thanks to Tim Twiss for this fiddle tune from Kerr's, and thanks to Jim Hartel for the new calf-ski… Paul Draper Jan 25, 2014 76 views
Knocking Hornpipe
From the "Negro Sand Jigs , Plantation Dances, and Walk Rounds" section of the Kerr's Second Book. Tim Twiss Jan 24, 2014 41 views
Nine O'Clock Bell Jig with Variations and Clock
Thumb lead piece from Buckley's 1868 "Guide to the Banjo" by Rob Morrison Rob Morrison Jan 24, 2014 102 views
Hoop De Dooden Do
From Kerr's Second Collection of Merry Melodies. Tim Twiss Jan 23, 2014 97 views
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The Tail of my Coat
From Kerr's Merry Melodies. Tim Twiss Jan 22, 2014 81 views
"Happy Thoughts" Schottische
From Kerr's Merry Melodies. Tim Twiss Jan 22, 2014 35 views
The Spangle Hornpipe.
Composition by Frank B. Converse, pub. 1886, played "guitar style". Thank you to Bob Lanham for the… Paul Draper Jan 21, 2014 120 views
Kitty Crow
Early Minstrel song by Rob Morrison Rob Morrison Jan 21, 2014 114 views
Snowdrop Polka
From Vol .IV of Kerr's Merry Melodies Tim Twiss Jan 18, 2014 52 views
Adams Germantown March
This is an original piece of music. It is played with "period" instruments (fretless banjo, guitar,… Tim Twiss Jan 17, 2014 100 views
The Glendy Burk
The Old Jonny Booker Band plays Stephen Foster's big hit of 1860. Mark Weems Jan 16, 2014 140 views
Where Did You Come From
From the Phil Rice 1858. Tim Twiss Jan 16, 2014 104 views
The Spangle Hornpipe
I first heard this tune on Tim Twiss' Grapevine Twist CD. Written by Frank B. Converse. From Conver… Bob Lanham Jan 15, 2014 128 views
McCormick Party Reel
More from A. Baur and the "Banjoist's Budget" book of 1883. Tim Twiss Jan 15, 2014 61 views
Nobody Knows Reel
With shades of the "Converse Reel", a piece from A. Baur ...in "The Banjoists Budget" Tim Twiss Jan 14, 2014 86 views
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