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Big Kirsty
From Kerr's Collection. This Strathspey has the cool Scotch Snap in the second half. Such a neat rh… Tim Twiss Oct 17, 2013 71 views
Old Joe: "a dulcem melody"
I was playing banjo and decided to get that old dulcimer down from the wall and have a go at it. Ho… Mark Weems Oct 14, 2013 158 views
Kafoozalum
Sometimes you have to love a tune just for the title. I found this one tonight in Kerr's Vol 1. The… Tim Twiss Oct 14, 2013 198 views
Gas Light Jig - Almost
Attempting the tune from Buckley 1860, until a minor interruption. Tim Twiss Oct 14, 2013 63 views
Channeling F B Converse
It came to me in the darkness of the night...the truths of the Century gone by. Revealed in a messa… Tim Twiss Oct 12, 2013 114 views
The Man On The Flying Trapeze
This is pretty old....older than I would have thought. 1867. Quite a tale...listen to the fate of t… Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2013 88 views
Kerr's - The Merry Go Round
Banjo adaptation of a piece from Kerr's Collection 1. pg 30 Tim Twiss Oct 11, 2013 50 views
Antietam Jig
From Converse's Method for the Banjo, 1865. Scenes from Antietam Early Banjo Gathering, 2012. Paul Draper Oct 11, 2013 114 views
Kerr's # 1-Negro Break Down & Babes In The Woods
From Kerr's First Collection of Merry Melodies Tim Twiss Oct 10, 2013 118 views
Miss Lucy Long
Old Joe Sweeny's big hit of 1842 and one of the most popular of all Minstrel Stage numbers. Mark Weems Oct 9, 2013 225 views
Peel's Clog Hornpipe
c. 1871....also found in 1865, the Green Book by FB Converse Tim Twiss Oct 8, 2013 61 views
Down In Alabama.
From the Phil Rice Banjo Instructor of 1858. Paul Draper Oct 8, 2013 116 views
Taylor's Clog Hornpipe
Found in "The Banjoist" by FB Converse...c. 1871. Tim Twiss Oct 7, 2013 116 views
The Waterloo Hornpipe
We got this from the 1871 book by FB Converse called "The Banjoist". Tim Twiss Oct 6, 2013 89 views
Old Zip Coon
Joe Ayers (banjo), Mark Weems (fiddle), James Pentecost (jawbone), Mike Wesley (guitar), and Sule G… Mark Weems Oct 5, 2013 188 views
Donniker's Favorite Hornpipe with Guitar Accompaniment
Bored....or creative??? Tim Twiss Oct 5, 2013 100 views
Donniker's favorite Hornpipe
c. 1871 from "The Banjoist" by FB Converse Tim Twiss Oct 5, 2013 60 views
O! Lud Gals.
Another song by Mr. Dan Emmett. Paul Draper Oct 4, 2013 162 views
Silver Heel Hornpipe
F.B. Converse c. 1886. I found this one this morning in the Analytical...missed it somehow before.… Tim Twiss Oct 4, 2013 80 views
Narraganset Jig
c. 1886 Tim Twiss Oct 2, 2013 50 views
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