Camptown Hornpipe: Minstrel Banjo Tablature
23 Feb, 2010
Since getting my gourd banjo the other week, I’ve been exploring some old minstrel tunes, played in the so-called “stroke style.” The Banjo Factory’s scans of Briggs’ Banjo Instructor from 1855 are an amazing resource, and I’ve already plugged a few into Tabledit.
If you’re not familiar with the tune, here’s Tim Twiss’ fine rendition on YouTube:
| Attachment | Size |
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| Camptown_Hornpipe.pdf | 42.83 KB |
| Camptown_Hornpipe.tef | 936 bytes |
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