Topic “Minstrel”
Lucy Neal (Minstrel Banjo & Bones)
1 Oct, 2011
The Royalston Road Roustabouts performing Lucy Neal at the Fall Festival of Forgotten Arts in Rutland, Massachusetts on October 1, 2011.
The extreme damp had made my banjo head a little bit slack, which resulted in a noticeable loss of volume (especially when competing against two pairs of ebony bones!)
Walk into the Parlor Jig (Early/Minstrel Banjo)
21 Aug, 2011
Ethiopian Cracovienne (Early/Minstrel Banjo)
17 Aug, 2011
Old Joe (Minstrel Banjo)
29 Aug, 2010
A simple minstrel Banjo tune in D, from Briggs' 1855 Banjo Instructor, played on a Jeff Menzies Gourd Banjo. Love that half rest after the first section!
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:
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