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Welcome to my music gallery.

Please visit my Sheet Music Page for tabs to some of these tunes.

I have made some recordings of my banjos and put them out here for you to listen to.

If you want to see some more photos of the banjos, click on the photo at the left of the table and you will be taken to a page with more information about the instrument.

I also have some sheet music and some tabs available. The list is still short because I just started doing this. You can see what I have on my Sheet Music page.

I have posted a description of the physics involved in the use of a compensated bridge. There are some fairly complex physics equations involved, but you don't have to understand them in order to enjoy the animations. If you know what a square root is, you can understand this information (and even that isn't really necessary).

To download a tune, right click on the name of the file and then choose "Save Link As..." to copy the file to your disk.

All of these tunes are in the Public Domain. The arrangements and recordings are Copyright © Me. Feel free to use them for your personal, non-commercial purposes.

 
Minstrel Banjo built from scratch
Gum Tree Canoe (1.1 MBytes)
I just learned this tune from the Craig Evans videos,
and it has already become one of my favorites.
GumTreeCanoe.mp3
Alabama Walkaround (595 KBytes)
This tune is a traditional Minstrel dance tune.
AlabamaWalkaround.mp3
 
Gourd Banjo III built from scratch
Going Down to Cairo Town (549 KBytes)
A traditional tune known under various names
such as "Cairo Town is Burning Down" and
"Good-bye Liza Jane".
gourd3-cairo-town.mp3
How Can I Keep From Singing (985 KBytes)
This tune is an old hymn written in 1860
by Robert Wadsworth Lowry.
how-can-i-keep-from-singing-gourd3.mp3
Three Old Hens (2.1 MegBytes)
My medley of three arrangements of
Cluck Old Hen, a traditional tune.

Compare the sound to the other versions here.
three-old-hens-gourd3.mp3
 
Gourd Banjo II built from scratch
Gourd II
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane (1.03 MegBytes)
A traditional tune from around 1871.
gourd2-littlelogcabin.mp3
Three Old Hens (1.6 MegBytes)
My medley of three arrangements of
Cluck Old Hen, a traditional tune.

Compare the sound to the other versions here.
gourd2-threeoldhens.mp3
 
Goldtone Maple Classic built from a kit.
goldtone
Whiskey Before Breakfast (1 MBytes)
A traditional tune arranged by me.
You can find the music on my Sheet Music page.
whiskey.mp3
Eighth of January (710 KBytes)
A traditional tune arranged by me
also called the "Battle of New Orleans".
eighth-of-january.mp3
 
Gourd Banjo I built from scratch
Gourd
Crippled Cripple Creek (552 Kbytes)
A traditional tune butchered by me
fooling around with it.
cripplecreek.mp3
Brigg's Reel (1.2 MegBytes)
A minstrel Tune from "Banjo Instructor"
by Tom Briggs, published in 1855
briggsreel.mp3
Get Up in the Morning (1.1 MegBytes)
A minstrel Tune from "Banjo Instructor"
by Tom Briggs, published in 1855
getupinthemorninggourd.mp3
Coon Hunt Walkaround (830 Kbytes)
A minstrel Tune from "Method for the Banjo"
by Frank Converse, published in 1865
coonhuntgourd.mp3
Three Old Hens (1.7 MegBytes)
My medley of three arrangements of
Cluck Old Hen, a traditional tune.

Compare the sound to the other versions here.
threeoldhensgourd.mp3
 
Fairbanks & Cole A-scale circa 1890
Down Home Rag (2.2 MegBytes)
Copyrighted in 1913 by Will Rossiter.
Words by Roger Lewis
Music by Wilbur C. Sweatman.
downhomerag.mp3
Flop Eared Mule (1 MBytes)
A traditional tune.
My own arrangement.
flopearedmule.mp3
Three Old Hens (1.9 MegBytes)
My medley of three arrangements of
Cluck Old Hen, a traditional tune.

Compare the sound to the other versions here.
threeoldhensina.mp3
 
Flesher Minstrel I built from a kit
Rattlesnake Jig or Hoop De Dooden Do (923 Kbytes)
A minstrel Tune from "Method for the Banjo"
by Frank Converse, published in 1865
hoopdedoodendoo.mp3
Circus Jig (420 Kbytes)
A minstrel Tune from "Banjo Instructor"
by Tom Briggs, published in 1855
circusjig.mp3
Coon Hunt Walkaround (290 Kbytes)
A minstrel Tune from "Method for the Banjo"
by Frank Converse, published in 1865
coonhunt.mp3
Three Old Hens (985 Kbytes)
My medley of three arrangements of
Cluck Old Hen, a traditional tune.

Compare the sound to the other versions here.
threeoldhensind.mp3

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Initial upload date February 15, 2009




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