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from the Briggs Banjo Instructor, published in 1855. Played in the parlor of the 1858 John Wornall House in Kansas City, Mo.
This was originally a brass band piece. Sorry about the chords at the end.:cry_smile
[FONT="Book Antiqua"]Carl Anderton[/FONT]
[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="2"]"A very good idea of the old style of playing may be formed by referring to the [I]Briggs Banjo Instructor."[/I][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT="Palatino Linotype"][B]Albert Baur, Sgt., Co. A, 102nd Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry.[/B][/FONT]
"Those fine fellows in Virginia are pouring out their heart's blood like water. Virginia will be heroic dust--the army of glorious youth that has been buried there."--Mary Chesnut
Hey CArl could you send me sum period cunumdrums and jokes if you dont mind or if you have any? i am working on sum now but I was just wondering... thanks
Ben, luthier James Hartel made my banjo. It is a reproduction of an 1852 James Ashborn banjo.
Thank you all for the nice comments. I really appreciate it.
[FONT="Book Antiqua"]Carl Anderton[/FONT]
[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="2"]"A very good idea of the old style of playing may be formed by referring to the [I]Briggs Banjo Instructor."[/I][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT="Palatino Linotype"][B]Albert Baur, Sgt., Co. A, 102nd Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry.[/B][/FONT]
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