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Buckley Banjo Guide of 1868

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From the "Old Cremona Songster" by Frank Converse

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Classic from The Briggs' Book

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From the Converse 1872 Book.

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Scottish piece.

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One of those tunes "from the back of the Buckley Book".

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Stroke Style Banjo tune published well after this style hit it's height of popularity. Another awesome contribution by the hard working FB Converse. This arrangement is credited to him. Source material unknown.

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Guitarist Tom Jackson. student of Tim Twiss, plays the "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" as part of "Thursday Jams" at Milford Music.

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Guitarist Tom Jackson. student of Tim Twiss, plays the Beatle's "Nowhere Man" as part of "Thursday Jams" at Milford Music.

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This one comes from the Green Converse Book of 1865. It uses the "Rice Tuning" (where E is the thumb string) and played in the key of "G"...creating trickey moves. This song also switches from straight 16th notes to dotted figures frequently. Sounds and feels weird to me, but I kind of dig it. Oh well, enjoy the tune.

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