Forum Discussions - Classic-Banjo

The American Banjo Fraternity Fall Rally is just around the corner. October 8-10, 2026. This is THE event for "classic banjo", the reason why all those old banjos were made in the first place.

The event is FREE to attend. Participation is optional but is open to all levels of playing. Come to play. Come to listen. Come to hear me blather on about banjo history!

I've started chipping away at the last file box of American sheet music (published) that I got from Eli.  I'll be scanning as I get some time here and there  (I know there will be dribs and drabs as I go through the rest-- so this won't be it).

This weekend I got some up by R. R. Hogue and other random composers.  Give it a look! (It is free).

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This is a well written tune with hints of syncopation which I suppose could put it in the category of an early rag/cakewalk.I have previously arranged and posted Coon Gine Baby and At An Ebony Funeral by the same composer. It was a pig to arrange for banjo, I've had to combine both piano RH and LH and rewrite/amend parts of it to get it all to work. It uses four keys i.e Bb,G...

Hello,

I have been teaching myself classic banjo and this site has been most helpful! I would like to learn Nocturne in Eb - Chopin which was apparently transcribed by Emile Grimshaw in his tudor book. I can't seem to find the transcription. Does anyone know where I can get the book or transcription? I heard the piece on YouTube by Rob MacKillop.

Thanks,

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I feel I should recognise them... From a 1913 sketch in The Banjo World: