I love this Edwardian romance. Most classic banjo music is jolly or sentimental but this has some magic about it. I was lucky to be able to play it with a proper piano accompaniment from my friend Charlotte Ridsale when we played a gig together at the Samuel Worth Chapel …
This is a classic banjo tune written by Joe Morley. I love how it combines elements of Edwardian pop music, ragtime and pub singalong!
This video was produced by banjo enthusiast Gordon Dando back in 2001. It used to do the rounds on VHS and then occasionally on DVD. When the great Helmut Rheingans found a rare DVD version we decided it should be made more widely available. I asked classic banjo virtuoso Chris …
Transatlantique is a banjo tune written by Tarrant Bailey Junior on the 12th August 1958. He dedicated it to the American Banjo Fraternity. They are still going and have a website here – https://banjofraternity.org I was helped in the making of this video by Charlie the cat!
A medley of two Christmas carols played in the classic banjo style. Featuring Charlie the cat! The tunes were arranged by Clarke Buehling
Arranged by SE Turner, this was a celebrated version of the hymn tune in banjo circles prior to World War Two. This performance is by no means perfect, but I thought it was good enough to share and an interesting example of a tremolo technique that is very rarely heard …
A splendid piece of English ragtime written by Tarrant Bailey Junior in 1927.
Played by Russ Chandler (banjo) and Simon Armstrong (guitar).
Wednesday October 22nd 2014 ~ Cecil Sharp House, London The evening of October 22nd 2014 saw a really extraordinary concert of music at Cecil Sharp House in Camden, London. “Classic” Fingerstyle banjo was the sound of the Edwardian Britain. Played with an intricate and demanding technique similar to that …
