Transatlantique

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!

Abide With Me

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 …

Jazzbo’s Holiday

A splendid piece of English ragtime written by Tarrant Bailey Junior in 1927.

Played by Russ Chandler (banjo) and Simon Armstrong (guitar).