MB30991M early 5-String Banjo

MelBay MB30991M Tim Twiss Early 5-String Banjo Solos

Five-string banjo enthusiasts who play in the stroke, clawhammer or guitar styles will enjoy these 50 melodic, tab-only arrangements. The collection is unique in that it includes reels, polkas, jigs, hornpipes, minstrel songs, ballads, light classics, and a Christmas tune—nearly all in C tuning with the fourth string a step lower than the typical 5-string G tuning. Well-known classical and popular composers: Beethoven, Foster, and Vivaldi, plus collector/historian-authors: Converse, Emmett, Howe, Kerr, ONeill, and Ryan—are all represented in this book.With the exception of two Twiss originals, the music was chosen from sources available circa 1840 – 1890. Some of these settings can be used as accompaniment to unison singing; all are designed to lie well on the 5-string fretboard for optimal playability. Using a custom-built fretted, nylon-string banjo, the author has provided online recordings of every tune for ease of learning.

SONGLIST
1. Angelina Baker
2. Back Side of Albany
3. Battle cry of freedom
4. Battle Hymn of the Republic
5. Bird on the Wing Jig
6. Bob Chadduck’s Jig
7. Buffalo Gals
8. De Old Jaw Bone
9. Captain Francis Wemyss
10. Castles In The Air
11. Copper’s Minor
12. Cracovienne Quickstep
13. Durang’s Hornpipe
14. Essence Of Old Kentucky
15. Essence of Sugar Cane
16. Fairy Dance
17. Für Elise
18. Genuine Jig
19. Golden Slippers
20. Grape Vine Twist
21. Harvest Home
22. Hattie Schottische
23. Haste to the Wedding
24. Isabella Doane Scottische
25. Kilkenny Hornpipe
26. Lincoln’s Hornpipe
27. Long Tail Blue
28. Minstrel’s Fancy-Clog
29. Miss Daly’s Jig
30. My old Kentucky home
31. Mrs. Francis Wemyss
32. Nighttime Lament
33. O little town of Bethlehem
34. Old Tare River
35. The Bonnie Blue Flag
36. Oyster Sally
37. Pompey Ran Away
38. Rattle the Cash Jig
39. Rose of Alabama
40. Rustic Dance
41. Sam’s Opinion
42. Sand Jig I
43. Sand Jig II
44. Shins About the Fireside
45. The Black Brigade Camp Dance
46. Southern Rose
47. The Keel-Row Reel
48. Titania’s Favorite Polka
49. Whiddon’s Favorite Reel
50. Vivaldi’s Concerto in D