Early American Classics for Banjo Book/CD by Rob MacKillop

Here is the Forgotten Heritage: Great Banjo Music! Discover the birth of the American fingerstyle banjo in this collection of 28 of the finest tunes culled from banjo publications between 1860 and 1887. Learn amazing banjo music by some of the early leading players, James Buckley, Albert Baur, and the great Frank B. Converse, the greatest virtuoso of his day. From folk-style dances to parlor dances such as the Polka, Mazurka and Schottische, to advanced Romantic-period classical-style solos. Can be played on modern banjos or period-style instruments.

The CD recording by Rob MacKillop features a gut-strung banjo, and is played with the flesh of the fingertips, in the old American tuning. For modern instrument players, Rob has provided TAB and a Standard Notation stave at modern banjo pitch. Clawhammer players will find many of the pieces in the book suitable for their technique, and bluegrass/fingerstyle players will be able to play all the pieces. Rob MacKillop provides a fascinating introductory essay, placing the music in its historical context, while his CD of performances can be viewed as a stand-alone recording by a leading player in the revival of this great American banjo heritage.

Format: Book/CD Set
Series: Non-Series
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 11/7/2011

Contents
Song Title | Composer/Source:

“Too Utterly Too” Clog Dance | Albert Baur
Blue Bell of Scotland | Frank B. Converse
Boquet Mazurka | Frank B. Converse
Buckley’s Jig | James Buckley
Electric Light Reel | Albert Baur
Essence of Old Virginny | Frank B. Converse
Gumbo Reel | Frank B. Converse
James Buckley’s Fancy Solo | James Buckley
Jig from French Quadrilles | James Buckley
Jumping Jacks Reel | Albert Baur
La España Waltz | Frank B. Converse
Leaning on the Garden Gate | Frank B. Converse
Leavit’s Polka | James Buckley
Lively Twins Reel | Albert Baur
Minor March | Frank B. Converse
Minstrel Stage Reel | Albert Baur
Nobody Knows Reel | Albert Baur
One String Waltz | James Buckley
Prelude | Frank B. Converse
The Dell Schottische | Frank B. Converse
The Dream Mazurka | Frank B. Converse
The Pequot Galop | Frank B. Converse
The Picnic Reel | Frank B. Converse
The Starlight Mazurka | Frank B. Converse
The Starlight Polka | Frank B. Converse
Twisted Rope Jig | Albert Baur
Waltz with Variations | James Buckley
Wild Flower Mazurka | James Buckley