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Civil War Tunes Recorded June 25, 2006 by Carl Anderton
playing gut-strung reproduction Civil War era banjo (made by George Wunderlich).
These unrehearsed recordings were made during a reenactment of The Battle
of Cole Camp, Missouri (1861). "We just found a shady spot and I started
playing what ever popped into my head," reported Carl to members of
the Minstrel
Banjo forum.
Source: Phil.
Rice’s Correct Method for the Banjo: With or Without a Master
(1858)
Movies
Danforth Ebony Bones Short QuickTime movie I made for customer demonstrates Danforth Ebony bones (Get free QuickTime player Windows | Mac) Watch movie
Minstrel Tunes
Coon Hunt Walk Around/Charleston Gals Recorded April 20, 2008 during Civil War Days at historic Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop in Olathe, Kansas.
Carl Anderton, (reproduction 1852 Ashburn) banjo; Scott Miller, bones
World Turned Upside Down (Bones Fest XI) This video features a set of vintage ebony minstrel bones reportedly owned by a veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg. The video was recorded by Rhythm Bones Society (RBS) member Mike Passerotti in August 2007 at the RBS 11th annual Bones Fest.
The tune, World Turned Upside Down, is a Revolutionary War era tune (first published in 1643) that was also popular during the U.S. Civil War.
The music is by Martin Leibschner from his CD, Songs from the Parlor: 19th Century Banjo Melodies. He plays the tune in the minstrel style on an original 19th Century banjo
Antietam Jig/Blue Eagle Jail
Get Up In The Morning/Circus Jig
Arkansas Traveler
Villikins and His Dinah (Sweet Betsy From Pike) Recorded Sep 23, 2007 during Bull Wacker Days at historic Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop in Olathe, Kansas.
Jamey Logan, fiddle; Carl Anderton, (reproduction 1852 Ashburn) banjo; Scott Miller, bones.
Raw Earth
Sigebay
Musical Chairs
Raw Earth is a percussion-driven band that plays music based on classical African rhythms. The Saint Louis based band describes their sound as "experimental traditional Afro urban tribal." Their motto: "We don't play music, we play Earth sounds." It is a jazzy setting bones are not often associated with. Yes, the bone player is a little wacked out. But that is to be expected.
Recorded Saturday July 7, 2007 at the former Jefferson Underground art gallery in Saint Louis, Missouri.
