Dr. Horsehair - minstrel and clawhammer banjo

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PICKIN' IN THE BLUE RIDGE - Bob Flesher and the New Old-Time Band The New Old-Time Band is made up of Bob Flesher on clawhammer banjo, Toby Denham on fiddle, Troy Weldon on guitar, and John Wise on bass. With roots in the southern mountains, they provide some of the best old-time string band music you are likely to hear. There are several solo banjo pieces by Bob like "Flying Down Squirrel Spur" and "Sandy River Belle." In this collection of songs, you will hear his winning style and the string band music of the mountains that has become imitated world-wide. If you like banjo, you'll love this. Note for note tablature is available in the book section
#406CD, $15.00
Songs are: Meet Me Tonight In The Moonlight, Blackberry Blossom, The Good Sweet Ham, Maple On The Hill, Wake Up In The Morning, Lamp Lighting Time, Flying Down Squirrel Spur, Whistling Rufus, Late Last Night, Sally Ann, My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains, Needle Case, Fifty Miles of Elbow Room, You Ain't Talking To Me, Sandy River Belle, Once I Had A Fortune.
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BANJO HEADS Bob's newest release is a collection of 19 traditional and original banjo tunes played in Bob's rhythmic style. This is some of the best playing that Bob has recorded, If you are acquainted with Bob's music, you will surely want to add this CD to your collection. If not, then you are in for a treat. Note for note tablature is available in the book section
#405CD, $15.00
Songs included: Nellie Bly, Jim Crow Jig, Don't Bet Money on the Shanghi, June Apple, Gwine Back To Dixie, Picknic On Groundhog Mountain, Buckhorn, Banjo Billy, Rosin the Beau, Buffalo Road, Ore' The Blueridge Mountains, Mississippi Sawyer, Traveling Back To Dixie, John Brown's Dream, Ham Beats All Meat, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane, Old Joe Kicking Up, Boatman's Dance, Home, Sweet Home.
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WIZARD OIL by Dr. Horsehair's Old-Time Minstrels. This is a collection of 12 upbeat and light-hearted minstrel songs by this raucous group, including the famous song "Wizard Oil", a comical parody on the old medicine show. Listen to old Doc Horsehair try to slicker folks out of their money with his healing elixir. This CD is a favorite! The instruments used are an authentic 1862 minstrel banjo, bones, guitar, and bass.
#400CD, $15.00
Songs are: Buffalo Gals, Wizard Oil, Nine O'Clock Bell Jig, Ring, Ring de Banjo, Gwine Back To Dixie, Lynchburg Town, Old King Crow, Jordan Is A Hard Road to Travel, Rosin The Beau, Dixie's Land, Oh! Susanna, Johnson's Old Grey Mule.
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CIVIL WAR BANJO by Bob Flesher. This is a collection of 22 minstrel songs that were undoubtedly played during the war by the troops. Played on two original banjos of the 1850's and 1862, these songs are taken from banjo instructor books of the day, and are typical of what banjoists of that period played. Along with the banjo is fiddle, bones, and tambourine. We have tried to achieve the exact sound you would have heard had you been in one of these minstrel shows that were so popular in the army. The liner notes are loaded with history.
#402CD, $15.00
Songs are: The Old Grey Goose, Cotton Pod Walk Around, BriggsJig, Jordan is a Hard Road To Travel, The Grape Vine Twist, Twill Nebber Do To Gib It Up So, Hobson's Jig, Green Corn Jig, Essence of Old Virginny, Green Corn, Briggs Breakdown, Get Up In The Morning, Circus Jig, Jim Along Josie, Hoop De Dooden Doo, Canebrake Reel, Camptown Hornpipe, O Lud Gals Gib Me, Walk Into The Parlor Jig, Boston Jig, Peeping Through The Cellar Door, Hard Times.
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MINSTREL BANJO of the Civil War and Antebellum Period by Bob Flesher. After the immense popularity of the "Civil War Banjo" project above, we used the same instruments to create a second authentic minstrel banjo project with 18 songs of the period. Again, the liner notes are loaded with information on the songs and banjo history of that day. This is probably the best project we have recorded!
#403CD, $15.00
Songs are: Coon Hunt Walk-Around, Bee Gum Reel, I'm Gwine Ober De Mountain, Wake Nicodemus, Origin of de Banjo, De History of De World, Get Away Gumbo, Sound Your Horn, De Bones In De Barnyard, Nicodemus Johnson, Sugar Cane Dance, Walk Jawbone, De Old Banjo, Bluetail Fly, Kick Up De Debble On A Holiday, Josephus Orangeblossom, Old Virginny Jig, Grape Vine Reel, Rose of Alabama.
Sample clip: Sugar Cane Dance streaming RealAudio (20 Kbps) or MP3 Download (1 MB). Help

THE BANJO OF THE COWBOYS Since the old cowboys actually played banjo instead of guitar, Bob Flesher and the Spanish Rose playing clawhammer banjo and bass fiddle bring back the cowboy spirit together with the drama of the "Old West" in songs such as Texas Rangers, Get Along Little Dogies, The Rangers's Command, The Trail to Mexico, and The Disheartened Ranger. They also present many of Bob's original compositions, like Cactus Jack, Get Along Old Paint Hoss, The Banjo Hangs Silent on The Door, and The Poor Cowboy Gets Reckless. Mix in a few instrumentals with Bob's championship form on the banjo like Spanish Fandango, Hangman's Reel, Leather Britches and Sandy Boy. Round it out with some humor as in You Ain't Talkin' to Me, Whoa Mule Whoa, and The Cowboy Chiken Banjo Picker and you have an album you will surely enjoy. Includes 20 tracks. Bob features his authentic 1850's and 1890's banjos on all the songs.
#404CD, $15.00
Sample clip: Cactus Jack streaming RealAudio (20 Kbps) or MP3 Download (1 MB). Help

OLD-TIME CLAWHAMMER BANJO by Bob Flesher. This is a collection of 12 instrumental clawhammer banjo songs. Featured in the playing of these songs are many tricky licks used to spice up the melody. Bob uses a number of different banjos to set the character for each song. Instruments include banjo, guitar and bass. This project has turned out to be a favorite among our customers. Note for note tablature is available in the book section so you can learn these songs and licks.
#401CD, $15.00
Songs are: Snowdrop, Dusty Miller, Citico, Ring, Ring De Banjo, Buckdancers Choice, Soldiers Joy, Buckhorn, Cacklin' Hen, Listen To The Mocking Bird, Spanish Fandango, East Tennessee Blues, Yellow Rose of Texas.
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