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Complete with historical notes, original lyrics, musical notation & tablature - plus a 28-track CD featuring authentic bone rattlin' by Edwin J. Sims.	Includes 28-track CD featuring authentic bone rattlin' by banjoist and minstrel scholar Edwin J. Sims. Why shop here? Only $19.95 book w/cd Quantity in Stock:1 Product Code: 109-1179 Qty:

Description Technical Specs   With My Banjo On My Knee Banjo The Minstrel Songs of Stephen Foster Arranged for minstrel banjo by Daniel Partner. Historical notes by Edwin J. Sims This historically important collection of tunes represents some of the first and most popular songs ever written for banjo. The True Roots of American Music In this book are sixteen Steven Foster songs written for the raucous blackface minstrel stage during the pre-Civil War era. They are arranged for the minstrel banjo, the instrument of choice for America's first pop musicians. More than a Collection of Stephen Foster Tunes You will discover the meaning of the songs, their place in history and the significance of the musicians who first performed them. You will also see intriguing details about the tunes and Foster himself, America's first professional songwriter. Authoritative Resource for Banjoists, Vocalists, Living History Interpreters and Educators Banjo players will learn authentic playing techniques. Vocalists will learn original lyrics and dialect of the blackface minstrels. History professionals will gain insights that enrich your presentations or academic curriculum with authoritative notes, sources and recordings. So if you are looking to play popular antebellum minstrel style banjo tunes from the 1840s through the early 1860s - those hot tunes that became all the rage before and during the Civil War, then this book is for you. Contains 15 tunes with musical notation, tablature and complete lyrics. Contents Stephen Foster and the Banjo The American Songwriter Dreaming of Minstrels The Story And Spirit of the Antebellum Banjo I Like Dat Good Old Song A song Like No Other The Second-Prize Winner Two Cents A Copy The Celebratory Slave A Dulcem Melody The Enrichment of Doo-dah The sold-Away Slave Death Up North The Master Storyteller The Beginning Of Melancholy A Catching, Melodic Itch An Enduring Stereotype The Intolerable Burden The Yearning Of A Freedman The Last Minstrel Song Complete Lyrics Works Cited Look what's on the CD (28 tracks):  1. Oh! Susanna   2. Oh! Susanna - w/Bones  3. Away Down Souf   4. Away Down Souf - w/Bones  5. My Brodder Gum  6. My Brodder Gum - w/Bones  7. Oh! Lemuel!  8. Oh! Lemuel! - w/Bones  9. Nelly Bly 10. Nelly Bly - w/Bones 11. Gwine To Run All Night or De Camptown Races 12. Gwine To Run All Night or De Camptown Races - w/Bones 13. Angelina Baker 14. Angelina Baker - w/Bones 15. Way Down In Ca-i-ro 16. Way Down In Ca-i-ro - w/Bones 17. Ring, Ring De Banjo! 18. Ring, Ring De Banjo! - w/Bones 19. Oh! Boys Carry Me 'Long 20. Oh! Boys Carry Me 'Long - w/Bones 21. Old Folks At Home 22. Massa's In De Cold Ground 23. My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night! 24. The Glendy Burk 25. The Glendy Burk - w/Bones 26. Don't Bet Your Money On De Shanghai 27. Don't Bet Your Money On De Shanghai - w/Bones 28. Dolcy Jones Musicians Daniel Partner, Banjo Edwin J. Sims, Bones Minstrel Show FAQs...   Features Large Format: Big 9" by 12" pages make musical notation and tablature easy to see. Includes Performance Notes and Transcriptions: Makes banjo technique easier to learn. Features 15 Authentic Antebellum Tunes: Includes bonus track. Illustrated: Vintage photographs throughout.

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