Quite possibly the most niche emoji on the fediverse:
(It's 19th century banjoist and composer Frank B. Converse)
(It's 19th century banjoist and composer Frank B. Converse)
(It's 19th century banjoist and composer Frank B. Converse)
#ssstewart #banjo #banjomojis
#williamboucher #banjomojis
who's a little bit outside the historic banjo figure milieu, but he did have an ear in the past while still doing his own thing. He's someone I greatly respect and admire and wish I had been able to meet #johnhartford #banjomojis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onWArx6Ui1A
#herbertjellis #banjomojis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_J._Ellis
#banjomojis #scottjoplin #ragtime #banjo #mapleleafrag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F1JtRU1164Maple Leaf Rag - Banjo Solo by Fred Van Epps. Albany Indestructible 2min. cylinder #823, (August 1908). Played on a 1911 Edison Standard Model D phonograph.
#banjomojis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7boHKgmSXQ0 #jazzbanjo...not sure where I got the notion that Elmer Snowden played plectrum. According to Cynthia Sayers he played a tenor tuned a 5th lower than usual (GDAE) on 'Harlem Banjo'
