Welcome to the ezFolk Public Domain Music Library! The books listed below are reprinted in their entirety on ezFolk. Just click on the book cover or book name to view the book online. All of the books are in the public domain and you can use any of the individual song arrangements or learning materials any way you wish. Many more books will be added to this collection as time permits.

William C. Stahl was born in 1869, and became interested in music at an early age. He learned to play banjo and, while still a teenager, composed a banjo solo that was published by S. S. Stewart. Music became his profession, and after teaching for a few years he established a company in Milwaukee that manufactured instruments and published music. He claimed to be the first maker of tenor banjos. In addition to the instruments Stahl built, he also had them built by other companies, including the famous Larson Brothers, under the Stahl name.

Openback banjo ukuleles exist with WM. STAHL MAKER MILWAUKEE, WIS. stamped on the dowel stick. They have an attractive peghead inlay and diamond inlays on the fingerboard. Very likely they were not actually built by Stahl.

Classic Banjo Tutors and Songbooks

This exhibit was prepared by Susan A. Eacker and Geoff Eacker while 1997 scholars-in-residence at Marshall University’s
Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia (CSEGA), and is used with permission

Susan Eacker also wrote the following article, based on this project:
“ Banjo Women in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky” (.pdf document at CSEGA)

This site is devoted to the ‘Classic Banjo' – from the 1850s to the early 20th century, the time of Scott Joplin, Ragtime and pre-Jazz eras, when the ‘elevated' banjo emerged from the old minstrel style, with a new technique (plucking in place of striking) and new innovations in construction.

Here you will find links to a growing community of online Classic Banjo enthusiasts, as well as sound files and videos of performances by Edinburgh-based musician, Rob MacKillop.

The site has also begun to explore the early 4-string Tenor and Plectrum banjos.

Here is FREE TABLATURE and FREE SHEET MUSIC for the Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass, Dobro, Fiddle! This has been a very popular page over the years and is always being updated. It is the official 'Archives'.

banjo blog

Welcome to one of the finest web sites with the highest quality FREE bluegrass sheet music and tablature for the GUITAR, MANDOLIN, BANJO, DOBRO, BASS AND FIDDLE. You will also find a variety of quality instructional materials to sharpen your musicianship and help you develop your own personal style.

Enjoy your visit!

Jay Buckey

Mandolinen, Ukulelen, Banjos, Mandolen etc. aus China

Welcome! This site is dedicated to an extensive collection of high quality 5 string banjos, the vast majority of which were made between 1875 and 1915 in Boston. Basically, in lieu of a book, I am trying to provide the kind of information I wish had been available as a “primer” when I began collecting. Although it will help beginning students and collectors, it has also been designed for sophisticated banjo lovers. The written information is extensive and photos are numerous and can be enlarged (details in "Web Site Pointers") making it possible to scrutinize almost any feature of every banjo. The site also includes some banjo related collectibles. My major objectives are listed below under “Goals”. I hope the site will be fun, informative, and user-friendly. Input is solicited, especially to call my attention to errors. Enjoy !

S.S. Stewart’s banjo and guitar journal. 1884 - 1900
mit vielen Musikbeispielen für Banjo, Gitarre und auch Mandolinenorchester

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Tabulaturen für Banjo

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Tim Allan ist einer der besten Banjo Spieler der Welt, aber er kan seine Technik auch perfekt auf einer Mandola von Weber umsetzen.

Spezial Musik Antiquariat - hier kann man alte Noten und Musikbücher für Zupfinstrumente kaufen.
Specializing in Fine Classical and Flamenco Guitars, Randy Osborne, proprietor.

FFSI has been in business since 1987 and has been providing instruments for the students of 10 professors. We carry hard to find printed material, DVDs, CDs with audio from the 1800's to today.

auch mit Akkord-Diagrammen für Zupfinstrumente

Online Shop mit vielen Informationen

Anleitung zum Herstellen von Stimmwirbeln für Banjo und Hilfsmitteln, Werkzeugen dafür

Zeichnungen, Bluegrass, Ukulele,

interessante Angebote für Mandoline, Banjo. Ukulele und Gitarren - viele schöne Bilder!

folk music online, mp3, tabs etc.