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Title:
Rumsey's Jig
Description:
From the Yellow Converse Book (Banjo Without A MAster) of 1865 played on a Jay Moshella gourd banjo. Playful and simple, it is a fun song.
Author:
giggletoot
Tags:
Minstrel, Banjo, Tim, Twiss, Jay, Moschella, Gourd, Civil, War,
Rumsey's Jig
Description:
From the Yellow Converse Book (Banjo Without A MAster) of 1865 played on a Jay Moshella gourd banjo. Playful and simple, it is a fun song.
Author:
giggletoot
Tags:
Minstrel, Banjo, Tim, Twiss, Jay, Moschella, Gourd, Civil, War,
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