DOC FERRARA'S BANJO MUSIC
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Five unique and high quality banjo music albums composed and played by Dr. Richard Ferrara. This music is one of a kind not following the conventional banjo styles but more of a classic American style. Any of the linked songs can be clicked on and played either in sample form or a full song. The entire collection will be posted on youtube soon, allowing you to listen to any one song directly. For full albums and high quality music we recommend you order the CDs.
banjo music remedies

"Banjo Remedies", the first banjo music album of Dr. Ferrara, produced and arranged by himself, features bass accompaniment by Don Fitton with additional orchestration by "Playtown Sound Audio Services". Selections provide 40:10 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Deed I Do and I Love You Medley (H. Archer) 2:46
2. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Gaskill-Mc Hugh) 2:43
3. Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay (Botsford and Havez) 3:20 Full Song
4. Shine (Dabney) 2:17
5. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (F. Ahlert) 2:51
6. All By Myself (Irving Berlin) 2:57
7. Nobody's Sweetheart (Kahn) 3:08 Audio Sample
8. Danny Boy (Traditional-arr. Tim Allan) 2:14
9. If I Had You (Shapiro-Campbell-Connelly) 3:37
10. Dill Pickles (Charles L. Johnson) 2:50
11. Bye Bye Blues (Hamm-Bennett-Lown-Gray) 2:29
12. Dixie Medley (Gilbert-Muir) 2:35
13. When My Baby Smiles at Me (Munro) 2:48
14. Them There Eyes (Tinkard, Tracy, Tauber) 2:35

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banjo music memories

"Banjo Memories", the second album of Dr. Ferrara, produced and arranged by himself, features piano accompaniment by Bob Bryan with additional orchestration by "Playtown Sound Audio Services".
Selections provide 48:07 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Whispering (Schonberger) 2:34
2. Cuddle Up A Little Closer (K. Hoschna) 2:24
3. I Cried For You (Freed-Arnheim-Lyman) 2:45
4. Alabama Jubilee (J. Yellen-S.L. Cobb) 2:26
5. Stephen Foster Medley * (Traditional) 4:24
6. Spanish Medley: 3:25 - Yours (G. Roig) - Spanish Eyes (C. Singleton-E. Snyder-B. Kaempfert)
7. Sleepy Time Gal (Lorenzo-Whiting) 2:54
8. You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You ** (R. Morgan-L. Stock-J. Cavanaugh) 3:25
9. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Pinkard) 2:43
10. All Of Me (Simons-Marks) 2:58
11. Linger Awhile (Owens-Rose) 2:52
12. My West Virginia Home (Traditional-Ferrara) 2:30
13. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? (H. Cannon) 2:40
14. Hoedown Medley (Traditional) 2:30
15. Makin' Whoopee (G. Kahn-W. Donaldson) - The Glory of Love (B. Hill) 3:25
16. Salute To America (Traditional) 4:12

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"Banjo Favorites", the third album of Dr. Ferrara, produced and arranged by himself, features piano accompaniment by Bob Bryan with additional orchestration by "Playtown Sound Audio Services".
Selections provide 43:53 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Down Yonder - It Is True What They Say About Dixie - Swanee (Medley - Giltert; Lerner-Marks; Caesar-Gershwin) 2:36
2. Dark Town Strutters Ball - Yes Sir That's My Baby (Medley - Brooks, Kahn-Donaldson) 2:24
3. Don't Take Your Love From Me * (H. Nemo) 3:03
4. Angry (Mecum & Brunies-Cassard) 2:07
5. World Waiting For The Sunrise (Lockhart-Seitz) 3:15
6. At Sundown - Avalon (Medley - Donaldson; Desylva-Vincent-Jolson) 3:02
7. Fascination - Melody of Love * (Medley - Marchett; Engleman-Dillmore) 3:29
8. Oh By Jingo (Brown-Von Tilzer) 2:24
9. San Francisco - Toot Toot Tootsie - California Here I Come (Various Artists) 2:55
10. Carolina in the Morning (Donaldson-Kahn) 2:40
11. Grizzly Bear Rag (G. Botsford) 3:00
12. Oh Lady Be Good (Gershwin) 2:26
13. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Creamer-Layton) 2:49
14. What'll I Do * (Irving Berlin) 3:16
15. Down By The Ohio (A. Olman) 1:59
16. Bye Bye Blues (Hamm-Bennett-Gray-Lown) 2:28

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banjo music on walloon "Banjo On Walloon ", Banjo on Walloon is a musical tribute to a lake area, which is similarly representative of many beautiful and tranquil lake areas of Michigan. Many happy gatherings and float boat parties over the years inspired my hobby of singing and playing old time favorites with the banjo. Hail To Walloon are lyrics written to the tune "Heart Of My Heart". It describes the happy life of those who visit or reside on the Walloon Lake area. This CD shares the inspiration with you.
Selections provide 48:12 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Indiana (McDonald-Hanley) 2:34
2. Tiptoe Through The Tulips (Burke) 2:56
3. Me And My Shadow (Jolson-Dreyer) 3:09
4. Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson) 2:14
5. Dr. Jazz (Melrose, Oliver & Stetzel) 2:21
6. Five Foot Two (R. Henderson) 2:49
7. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Donaldson-Overstreet) 1:58
8. When You and I Were Young Maggie (Frost-McHugh) 3:41
9. Girl Friend Medley - includes: If I Could Be With You (Creamer & Johnson), Pretty Baby (Van Alstyne-Kahn) 3:07
10. Southern Medley - includes: South (Charles, Moten, & Hayes), Honeysuckle Rose (F.Waller) 3:41
11. Alexander's Ragtime Band (Irving Berlin) 2:42
12. Memories Medley - includes: Memories (Van Alstyne), My Buddy (Donaldson-Kahn) 2:47
13. Roll On You Mississippi (E. West, J. McCafferey-D. Ringle) 2:26
14. Sounds Of Italy - Italian Medley 4:53
15. Sounds Of Ireland - Irish Medley 4:49
16. Hail To Walloon - Lyrics by Dr. R. Ferrara (B. Ryan) 2:05
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Banjo On Walloon tapes out of stock, CD only.
banjo Christmas Music

"Banjo Christmas, Faith and Inspirations",The banjo can manifest beautiful sounds of the well known sentimental, nostalogic and even spiritual music. This album expresses my love for the banjo sound and the heart felt emotions of some widely loved classics.
Selections provide 52:30 minutes of listening pleasure.

1. Christmas Overture
Parade of the Wooden Soldier (B. MacDonald & L. Jessel)
Skater's Waltz (Emile W. Teufel)
Toyland (G. MacDonough & V. Herbert) 3:32
2. It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas (M. Willson) 1:53
3. Silver Bells (J. Livingston & R. Evans) 2:27
4. Sleigh Ride (M. Paruh & L. Anders) 2:24
Jingle Bells - Traditional
5. White Christmas (I. Berlin) 2:04
6. Here Comes Santa Claus (G. Autry & O. Halden) 1:33
7. Silent Night (J. Mohr & F. Gruber) 3:13
8. Christmas Finale
Joy To The World (I. Watts & G. Handel)
Go Tell It On The Mountain - Traditional
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Traditional 2:57
9. Let There be Peace on Earth (Sy Miller & Jill Jackson) 3:06
10. Just a Closer Walk With Thee (Kenneth Morris) 3:06
11. Amazing Grace (John Newton) 3:28
12. Put Your Hand in the Hand (Gene MacLellan) 3:26
13. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Traditional 3:07
14. Down By The Riverside - Traditional
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Traditional 2:49
15. When Day Is Done (Dr. Robert Hatcher) 5:32
16. What A Wonderful World (G. Weiss & B. Thiele) 3:17
17. This Is All I Ask (G. Jenkins) 4:26

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The complete set of 5 on tape or CD $54.95*

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*Out of stock on Banjo On Walloon tapes, it will be replaced with a CD if tape set ordered.

About Dr. Ferrara | A History of the Banjo | Contact Doc Ferrara