A Schottische and a Polka from 1884.
Early banjo player Hezekiah Urastus Anderton recorded in the Edison Black Maria, 1894.
Hezekiah is playing 2 tunes by his idol Frank B. Converse. The Riverside Schottische and The Melrose Polka can be found in the Analytical Banjo Method, published in 1886.
Hezekiah loved dance tunes. He loved parties of every kind. He was known to walk 10 miles on just the rumor of a party.
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