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COLIN WARK presents TROISE and his MANDOLIERS with IVOR JOHN (Tenor)

on National Programme Daventry

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(Played by Troise and his Banjoliers)
Waltz, The Valley of the Moon...... Tobias-Burke This orchestra, almost unique in England, was formed about eighteen months ago. It consists of about sixteen players, most of them armed with mandolins of various sizes-graded just like a string orchestra, violins, 'cellos, etc. Each of these players pan, on occasion, use a banjo; these banjos, too, vary in size and, of course, in pitch. As a background there are accordions and guitars. Obviously everything this orchestra plays has to be specially scored.

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