Magicians Society @magicians@banjo.town

#introduction ! The Capharnaum County Magicians Society is an evolving one-ban band, inspired by 5-string banjo music of the 19th century and filtered through various decades of the 20th.

Old music for new instruments, and new music for old instruments. Gas lights and Edison bulbs, Phonograph cylinders and theremins, moustache wax and tobacco.

My name is Andy Chase, and I'll be your Master of Ceremonies. I'm better known on the fediverse (if at all) as @ItsTheManOnTheMoon .

Please do have a listen and follow us at https://magicians.bandcamp.com. #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #bandsofmastodon #banjo

Happy Halloween! The Society is pleased to share its recording of Norton Greenop's classic banjo composition "Skeleton Dance" as a free, lossless audio download. 💀

https://magicians.bandcamp.com/track/skeleton-dance

#fediversemusic #mastomusic #musiciansofmastodon #banjo #creativecommons

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Ahem, yes, well, we've been informed that the next Bandcamp Friday is not until August. But you should check out this new track anyway. https://magicians.bandcamp.com/track/aldhelm

Hello, friend! Another #bandcampfriday is nigh and The Capharnaum County Magicians Society has emerged from its slumber to release a new track into the wild. Please do listen for free, and boost if you enjoy it.

https://magicians.bandcamp.com/track/aldhelm

#fediversemusic #musiciansofmastodon #mastomusic #mellotron #foxdot #supercollider #reverb #instrumental #bassoon #strings #piano #magicianssociety #bandcamp #music

It's #bandcampfriday and it's also #February! The Society has released 'Cupid's Dream Waltz', a new single featuring an 1865 Frank Converse banjo arrangement of an 1854 song by Charles Converse.

https://magicians.bandcamp.com/track/cupids-dream-waltz

#banjo #19thcentury #FediverseMusic #musiciansofmastodon

Happy New Year! Here is a free, #creativecommons recording of S.S. Stewart's 1879 arrangement of Auld Lang Syne for 5-string #banjo, played on an 1896 Bay State banjo with #mellotron accompaniment.

https://magicians.bandcamp.com/track/auld-lang-syne

#FediverseMusic @musicians #bandcamp #musiciansofmastodon #newrelease

It's #bandcampfriday again, and although the Magicians Society has been on a bit of a hiatus during this surreal fall, you can still pick up our EPs of #19thcentury and solo #clawhammer #banjo from earlier this year! https://magicians.bandcamp.com

The new "Old Days" EP is now available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Digital Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, YouTube, Google Play (until next month)

And, of course, it's still available on Bandcamp.

https://magicians.bandcamp.com/album/old-days

#banjo #oldtime #folkmusic #acousticmusic #fediversemusic

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Thank you to Jeff Breeze for spinning 'The Cuckoo' from the new Old Days EP on WMBR 88.1's Pipeline tonight!

Have a listen to the whole show at https://track-blaster.com/wmbr/playlist.php?id=40416 #wmbr #cambridge #radio #terrestrialradio #localmusic #fediversemusic #collegeradio #indieradio

Happy #bandcampfriday! The Capharnaum County Magicians Society has released 'Old Days', an EP of solo clawhammer banjo tunes, please have a free listen!

https://magicians.bandcamp.com/album/old-days #fediversemusic #clawhammer #oldtime #banjo

Capharnaum County Magicians Society is releasing a new EP of solo clawhammer style banjo tunes for #bandcampfriday, and to celebrate we're giving away 100 free downloads on our own website.

No signups or email harvesting or anything of that sort required; The only caveat is that the downloads are managed via a new app we're trying out, so there may be unforeseen hiccups.

Get your free copy of the Old Days EP here:

https://magicians.band/download/redeem/NA8XHNA/