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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
http:// A few years ago, I was listening to an album I randomly picked out to play by a band called The Sparrow Quartet. I knew it was a project that old-time banjoist, Abigail Washburn had put together, … Continue reading
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Geoff Stelling- Master Banjo Luthier
More and more, the word “luthier” seems to be one that people don’t know the meaning of. Basically, a luthier is a person who makes musical instruments (and these days one might be hard pressed to name more than a few people … Continue reading
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Banjo Masters Interview Series- Previews
There are a lot of things I like about our Banjo Masters interview series. One of the first things that come to mind about that is how I really enjoy picking who to interview. My thought on that subject has always … Continue reading
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John Bullard Interview
For those who want to jump right to the interview- Part 1…… Part 2 As a banjo player, I have always been attracted to music that is a little out of the mainstream. For several years I played banjo in a … Continue reading
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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- Bill Keith
(photo copyright Fred Robbins, used by permission) William Bradford Keith (12/20/1939-10/23/2015) joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1963. Bill Monroe called him Brad Keith because he didn’t want another person named Bill in the band. What he did want … Continue reading
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Bill Monroe
September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996 My Last Days on Earth (photo courtesy of Kim Johnson and used with permission)
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Rest in peace Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs passed away yesterday, March 28, 2012 around 10:00am at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. It is a sad day indeed. Earl was, by all reports, a kind and gentle person and I know that I am not aware … Continue reading
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"Give Me the Banjo" on PBS Nov 4
There has been a documentary in the works for quite a while now and it is apparently finished and will air Nov 4 at 9:00-pm on PBS. The Banjo Project has a very nice website talking about this documentary and … Continue reading
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Highlights of the McConnell Library Appalachian Music Collection- World Turning
When I was much younger than I am now, I came across a print of a painting that really spoke to me. It was a painting by Henry Tanner of an old African-American man in a rustic cabin. In his … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, akonting, bluegrass, McConnell Library
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