This work focuses on Piedmont string band music with regard to the history and culture of the area and the music's development and the changes within traditional communities of the Piedmont.
A professional banjo player, Sweeney introduced mainstream America to a music, which had its roots in the transplanted black culture of the southern slave. Beginning with the banjo's introduction to America and Great Britain, this book provides an overview of early banjo music.
When the story of banjo superstar Earl Scruggs is told, the rich musical environment that produced him is often ignored. For the first time, this book tells the full story of the music and musicians of the western Carolinas that influenced Earl Scruggs.
A memoir about author Bob Carlin’s years working alongside singer, songwriter, banjoist, and fiddler John Hartford (1937-2001). Throughout his short life, Hartford was a hit... Læs mere