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Record #:
16368
Abstract:
Before the blues in its rigid form, fiddles and banjos were oft-used instruments among African American musicians in Piedmont North Carolina.
Record #:
27897
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The Black Banjo Gathering conference was held in Boone, NC recently. The gathering unites musicians, scholars, and enthusiasts to celebrate the banjos tradition and recognize it’s African, Afro-Caribbean, and Africa-American origins. The small gathering included workshops, concerts, panel discussions, lectures, and parties.
Source:
Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 13, March 2010, p25 Periodical Website