Give Me the Banjo

by | 11 Nov, 2011

Gibson Flint Hill SpecialThanks to Jason Taylor who sent us this link this week on a series of videos celebrating the banjo’s evolution into what has become America’s quintessential musical instrument.

The PBS Arts: Give Me The Banjo series explores the banjo’s role in the minstrel shows, ragtime and early jazz, blues, old-time, folk, bluegrass and country music. The series is produced and directed by Marc Fields with Michael Kantor as executive producer. Tony Trischka is co-producer and music director.

If you want genuine music, then give me the banjo – Mark Twain.

Enjoy:

There are several more vidoes in the series. Please visit the PBS Website.

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