May 2013
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May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
April 2013
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 21st
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March 2013
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Mar 31st
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Cumberland Gap
Mar 29th
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Mar 24th
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Mar 23rd
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“dan o’keefe’s,” happy st. pádraig’s day
Mar 18th
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Mar 17th
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Roustabout is a song found in both African-American and white banjo traditions. At least in white communities, it was used as a dance song. I play a version mostly indebted to Fred Cockerham of Round Peak, NC, but I also incorporate some of Dink Robert’s (of Haw River, NC) banjo phrasing.
Mar 17th
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Battle in the Horseshoe as played by Mike Seeger, who learned it from a 1936 field recording by Sidney Robertson Cowell of J. W. Russell of Marion, VA.
Mar 16th
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Mar 16th
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Mar 12th
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Mar 10th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 4th
February 2013
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Feb 17th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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January 2013
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 18th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 5th
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metacomet is my favorite band currently in existence. that they craft their music so meticulously is a double-edged sword: the time that goes into writing, practicing, and recording these gems audibly pays off, but we must wait while this process takes place—at least those of us who don’t get to see them play in their native bay area. one cannot underestimate the power of nostalgia on...
Jan 3rd
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Listenlilikoigirl: Sparrow (ft. Ben Seretan and...
Jan 3rd
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start the new year off right
Jan 1st
December 2012
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Dec 31st
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a brief history of the banjo.
Dec 23rd
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Dec 18th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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recently watched this great documentary of bela fleck’s trip to africa to explore the roots of the banjo and its music, while also recording an album of collaborations with african musicians. some really powerful and beautiful music. enlightening and ultimately transcendent.
Dec 11th