Conversations with North American Banjo Builders, Vol. 4: More North American Banjo Builders (DVD)

Craig Evans

Conversations with North American Banjo Builders, Volume 4

Detail image of an open back banjo by LeVan Banjos. Northern Pennsylvania.

Detail image of a copper scoop by Glenn Carson Banjo.

Four banjos by LeVan Banjos. Northern Pennsylvania.

A banjo neck with engraving in Glenn Carson's workshop.

Conversations with North American Banjo Builders, Volume 4

Detail image of an open back banjo by LeVan Banjos. Northern Pennsylvania.

Detail image of a copper scoop by Glenn Carson Banjo.

Four banjos by LeVan Banjos. Northern Pennsylvania.

An open back banjo by Randy Cordle.

A banjo neck with engraving in Glenn Carson's workshop.

Glenn Carson engraving a tailpiece.

Conversations with North American Banjo Builders is a 4-volume, 12-DVD series that includes 38 interviews with open-back banjo builders, historians, and retailers. Each episode in the series devotes 20+ minutes to a single builder, and includes a personal statement, workshop tour, production information, and images of finished banjos. The series covers a wide range of building styles, including gourd, minstrels, traditional, and modern. Although construction techniques and philosophies may vary, the common thread uniting this series is the practice of banjo building as both art and craft.

Volume 4 features more North American banjo builders, such as: David Ball, Noah Booth, Glenn Carson, Randy Cordle, Jeff Delfield, Wyatt Fawley, Patrick Heavner, Dan Knowles, Jeff Kramer, Ken LeVan, Luke Mercier, and Mac Traynham.

EPISODE LIST:
Patrick Heavner
Jeff Delfield
Jeff Kramer
Randy Cordle
David Ball
Glenn Carson
Mac Traynham
Luke Mercier
Ken LeVan
Dan Knowles
Noel Booth
Wyatt Fawley
John Bernunzio (DVD Extra)
George Gruhn (DVD Extra)