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Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways

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Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways

The banjo is a “bigger than life” instrument, a symbol of deep southern American heritage. At the same time, beneath its veneer of old-time icon, the story of the banjo is one of enormous creativity and adaptation to many musical traditions around the world - from Africa, to the Caribbean, to North America, to Europe, and beyond. In Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways, banjo connoisseurs Greg Adams and Jeff Place cull 30 gems of banjo artistry from more than 300 albums in the Folkways collections, offering a gateway into the deep and varied veins of banjo history. 64 minutes, 44-page booklet with extensive notes and photos.

This is the 22nd release in the Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series. Click here to learn more about this enjoyable introduction to the diverse repertoire of American music.

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Track Listing

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Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl / Cripple Creek / Ida Red / Old Joe Clark Pete Seeger 2:38
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Banging Breakdown Hobart Smith 1:21
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Johnson Boys Frank Proffitt 1:44
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Peachbottom Creek Wade Ward 1:27
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Coo Coo Dink Roberts 2:14
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Josh Thomas’s Roustabout Mike Seeger 2:40
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107
Jaw Bone Willie Chapman 0:55
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108
Bright Sunny South Dock Boggs 3:40
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109
Coal Creek March Pete Steele 1:55
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110
Mississippi Heavy Water Blues Josh Thomas 3:40
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111
Walk Light Ladies Rufus Crisp 1:32
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112
Buck Creek Girls Bill Cornett 1:03
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113
Gut Bucket Blues Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders 4:18
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114
Skylark / Roaring Mary Mick Moloney 3:27
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115
St. Anne’s Reel / La Renfleuse Gorbeil Ken Perlman 2:52
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Smokey Mokes Roger Sprung 2:23
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117
Golden Bell Polka A.L. Camp 2:29
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Banjoland Tony Trischka with Bill Evans 3:03
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119
Sally Ann Snuffy Jenkins 1:13
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120
Lonesome Road Blues Roni Stoneman 1:15
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Fox Chase Lee Sexton 0:59
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Hop Along Lou John Tyree 1:12
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Cotton Eyed Joe “Big Sweet” Lewis Hairston 1:27
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Foggy Mountain Top Ola Belle Reed 2:32
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125
Rambling Hobo Doc Watson 1:39
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Old Rattler John Snipes 2:50
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Georgia Buck Elizabeth Cotten 1:45
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I Wish to the Lord I’d Never Been Born Irvin Cook 3:10
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Black Eye Susie Roscoe Holcomb 1:28
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Bluegrass Breakdown Bill Keith with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys 3:09
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Album Info

Catalog Number

SFW40209

Year(s) Released

2013

Recording Date(s)

1943-2007

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

American Folk; Bluegrass; Country; Old Time

Country(s)

Ireland; United States

Instrument(s)

Accordion; Banjo; Bass; Clarinet; Drums; Dulcimer; Fiddle; Guitar; Mandolin; Piano; Trumpet; Uilleann pipes; Vocals

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Greg C. Adams - Compiler, Liner Notes
 Pete Reiniger - Mastering Engineer
 Carla Borden - Editor
 Joe Parisi - Designer
 Jeff Place - Compiler, Liner Notes
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