Masters of the Banjo
Various Artists

Recorded in 1993 during a national tour, this collection features seven masters of the banjo. Although the banjo is thought to have evolved from the African banza, the banjo has developed into a uniquely American musical instrument. On this recording the players range from Ethiopian Seleshe Damessae playing a six-string krar to the legendary Appalachian banjo player and singer Ralph Stanley. Using a variety of traditional playing methods—clawhammer, and the two- and three-finger picking style—each player performs several selections.
Track Listing
101
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The Eldest Of All (The Nile) | Seleshe Damessae | 3:37 | |
102
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A Family Quarrel On Sunday | Seleshe Damessae | 3:19 | |
103
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If You Come, Come (If You Go, Go) | Seleshe Damessae | 2:13 | |
104
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John Brown's Dream | Kirk Sutphin | 1:40 | |
105
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Let Me Fall | Kirk Sutphin | 2:26 | |
106
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Yellow Rose Of Texas | Kirk Sutphin | 1:58 | |
107
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Oh My Little Darling | Kirk Sutphin | 2:42 | |
108
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The Wild Fox | Tony Ellis | 1:55 | |
109
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Wind Chimes And Nursery Rhymes | Tony Ellis | 2:32 | |
110
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Cherry Blossom Waltz | Tony Ellis | 2:44 | |
111
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Hand In Hand | Tony Ellis | 4:14 | |
112
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Bird In The Tree | Seamus Egan | 2:32 | |
113
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Charleston / Mason's Apron | Seamus Egan | 6:08 | |
114
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Lark In The Morning Medley | Seamus Egan | 5:48 | |
115
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The Lover's Return | Laurie Lewis and Dudley Connell | 4:30 | |
116
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The Johnson Boys | Carroll Best | 1:59 | |
117
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Mcmitchen's Reel | Carroll Best | 2:07 | |
118
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Say Old Man, Can You Play The Fiddle? | Carroll Best | 1:35 | |
119
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Mississippi Sawyer | Will Keys | 2:22 | |
120
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Sweet Fern | Will Keys | 3:30 | |
121
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On My Mind | Will Keys | 3:05 | |
122
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Evergreen | Will Keys | 2:43 | |
123
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Nobody's Love Is Like Mine | Ralph Stanley | 2:11 | |
124
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I Just Think I'll Go Away | Ralph Stanley | 2:53 | |
125
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Children, Go Where I Send Thee | Ralph Stanley | 2:35 | |
126
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Frailing Medley | Ralph Stanley | 4:23 |