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12795
http://www.stanford.edu/~moore/Moore.pdf Scroll to page four for description of wedding music in 1803. Banjo and fiddle. Is this a valid source? Wild Bill J I...
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roanokeneck
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Sep 30, 2009
1:36 pm
12796
lande dance in the late 1830s or 1840s, not 1829. Minstrelsy under that title did not really exist in 1829 anywhere. I have no doubt that black people...
TonyW
writerrad
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Sep 30, 2009
9:22 pm
12797
Would you be able to consider "King Charles" at the Pinkster Day celebration 1803 to be the first black minstrel? Lowell Schreyer mentioned him ...in that he...
jpdickerson2001
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Sep 30, 2009
9:23 pm
12798
... No one doubts that there were African Americans playing music in the Americans from the 16th century on and reports of African Americans playing the fiddle...
TonyW
writerrad
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Sep 30, 2009
9:31 pm
12799
Minstrelsy was a specific institution that arose, largely from New York, in the 1830s, largely from entertainers who appeared in Circuses and the various...
TonyW
writerrad
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Sep 30, 2009
9:40 pm
12800
Hello, there. This is Sule Greg Wilson (www.myspace.com/sulegwilson, www.drumpath.net). I'm Black, and I've been playing banjo for a while now. If you...
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suledrum
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Oct 1, 2009
12:42 am
12801
I am, and am female. Soon to join the list will be another female, black banjo player...who had even heard about the Black Banjo gathering....
jpdickerson2001
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Oct 1, 2009
9:16 am
12802
You can count me too! My name is Chris Peoples and have been playing melodic clawhammer for 35 years. I've really enjoyed following all the discussions about...
chris peoples
peoplesdk
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Oct 1, 2009
3:27 pm
12803
Wild Bill---Thank you for turning up the reference to black banjo and fiddle players in Hertford County, NC in 1803. The quotation itself is valid, that is,...
histobjoman
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Oct 1, 2009
7:23 pm
12804
http://www.buddyandtina.com/#media...
jpdickerson2001
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Oct 11, 2009
7:13 pm
12805
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=57546052 MOther on bass, father on guitar, sister on fiddle, Buddy on banjo and voice. ....
jpdickerson2001
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Oct 11, 2009
7:23 pm
12806
and their mom's from north carolina, which is where they get the desire to be playin.... SGW ... ============= http://www.buddyandtina.com/#media...
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suledrum
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Oct 12, 2009
2:30 am
12807
DAAAAAMN, WOW, YEAAAAH,the one at 'crystal palace', and the one titled auralee, got my frickin attention. nice.  thanks for the head-up. ...
d. christopher johnso...
johnsondumisani
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Oct 13, 2009
2:00 am
12808
Forwarded from John Bishop Color and sound track remastered, outtake material included. http://www.media-generation.com/DVD%20PAGES/Land/Land.html In 1978,...
theorbo2000
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Nov 1, 2009
3:59 am
12809
... I have stated much criticism of Lomax in the past, but I must say watching this video and a careful reading of the book with the same name ignoring his...
TonyW
writerrad
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Nov 2, 2009
12:44 am
12810
Here is a very nice clip of Sekou Demebele playing banjo in Mexico festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meV8TmYL-oo Enjoy, Wsir...
wsir_2000
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Nov 2, 2009
2:54 am
12811
NICE, the 'MAGABANA' drum team in new york view was to, check it out!!! ________________________________ From: wsir_2000 <wsirarts@...> To:...
d. christopher johnso...
johnsondumisani
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Nov 2, 2009
1:20 pm
12812
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Nov 4, 2009
9:51 pm
12813
Hey all, My name is Prentis. I'm Black, 28, from Texas. Currently living in Oakland, CA though. Brand new to banjo playing and looking to learn as much as I...
prentishemphill
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Nov 4, 2009
10:52 pm
12814
... Prentis, I have a hunch you'll like them. Try to get up with Dom if you can. They all play banjo, but Dom plays everything. Do you have any people around...
Larkin
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Nov 5, 2009
1:37 am
12815
Hey Prentis, Doesn't Taj Mahal still live in Oakland? He knows LOTS about roots music and the banjo. Paz y Musica, Berimbau...
berimbau8
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Nov 5, 2009
3:48 am
12816
Taj spends most of his non-touring time in Hawaii. To: BlackBanjo@yahoogroups.com From: berimbau8@... Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 03:48:06 +0000 Subject:...
John Maeder
johnmendota
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Nov 5, 2009
4:36 pm
12817
I knew one of his daughters out here, but I haven't seen her around in a while. Next time I do I should ask for some type of introduction, virtual or...
Prentis Hemphill
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Nov 5, 2009
6:30 pm
12818
Please take the time to introduce yourself to Rhiannon and the others. Also, in files, there is a file listing every black banjo player we can think of......
jpdickerson2001
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Nov 5, 2009
10:27 pm
12819
Rhiannon Laffan has not been a member of this group for several years. Jessie Mae is playing in the blues band of all blues band along with Sid and Lucius...
TonyW
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Nov 5, 2009
10:31 pm
12820
He is not exactly easy to reach evebn if you do hyave the number and know the person to contact to get you through to him. Do a search through the archives...
TonyW
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Nov 5, 2009
10:35 pm
12821
Hello everyone! I'm a new member, 59, now living in Milwaukee, WI (although I've lived all over the country and in Uganda). I'm Scots/Irish, and a novice...
Lloyd
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Nov 5, 2009
10:37 pm
12822
Sorry, I thought this was a suggestion that Shannon get in touch with Rhiannon through the group. In response to some questions Shannon had to me offlist, I...
TonyW
writerrad
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Nov 6, 2009
2:02 am
12823
... Actually just your basic questions about playing and banjos would be wonderful for us to know got to go tt...
TonyW
writerrad
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Nov 6, 2009
2:03 am
12824
Hello, Sule: This is Roberta...African American and am still learning/playing the banjo....
banjar2ber
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Nov 11, 2009
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