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1		brooklynbanjoboy brooklynbanj...	Mar 30, 2004 3:54 pm
	This is a great idea. I hope participants will spend some time exchanging notes on CD sources. I'd be grateful if members could also provide some guidance on...
2		Jim texasguy2003a	Mar 30, 2004 4:36 pm
	I was just made aware of this group this morning on the Banjo-l list. I am very glad to see it, and although I am white, am very interested in promoting...
3		writerrad@... writerrad	Mar 30, 2004 4:57 pm
	My name is Tony Thomas I am 56. I have been playing folk, blues, old time music, and bluegrass on the guitar since around 1962-63. I have made attempts at...
4		writerrad@... writerrad	Mar 30, 2004 5:24 pm
	I( really want to welcome and my friend from Brooklyn (Me I am formerly of Fulton near the Atlantic Avenue Station and Eastern Parkway myself), to this group. ...
5		brooklynbanjoboy@... brooklynbanj...	Mar 30, 2004 5:39 pm
	I remember that area of Brooklyn. A long time ago, of course. I'm from Bensonhurst, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mob. Bay 34th between Bath and Cropsey....
6		marcusperdue	Mar 30, 2004 7:19 pm
	Hi all, I'm Marc Perdue, 46 year old white owner of the Banjo-L list and very happy to see Tony starting this list up. My playing has been profoundly...
7		banjo_joff	Mar 30, 2004 7:38 pm
	Hey folks, I just saw the invite to join this list on another list and felt compelled to do so. I am fascinated with the origins of Americana music and hope...
8		Ulf Jagfors ulfjagfors	Mar 30, 2004 8:30 pm
	Interesting group. I hope I can contribute from time to time with same info and also learn something. For further introduction of me see; ...
9		Jim Penson texasguy2003a	Mar 30, 2004 9:14 pm
	Tony, I remember that thread on banjo-l, and was really surprised that he wasn't censored for it. It was horrifying enough to hear him speak his mind, but then...
10		writerrad@... writerrad	Mar 30, 2004 9:50 pm
	In a message dated 3/30/2004 3:31:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, ulf.jagfors@... writes: Interesting group. I hope I can contribute from time to time with...
11		writerrad@... writerrad	Mar 30, 2004 9:52 pm
	In a message dated 3/30/2004 4:16:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, texasguy2003a@... writes: Tony, I remember that thread on banjo-l, and was really...
12		Rashunda r_renee_2000	Mar 30, 2004 9:55 pm
	Hi all, Another new member here. My name is Rashunda. I'm a 34-year-old black American woman living in Zurich, Switzerland. I'm also a beginning banjo player...
13		brooklynbanjoboy@... brooklynbanj...	Mar 30, 2004 10:17 pm
	Marc, The question is, has Mr. Earl White been recorded in any fashion? Lew...
14		Ryne orpheumbanjer	Mar 30, 2004 10:52 pm
	just joined and wanted to tell everybody what they were getting. I've been playing for only a couple of years but I'm having so much more success than I had...
15		Jim Penson texasguy2003a	Mar 31, 2004 2:14 am
	To all, Ulf and Marc Perdue are both immensely knowledgable in all things banjo. I'm happy to see them on this list as well! Jim www.pensonstringwerks.com Ulf...
16		Marc Perdue marcusperdue	Mar 31, 2004 3:01 am
	Lew, I don't know the answer to that question. I would think that he must have recorded with somebody over the years, but Earl's also a really laid-back kind...
17		Marc Perdue marcusperdue	Mar 31, 2004 3:22 am
	That was a tough call in some respects, Jim. The person who made that most blatantly racist statement actually claimed that his email account had been...
18		writerrad@... writerrad	Mar 31, 2004 4:28 am
	there is some famous TV commercial that Earl appears on. I can't remember but that is all I can think of....
19		tom stevenson marytom26	Mar 31, 2004 8:16 am
	hi everyone great to see this group and i am really interested to see the direction the music goes. my name is tom, i'm not black but being a 5-string old time...
20		Rashunda r_renee_2000	Mar 31, 2004 10:25 am
	i'm not black but being a 5-string old time banjo ... Hi Tom, Okay, my ignorance is about to show here so please forgive me if this question is inappropriate....
21		marytom@... marytom26	Mar 31, 2004 11:52 am
	.� In NC and TN there is a very, very, very strong Irish ... I'm ... rashunda your right, banjo playing is very strong in irish traditional music, but,...
22		Marc Perdue marcusperdue	Mar 31, 2004 2:24 pm
	Kelly said that he's not aware of any recordings that Earl's done, but that he's got lots of tapes of sessions they played. It's on Kelly's to-do list to burn...
23		brooklynbanjoboy@... brooklynbanj...	Mar 31, 2004 7:17 pm
	Marc, Pardon, but who is the "kelly" to whom you refer? Lew...
24		banjohaven	Mar 31, 2004 7:25 pm
	My name is Vinnie Mondello, and I hail from Austin Tx, and do banjo repair and sales, worldwide. Main main passion is the 4 string, but I do work on many 5...
25		Scott Odell jsodell2	Mar 31, 2004 7:26 pm
	Thanks Tony, for sponsoring this group. I'm Scott Odell, have been playing banjo off and on since around 1959 when I picked up an old "E. Eibel" open back in...
26		Dave Brown quahogwi	Mar 31, 2004 7:33 pm
	Been searching yahoo groups for BlackBanjo but can't seem to find it. Any help or suggestions? Dave Brown...
27		Dave Brown quahogwi	Mar 31, 2004 7:35 pm
	Never mind, I found my way in right after I sent this note. Dave...
28		Carroll Smith banjocom	Mar 31, 2004 8:02 pm
	Hi Tony! We met last year at the Florida State Fiddler's Convention.We talked over lunch and went off to whatever was happening at the time. I was of course...
29		greg@... bgshadows	Mar 31, 2004 9:13 pm
	Greetings everyone, My name is Greg Adams and I am glad to be a part of this listserv. I am very interested in the early banjo...especially its African roots...
30		Gregory C. Wilson suleness	Apr 1, 2004 4:57 am
	Hello, People! Wazzup, Folks! Sule Greg Wilson in the House, all the way from Tempe, AZ, by way of DC, NYC and and playing in G. I'm excited this is new...

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