Tony, My copy of Cece's book seems to have walked off somewhere (enthusiastically lent to some worthy friend, no doubt) so I don't remember if the pictures of ...
... (enthusiastically ... pictures of ... not. There ... and another ... or even a ... Roberts's ... Folklife, ... University Press, ... your ... Yes that...
This is a cross post from the leading listserve on African American studies on the subject of wikipedia. Some here thought of wikipedia as some kind of...
... I knew DeFord well from the mid-sixties to mid-seventies. I believe I have some photos of him playing banjo. I didn't take them, so I've emailed the guy...
Even asking a guestion on the internet can make things come back around as an unfounded rumour which is why I've been hesitant to pose some questions recently...
Yes, there are descendents of African American Loyalists in Canada, and also descendents of African Americans who made it to Canada via the underground ...
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I have just uploaded a picture of DeFord Bailey playing banjo to the photos section. The picture was scanned from the biography of DeFord Bailey written by...
Thanks for the great post, Dick. Would love to see photos of DeFord Bailey playing banjo. Did you record him playing banjo or guitar? Did he ever use a rack...
... I agree, _African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia_ is a must-have book (as is the companion CD, "Black Banjo Songsters of VA and NC"). I think you meant the...
... I'll post one, or more, once I have the photographer's permission, assuming he grants it. (That's Archie Allen, now a chiropractor in CA someplace. He was...
Do a Google on Faith Nolan, a Bk Canadian folk singer who writes about the Bk Canadian heritage. I have her album "AfricVille".. SGW www.drumpath.net ... Bks...
Hi, Lyle and Liz Lofgren, of the Brandy Snifters, have posted some pix of Rhiannon and Dom giving a workshop in St. Paul (don't know how I missed out on their...
Seems to me that there are just 3 styles of banjo playing: Plectrum (pick) Stroke Finger And in each there are names associated with that style. in PLECTRUM...
I have been under the weather with the annual winter cold that everyone in Florida gets because all you folks come down here with your germs. I have been...
If you do a web search on the name "Monkey Simon," you will get several hits pertaining to the history of black athletes in America. As one of the best known...
Hi Folks: My name is Ian Patton and I'm a 5-string picker from western Canada - Edmonton to be exact. About 3 years ago I was sitting in front of my computer...
I've only listened to the first one yet because I still only have a dial-up connection, but your hiatus doesn't seem to have impaired you much. Damn, Ian --...
Tony wrote re Conway's book: Again, every home should have that book. Particularly a reprobate miscreant, like my dear Tim, might need several copies to get...
... times. The ... another copy, ... of "Black Banjo ... I rarely lend books because it is really part of difusion of books rather than getting them back. I...
... Hi Lee: Thanks very much. I'm reworking a version of Six Days On The Road after getting a Taj Mahal CD. I'll try to put it up in a day or two as well. The...
... Yeah, I thought it looked like mine, though mine certainly doesn't sound like yours when I play! But hey, it's my first banjo. The tuners that came on...
Hi Lee: Yes I'm using a compensated bridge for the time being. I'm having a "big fat checker" made that will hold the pickup and electronic gear and slip into...
Hi Tony: I'm not historical (at least I hope not :-) but I started using a slide a couple of years ago. I play holding the banjo in the normal position, and...
Hey, there folks. I"m painting the guest room, playing "Them Dirty Blues", and on comes "Mister Mary Blues", with an amazing!! mandolin accompaniment. The...
... Sule, Page 634 in the newest Dixon & Godrich: Gennett 6875, Al is playing mandolin, and a guy identified as 'Rodgers' is playing guitar. Starting by ...
I have just uploaded to the "Black Banjoists of History Famous and Not" photo album a Civil War era photo I noticed last summer at the Hampton Roads Naval...
For the past year or two George Wunderlich has been working on a reproduction of the banjo shown in this picture. George, if you don't know, is a masterful...
... Dear Richard: I would like to reformat your contribution with information on this picker, and then put it in our files section. If there is any editing of...
