... Darnitall, $60+, yikes. All I want is the video, too. I wonder if they'll put that out separately, as I'd part with $20 for that. It's also interesting to...
I'll have to take a look at that Smithsonian video package, sounds interesting. Re Caribbean contradance, it's probably not news to most of you, but there is...
In reply to Joel on the subject of Cecil Sharp: I took your advice and did a little reading on the subject. You probably know this article, but some of BB...
... catching ... researcher ... and ... of ... major ... from ... Wow! You can look in our archives and find discussion of your book here almost from Day 1....
... Black ... Over the last few weeks, as I have noted here, I have decided I needed to learn something about African American dance to know something about...
Hi Tony, Thanks for the welcome. I will certainly do my catchup reading of minstrelsy discussions. Let me share a few thoughts that deserve fuller treatment...
... depending ... No, I certainly would not say the banjo had an uncomplicated, uniform meaning to African American players in earlier eras and styles. What ...
The matter of dance has come up here recently in a number of contexts that I would like to comment on. On the first, bluegrass as non-dance music, I have the...
Thanks Bob for this fruitfal contribution. I am sure several rereadings will end up giving me and others more pause for thought. I guess one question that I...
This is actually the illustration of two Jamaican "strum-strum" lutes documented by Sir Hans Sloane in his 1689 account of his visit to Jamaica two years...
So I am gong to guess you have seen this but just in case and someone else might be interested: http://abibitumikasa.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1165043994 b...
Thanks, Bruno-- good spotting! Even though he's not credited on this site, this video was shot by our good buddy Swedish banjo historian/banjo roots field...
I wanted to reintroduce myself and let you know about two great events in St. Louis this weekend. I am a huge supporter of your mission and hope you will...
Shlomo, as one would expect, has done an excellent job of discussing the significance of the Sloane illustration of two gourd lutes and a bridge harp that...
Thanks for the props, Bob! Your observation about the striking similarity of the "saw-toothed" cut-out pattern of the strum-strum lutes in the 1707 Sloane ...
Hello Again All, I've been away for some time- between teaching the yungins' & cutting wood for the stove, I haven't exactly had a lot of free time but I...
The string instrument you are thinking of is the "ngonfi" of the Bembe people of the Republic of the Congo. This 5-string instrument is erroneously classified...
... it ... If one goes to Pete Ross's Jubiliee Banjo site and has enough cash, one can purchase an exact replica of the banjo in that well know painting....
shlomo said: The string instrument you are thinking of is the "ngonfi" of the Bembe people of the Republic of the Congo. capisco. This also sounds like a...
http://www.bluegrasswest.com/ideas/why_black.htm is the url for an article entitled, " Why Black Folks Don't Fiddle" by Tony Thomas on The Bluegrass West Web...
