Jimmie Strothers was a blind banjo and guitar player from Virginia who recorded 15 tracks for Alan Lomax and Harold Spivacke in 1936. Biographical…
John "Uncle" Homer Walker was born in 1904 in Summers County, VA, although he lived most of his life in Glen Lyn, VA (Giles County). A fine…
The first video was of Carl Johnson and Jim Lloyd performing at the Black Banjo and Fiddle Gathering at Appalachian State University in Boone NC…
Appalachian Journey is one of five films made from footage that Alan Lomax shot between 1978 and 1985 for the PBS American Patchwork series (1991…
The Carolina Chocolate Drops from Greensboro, North Carolina
The Ebony Hillbillies from New York City
Curtis Wright - Cruise2Jam Bluegrass/Gospel History Workshop - Carnival Inspiration 2013
Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton (born January 26, 1989) is an American musician from Los Angeles. A vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Paxton's style…
Highlights from Otis Taylor's ("...one of the most innovative, thought-provoking blues artists to emerge in the last 20 years." Billboard)…
Directed by Marc Fields. Narrated by Steve Martin, The Banjo Project: The Story of Americas Instrument is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major…
