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Clawhammer Banjo: Old Time Banjo and Fiddle Tunes [sound recording]

Program and biographical notes by Charlie Faurot on container. "Old time banjo and fiddle tunes"; featuring Wade Ward, Fred Cockerham, George Stoneman and Kyle Creed, with instrumental ensemble.
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Street Songs and Fiddle Tunes

101 The Wild Colonial Boy / Vocals,Fiddle,Melodeon (Button-key accordion),Flute,Piano,Banjo. 102 Our Ship Is Ready / Vocals,Fiddle,Melodeon (Button-key accordion),Flute,Piano,Banjo. 103 The Boys of ...
American Songwriter

Hear the First Single from the Second Installment in the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Here

John Hartford was a master of the fiddle and banjo. At the same time, his deep connection to the lore of the Mississippi River, witty lyrics, and instantly recognizable vocal style helped to make him ...
Jambands

Fiddle and Banjo: Kenny Kosek Details Long Awaited Follow up to ‘Angelwood,’ Tapping Tony Trischka on ‘Twisted Sage’

Kenny Kosek has announced the highly anticipated follow-up to his 1997 solo record, Angelwood, by divulging details and sharing notes regarding the Sept. 6 release of Twisted Sage. The forthcoming ...
Capital Public Radio

New Classical Tracks: Bluegrass Banjo Picking And Irish Fiddle Tunes Inspire Michael Torke's 'Sky'

"I felt, in writing this piece, that there was an openness, or a kind of a renewed freshness, I had working with music materials, because I was working in a new form. It took out all the cobwebs in ...
Reading Eagle

Mountain folklore: Fiddle, banjo fill up Rock Hollow Woods

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...
Daily Journal Online

Bluegrass band RiverBend at MAC Saturday

RiverBend is a five-piece Bluegrass band that blends energy with melodious harmonies and authentic instrumentation. This ...
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Old Time Music Festival celebrates city’s long history of fiddle and banjo

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...
Mountain Xpress

Drops in the bucket

Some music genres reward almost any innovation or improvisation. But impressing old-time fans with your unique arrangements of fiddle and banjo tunes can be harder than nailing Jell-O to a fence post.
PBS

Rural Music Traditions - Dance and Song: Context and Background

"Roll up the rugs," more than a call to let the entertainment begin, was literally the way dance space was created for at-home square dancing. Furniture was moved outdoors or into corners to make ...
The Telegraph

Fiddlin’ Banjo Billy playin’ it again

ALTON — Fiddlin’ Banjo Billy Mathews has been playing music since he was 8 years old when he started piano lessons. Around the age of 13, he added the guitar, and then picked up the banjo during his ...