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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: Bill Evans 'History of the Banjo' [in 14 minutes]


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country frank - Posted - 04/10/2013:  06:14:30


If you haven't seen this yet take a look, its brilliant and Bill is such a great player and wonderful educator. Very informative, very fun.



Enjoy.



vimeo.com/52518992


Howie59 - Posted - 04/10/2013:  06:40:06


Thanks so much for posting this, I really enjoyed it. It was most informative. Cant say that the last electric banjo did much for me though.


pickn5 - Posted - 04/10/2013:  07:34:55


Nice video, thanks for posting it. Enjoyed it.

RB3WREATH - Posted - 04/11/2013:  02:36:58


Bill



I know you are on the hangout Great overview I loved it



Joe Deetz


beezaboy - Posted - 04/11/2013:  08:05:21


Wonderful video.  Thank you.



I think in America from the very beginnings the term "Banjo" means 5-string banjo.



But, it would be cool to add one minute to the lecture (make an even 15) and team with a 4-stringer to include 1/2 century for the ragtime, jazz and swing eras with single string melody tenor, rhythm tenor or plectrum with a finale of either a Reser tenor or Peabody/Bechtel plectrum chord melody.  By golly then we could get to see a full two hundred years of America's instrument.



Not complaining - just a fan of the Castles, sheiks and flappers and the sound of the flat picked other "Banjo".


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