The Banjo in America, by Bill Evans

The Banjo in America

by Bill Evans

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1.	Pompey Ran Away & Phil Rice's Excelsior Jig 03:25	buy track
2.	Devil's Dream, Bully For All & St. Patrick's Day 06:38	buy track
3.	Goodbye John & Hard Times 04:06	buy track
4.	Whoop Jamboree & Indian Rubber Overcoat 04:17	buy track
5.	Buckley's Jig & Whelpley's Jig 04:08	buy track
6.	Home Sweet Home 04:53	buy track
7.	Sunflower Dance 01:59	buy track
8.	A Ragtime Episode 02:35	buy track
9.	Ballad #1 02:05	buy track
10.	Banjoland 02:00	buy track
11.	Pretty Polly 03:48	buy track
12.	Coal Creek March 01:43	buy track
13.	Scruggs Style Medley 02:46	buy track
14.	I'll Remember You Love in My Prayers 03:35	buy track
15.	Native and Fine 03:34	buy track
16.	Clarinet Polka 02:23	buy track
17.	Petersburg Gal 02:10	buy track
18.	The Distance Between Two Points 03:46	buy track
19.	Bill Evans Medley: Leaving Owensboro, Catching the Dickens, Corey's Slide 05:37	buy track

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Bill Evans’ “The Banjo in America” celebrates 250 years of music performed on a variety of banjos from the Haitian-inspired banza to the Gibson Mastertone and eight other historical instruments in between.
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Based on Bill’s decades-long exploration of deep banjo history and performance practice, “The Banjo in America” traces the complex musical history of the banjo through two centuries of African-American and Anglo-American cultural exchange. He is one of the few musicians who has mastered multiple American banjo styles including 19th century stroke style, old-time finger styles, classic banjo of the ragtime era, Scruggs-style bluegrass and beyond, to his many original tunes. These styles are all displayed here, performed on a stunning variety of historic and reproduction instruments. Very few musicians have the ability and experience to boast such a stunning display of banjo alchemy and this set is unlike any other ever recorded its breadth and variety.

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released July 4, 2022

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Tiki Parlour Recordings Los Angeles, California

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Founded by musicians David Bragger and Rick Hocutt, Tiki Parlour specializes in CDs, Videos and Folk Art showcasing the underground folk music of America, aka old-time music. For our stunning physical releases visit our site.
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