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Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
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Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet is an American acoustic music group that formed in 2005. Led by banjo player and singer Abigail Washburn (banjo and voice), the band features Béla Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (violin), and Ben… read moreAbigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet is an American acoustic music group that formed in 2005. Led by banjo player and singer Abigail Washburn (banjo and voice), the band features Béla Fleck (banjo), Casey Driessen (violin), and Ben Sollee (cello). The group is known for its mixture of old-t… read more -
Hobart Smith
12,802 listeners
Hobart Smith (May 10, 1897—January 11, 1965) was an American old-time musician. He was most notable for his appearance with his sister, Texas Gladden, on a series of Library of Congress recordings in the 1940s and his later appearances a… read moreHobart Smith (May 10, 1897—January 11, 1965) was an American old-time musician. He was most notable for his appearance with his sister, Texas Gladden, on a series of Library of Congress recordings in the 1940s and his later appearances at various festivals during the folk music revival of the 196… read more -
Dink Roberts
2,213 listeners
Dink Roberts was a historic banjo player from North Carolina born at the end of the 19th century. His importance as a link to Afro-American… read moreDink Roberts was a historic banjo player from North Carolina born at the end of the 19th century. His importance as a link to Afro-American traditions as well as Appalachian styles has made his music the subject of intense study by archi… read moreDink Roberts was a historic banjo player from North Carolina born at the end of the 19th century. His importance as a link to Afro-American traditions as well as Appalachian styles has made his music the subject of intense study by archivists and ethnomusicologists. View wiki -
Bill Keith
14,838 listeners
Bill Keith ( William Bradford Keith, December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution t… read moreBill Keith ( William Bradford Keith, December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popul… read moreBill Keith ( William Bradford Keith, December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing (an integral e… read more -
Clarence "Tom" Ashley
6,821 listeners
(AKA and slightly streamable as clarence ashley)From the time of Tom Clarence Ashley's birth, he was surrounded by the old-time music … read more(AKA and slightly streamable as clarence ashley)From the time of Tom Clarence Ashley's birth, he was surrounded by the old-time music and the ballads that had traveled the Atlantic along with America's early settlers. The Ashle… read more(AKA and slightly streamable as clarence ashley)From the time of Tom Clarence Ashley's birth, he was surrounded by the old-time music and the ballads that had traveled the Atlantic along with America's early settlers. The Ashley family came to America from Ireland before the turn of the… read more -
Walt Koken
2,025 listeners
Walt began playing the five string banjo in 1959. He first played in an old time string band in 1965 in the Busted Toe Mudthumpers, based i… read moreWalt began playing the five string banjo in 1959. He first played in an old time string band in 1965 in the Busted Toe Mudthumpers, based in Ithaca NY. He also played four-string (plectrum) banjo in the Muskrat Ramblers, a New Orleans st… read moreWalt began playing the five string banjo in 1959. He first played in an old time string band in 1965 in the Busted Toe Mudthumpers, based in Ithaca NY. He also played four-string (plectrum) banjo in the Muskrat Ramblers, a New Orleans style seven-peice traditional jazz band around that time, whic… read more -
Dom Flemons
13,191 listeners
Dom Flemons is a native Arizonan and a true modern Songster, engaging audiences from the green Carolinas to the ruddy Southwest with person… read moreDom Flemons is a native Arizonan and a true modern Songster, engaging audiences from the green Carolinas to the ruddy Southwest with personalized interpretations of folk, blues, early jazz and rock, country, and original material. Where … read moreDom Flemons is a native Arizonan and a true modern Songster, engaging audiences from the green Carolinas to the ruddy Southwest with personalized interpretations of folk, blues, early jazz and rock, country, and original material. Where else can you hear Ma Rainey, the Beatles and the Band in one… read more