The Banjo, Narrated by Alison Brown
Alison Brown is a Grammy-award winning banjoist, co-founder of Compass Records and recovering investment banker. Brown traces the history of the banjo, from its roots in enslaved Africans' musical traditions to its lasting influence on American music.
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I continue to be impressed by the team’s selection of narrators. These snippets of America are really, really good.
I was reading last night that Pete Seeger’s banjo was actually 3 frets longer than the standard length! And boy, could his fingers fly!