African banjo echoes in Appalachia : a study of folk traditions

African banjo echoes in Appalachia : a study of folk traditions / Cecelia Conway.

"Throughout the Upland South, the banjo has become an emblem of white mountain folk, who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo, developing its downstroking playing styles and repertory, and spreading its influence to the national consciousness. In this groundbreaking...

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Main Author: Conway, Cecelia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [1995]
Series:Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
African Americans > Appalachian Region > Music > History and criticism.
Folk music > Appalachian Region > History and criticism.
Folk songs, English > Appalachian Region > History and criticism.
Banjo > Appalachian Region.
Minstrel shows > Appalachian Region.
Music.
Holy Cross Note:"4th printing, 2012" -- Title page verso.

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