American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1892, the Old-Time Banjo Pioneer Whose Injury Changed American Music

Charlie Poole, a spiritual predecessor to musicians like Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia, was born March 22, 1892, in North Carolina.
Chicago Tribune

Songwriter, clawhammer banjo picker to perform old-time style music for folk club

Jonas Friddle grew up listening to classic rock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, for example. He also heard a lot of folk musicians, including John Prine and Doc Watson, while growing up in the North ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

In The Hands Of This Kansas City Singer, An Old Banjo Shows All The Emotions

Banjo-playing singer-songwriter Kelly Hunt moved to Kansas City from Memphis three years ago for a graphics design job. When singer/songwriter Kelly Hunt arrived in Kansas City from Memphis three ...
insider.si.edu

Banjo Songs of the Southern Mountains [sound recording]

Biographical and descriptive notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein on slipcase. Performer(s): Obray Ramsey, George Pegram, Harry West, "Aunt" Samantha Bumgarner, banjo ; with accompanying instrumentalists.
Smithsonian Magazine

Why These Four Banjo-Playing Women Resurrected the Songs of the Enslaved

Charlie Weber - Media Director, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Rhiannon Giddens is joined by Canadian-American musician-songwriter Allison Russell (Po’ Girl, Birds of Chicago), ...