Often used in country, folk and bluegrass music, the American banjo is an instrument evolved from versions made by African slaves who, in turn, replicated indigenous West African plucked instruments ...

It’s easy to pick up the style but difficult to master – but you don’t have to be a master to participate.” For Ingham, clawhammer banjo grows in interest in what he calls the post-traditional age and ...

Mike Seeger teaches traditional American banjo styles 18 tunes are taught Molly Dear Snowdrop French Waltz Reubens Train Tom Dooley John Browns Dream Backstep Cindy ...