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Various Artists - Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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The banjo is one of those quintessential American instruments that is surprisingly versatile. It has been used traditional southern music, bluegrass, country, jazz and a whole lot more. The folks at the Smithsonian have put together a special CD focused on this unique instrument and some of the masters who used it best. Album Tracks 1. Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl/Cripple Creek/Ida Red/Old Joe Clark 2. Banging Breakdown 3. Johnson Boys 4. Peachbottom Creek 5. Coo Coo 6. Josh Thomas S Roustabout 7. Jaw Bone 8. Bright Sunny South 9. Coal Creek March 10. Mississippi Heavy Water Blues 11. Walk Light Ladies 12. Buck Creek Girls 13. Gut Bucket Blues 14. Skylark/Roaring Mary 15. St. Anne S Reel/La Renfleuse Gorbeil 16. Smokey Mokes 17. Golden Bell Polka 18. Banjoland 19. Sally Ann 20. Lonesome Road Blues 21. Fox Chase 22. Hop Along Lou 23. Cotton Eyed Joe 24. Foggy Mountain Top 25. Rambling Hobo 26. Old Rattler 27. Georgia Buck 28. I Wish to the Lord I D Never Been Born 29. Black Eye Susie 30. Bluegrass Breakdown

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    The banjo is one of those quintessential American instruments that is surprisingly versatile. It has been used traditional southern music, bluegrass, country, jazz and a whole lot more. The folks at the Smithsonian have put together a special CD focused on this unique instrument and some of the masters who used it best. Album Tracks 1. Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl/Cripple Creek/Ida Red/Old Joe Clark 2. Banging Breakdown 3. Johnson Boys 4. Peachbottom Creek 5. Coo Coo 6. Josh Thomas S Roustabout 7. Jaw Bone 8. Bright Sunny South 9. Coal Creek March 10. Mississippi Heavy Water Blues 11. Walk Light Ladies 12. Buck Creek Girls 13. Gut Bucket Blues 14. Skylark/Roaring Mary 15. St. Anne S Reel/La Renfleuse Gorbeil 16. Smokey Mokes 17. Golden Bell Polka 18. Banjoland 19. Sally Ann 20. Lonesome Road Blues 21. Fox Chase 22. Hop Along Lou 23. Cotton Eyed Joe 24. Foggy Mountain Top 25. Rambling Hobo 26. Old Rattler 27. Georgia Buck 28. I Wish to the Lord I D Never Been Born 29. Black Eye Susie 30. Bluegrass Breakdown
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    Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
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    Smithsonian Folkways
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