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Whiskey Flat – Jam Session 1965
We both agreed that Art Chambers, a two-finger stylist on the five string banjo was a special gem among the people there. Art had accompanied Fiddlin’ Van Cunningham in the contest, and he was rarin’ to go to demonstrate some of his banjo showpieces. Continue reading
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Tagged Bakersfield, banjo, California bluegrass, DK Wilgus, fiddle, fiddle contest, fiddling, field recordings, Folk Music, jam session, Kernville, Lake Isabella, old time music
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The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover: Little Annie
What got me excited was Don’s “tag” or ending of his banjo break. It’s four beats of pure delight, sort of going off sideways like a plot twist in an Alfred Hitchcock film! Continue reading
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Tagged banjo, bluegrass, don stover, lilly brothers
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