Listen up! or stream it below. If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. Though you may recognize part of the popular minstrel show number “Mr. Catfish” from the folk ...

Drew Fetch, a winner of national banjo championships and world renowned concert banjoist, along with his colleague Becky Schneider, will bring Drew's extensive collection of historic and modern ...

Note: The Wiyos provided laughs and dazzling musicianship Friday as headliners at The Minstrel in Morris Township. But opener Ralph Litwin supplied the heart. A gifted banjo player and beloved member ...

In this less than melodious celebration of the origins and history of the banjo, Dubois delivers a straightforward social history of the relationship between race and music. Drawing deeply on archives ...

African American roots -- The origins of black face minstrelsy -- The birth of a banjoist -- On the road in Great Britain -- Back in the United States : touring with a minstrel band and final days -- ...