Category: Banjo

Westward Bound Cowboy and Country with Dom Flemons and Vania Kinard

Dec 10, 2024

in American History, Banjo, Berkeley, Blues, Country, Cowboys, Folk, Harmonica, Songwriting, Violin/Fiddle

African-American Country Music History & Cowboy Lore through Sunday December 14 at Berkeley Public Library DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival December 13-15 at Freight & Salvage Bay Area folks! Dom Flemons and Vania Kinard are curating a music festival and library exhibit celebrating the history of African-American Cowboy Culture and Country Music. The weekend of music…
Harmonies and healing Frequencies: Musician Cinamon Blair carries On the musical legacy of her grandfather, left-handed Banjo & Guitar jazz musician Lee Blair

Dec 14, 2023

in American History, Banjo, Bass, Cherokee, Chickahominy, Choctaw, Eclectic Music, Folk, Georgia, Guitarists, Jazz, Massachusetts, Music therapy, New York City, Piano, Poetry, R&B, Songwriting

As I was recovering from the flu last week I decided to watch the documentary American Symphony on Netflix and it was absolutely heart-wrenching and timely and spoke to the incredible creativity required to survive a history as brutal and violent as American history. The story really reminded me of the healing and survival power…