Banjo Traditions

Banjo Traditions is a scholarly framework within the study of instrumental music that systematically examines the historical development, regional variations, and performance practices associated with the banjo across diverse cultural contexts.

Publications

428

Citations

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Instrumental Traditions

Publications

African Banjo Echoes in Appalachia: A Study of Folk Traditions (review)

Appalachian heritage · 1996 · 51 citations

Humanities, African American Studies, Folklore Studies +17

The Folk, the Stage, and the Five-String Banjo in the Nineteenth Century

Robert B. Winans · Journal of American Folklore · 1976 · 38 citations

Humanities, Musicology, African American Music +16

Senegambian Archetypes for the American Folk Banjo

M. Coolen · Western Folklore · 1984 · 30 citations · Full text

Humanities, Folklore Studies, Comparative Folklore +8

The Folk Banjo: A Documentary History

Dena J. Epstein · Ethnomusicology · 1975 · 28 citations

Humanities, Folklore Studies, Ethnography Of Folklore +7

That Half-Barbaric Twang: The Banjo in American Popular Culture

Thomas S. Brown, Karen Linn · American Music · 1994 · 27 citations

Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies +4

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Authors

RB
Robert B. Winans
3 publications · 67 citations
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KL
Karen Linn
3 publications · 61 citations
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DJ
Dena J. Epstein
University of California, Berkeley, United States
1 publications · 28 citations
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TS
Thomas S. Brown
DePaul University, United States
1 publications · 27 citations
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JR
James Robbins
1 publications · 18 citations
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Institutions

1–3 of 3

Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 5 publications · 84 citations
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American Music
3 publications · 64 citations
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Ethnomusicology
2 publications · 39 citations
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Appalachian heritage
2 publications · 63 citations
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Western Folklore
1 publications · 30 citations
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