Appalachian heritage · 1996 · 51 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesAfrican American StudiesFolklore StudiesAfrican American Cultural StudiesAfrican American HistoryFolktale StudiesAfrican American Folk ReligionAfrican American FolkloreBlack Music StudiesFolk Music TraditionsIndigenous Music StudiesRegional Folktale TraditionsAfrican American Narrative TraditionsAfrican American Song RepertoireAfrican American Worship TraditionsAmerican Folk Song RepertoireBanjo TraditionsFolk LegendsReception Of Folk SongRegional Song Traditions
Introduction: Griots of piedmont North Carolina and portrait of songster Will Baldwin -- Signifying at the crossroads : African-American traditions of the folk banjo -- The ritual of minstrelsy : some were buffoons, but others were apprentices -- Mountain echoes of the African banjo -- The banjo : its chang form, construction, and use -- The transmission of playing methods and tunin -- The banjo song genre : Dink Roberts' man-against-the-law songs -- Garfiel man against the law, but a man with a community -- Conclusion.