http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/ Black Banjo Then and Now Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:53 GMT TonyW http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12848 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12848 Look in the archives here there was a lot more about this stuff a year or two ago when the Polk Miller reissue and I think an associated book came out. Not Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:11:53 GMT Trimlon http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12847 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12847 http://frontrowmusic.tv/ "Earwig Music Presents: Six Generations of the Blues" -- Television program preview with Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers. To see where Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:33 GMT shannon oliver http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12846 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12846 Unlikely African American Banjo Historian - Check this out from NPR. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND LETS TALK ABOUT IT OPENLY AND HONESTLY! Here's the link: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:36:35 GMT shannon oliver http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12845 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12845 Thanks everyone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:48:46 GMT Tom Faux http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12844 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12844 Interestingly, it was the east coast, Tanzania, where Bela got the story. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:35 GMT jpdickerson2001 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12843 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12843 You know where the t itle came from. Supposedly when the slaves could see the water on the coast, they knew there was no return, and they would need to "throw Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:34:29 GMT Stan Werbin http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12842 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12842 We've had it at Elderly for a couple of weeks now: http://elderly.com/search/elderly?terms=throw+down+heart+fleck&x=0&y=0 Stan ... [Non-text portions of this Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09:23 GMT Tony Thomas http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12841 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12841 ... _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:59:49 GMT Dirk Brinker http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12840 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12840 hello everybody, I'm new to this mailing-list and I was asked to introduce myself. name: Dirk Brinker gender: male age: almost 57 nationality: german Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:58:24 GMT Tom Faux http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12839 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12839 http://www.throwdownyourheart.com/ I think until now the DVD has mainly been peddled from the stage, but it is now available for sale online. Just google it. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:35:38 GMT shannon oliver http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12838 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12838 I'm a banjo student, so I guess a newbie player and noot professional by no means. My first real instrument. I'm learning clawhammer, under Dan Levenson. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:18:25 GMT shannon oliver http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12837 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12837 Is there a link or listing for the Bela Fleck film? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:25:53 GMT note2dawn http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12836 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12836 Greetings from Dallas Texas- I'm a black fiddle player looking to learn more about the tradition and the players of this music. My background is mostly Irish Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:53:58 GMT Tony Thomas http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12835 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12835 ... _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:16 GMT banjar2ber http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12834 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/message/12834 Thanks, Joan and Tom: I will look forward to seeing this film... Roberta