‘Banjo Blues’ Archives
Dock Boggs – A Blues Banjo Bridge
I have to thank Karen over at Today's Chicago Blues for bringing Dock Boggs to my attention and continuing my Blues Banjo Binge for at least one more post. Dock Boggs was a white miner / moonshiner / blues banjo player. The Dock Boggs Festival [...]
Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972) – Banjo and Blues
I'm pretty fascinated by the banjo and the blues. Steve Martin used to joke about it - you can read up on my banjo musing here. When you think of Piedmont blues you can sort of imagine the link with banjo playing and the blues but, when you listen to [...]
Otis Taylor – Recapturing the Banjo – More Banjo Blues
I need to thank my friend Hieronymus Murphy over at Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast for bringing Otis Taylor to my attention. Hieronymus was responding to my recent post on Banjo Blues. He mentioned that I really should check out Otis Taylor. Well I did and [...]
The Banjo and the Blues
Steve Martin used to joke about it how you can't play a sad song on the banjo. Then he'd play a stereotypical sad blues tune on the banjo and crack everyone up. At the time I remember joking about banjo blues with friends. The joke was on me though. In [...]
Harry Manx – New Style Blues
Harry Manx won the 2008 Maple Blues Awards award for best Acoustic Artist. This was great news for me for a couple of reasons. First he really deserves it and secondly it helped me classify this incredibly unique artist. Harry actually plays a sitar on [...]