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Since the 1970s, Leftwich has performed and taught at folk festivals, concerts, and music camps, written books on both fiddle and banjo, released instructional old-time fiddle videos and written articles on traditional fiddling. He also maintains a youtube channel with some of his original field recordings.
Kenny Kosek (born 1949 in The Bronx, New York), is an American fiddler who plays bluegrass, country, klezmer, folk music and roots music. In addition to his solo career, he has performed with many other well-known performers and contributed to film and television soundtrack music. He is also a musical educator.
Levenson has authored numerous books on fiddle and clawhammer-style banjo playing, along with instructional CDs and videos. [5] Levenson, Dan (2003). Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch – A Guide for the Claw-less!. Mel Bay Publications. p. 128. ISBN 0786671335. [3] [4] Levenson, Dan (2008). Gospel Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo. Mel Bay Publications ...
"Giddy On Up" is an up-tempo country song, driven by fiddle and banjo with a prominent brass section in the pre-chorus. The song's female narrator confronts her man ("Baby where you been, its half-past ten"), making note of the many signs that suggest he has been cheating on her with another woman ("Smilin' a lot when you look at your phone / There's a change in your tone").
He specializes in the traditional music of African Americans, [2] and his work has been described as "Afrofuturist folklore." [3] Blount, while initially recognized for his skill as an old-time banjo player and fiddler, [4] [5] is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who has described his music as "genrequeer."
Formed in November 2005, following the members' attendance at the first Black Banjo Gathering, held in Boone, North Carolina, in April 2005, the group grew out of the success of Sankofa Strings, an ensemble that featured Dom Flemons on bones, jug, guitar, and four-string banjo, Rhiannon Giddens on banjo and fiddle and Súle Greg Wilson on bodhrán, brushes, washboard, bones, tambourine, banjo ...
Dirk Powell (born 1969) is an American fiddler, banjo player, and singer. Powell was born in Oberlin, Ohio into a family with deep Kentucky roots. He has lived in Louisiana since 1992. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo styles. [1]
Dwight Diller (August 17, 1946 – 14 February 2023) was an American banjo and fiddle player and teacher. He was considered one of the most prominent exponents of the clawhammer banjo tradition. [who?] Diller lived in Hillsboro, West Virginia, and then Marlinton, and was an inheritor of the old-time music tradition of the Hammons Family of West ...