George Gibson | Berea College Celebration of Traditional Music
Added 2018-10-11 13:54:31 +0000 UTCGeorge R. Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky plays the banjo, sings and shares oral history at the 2015 Celebration of Traditional Music at Berea College. https://www.berea.edu/
Gibson is both a master musician and a leading banjo history researcher. His most recent scholarly article is included new book "Banjo Roots and Branches" available from University of Illinois Press: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/23cnd4ft9780252041945.html
Comments
What a treasure!
John Welborn
2018-10-12 00:16:57 +0000 UTCI just tuned up to that tuning. Reminds me of 'The Lost Gander'.
Micheál Mac Labhrás
2018-10-11 16:38:22 +0000 UTCI learned that one from George about 2006 when I first returned from overseas--I don't think he played it when I was a kid. It is a simple tune (the lyrics are more challenging to me for some reason) played out of f#DF#AD. I will teach that to yall soon.
Clifton Hicks
2018-10-11 16:30:49 +0000 UTCThe rendition of Coal Creek at the end is haunting and beautiful. It's raw and dripping in emotion (as all good music should be). Can you play that?
Micheál Mac Labhrás
2018-10-11 15:55:51 +0000 UTC
