The banjo is one of those quintessential American instruments that is surprisingly versatile. It has been used traditional southern music, bluegrass, country, jazz and a whole lot more. The folks at the Smithsonian have put together a special CD focused on this unique instrument and some of the masters who used it best.
1 Fly Around My Blue-Eyed Girl/Cripple Creek/Ida Red/Old Joe Clark
2 Banging Breakdown
3 Johnson Boys
4 Peachbottom Creek
5 Coo Coo
6 Josh Thomas S Roustabout
7 Jaw Bone
8 Bright Sunny South
9 Coal Creek March
10 Mississippi Heavy Water Blues
11 Walk Light Ladies
12 Buck Creek Girls
13 Gut Bucket Blues
14 Skylark/Roaring Mary
15 St. Anne S Reel/La Renfleuse Gorbeil
16 Smokey Mokes
17 Golden Bell Polka
18 Banjoland
19 Sally Ann
20 Lonesome Road Blues
21 Fox Chase
22 Hop Along Lou
23 Cotton Eyed Joe
24 Foggy Mountain Top
25 Rambling Hobo
26 Old Rattler
27 Georgia Buck
28 I Wish to the Lord I D Never Been Born
29 Black Eye Susie
30 Bluegrass Breakdown
The banjo is one of those quintessential American instruments that is surprisingly versatile. It has been used traditional southern music, bluegrass, country, jazz and a whole lot more. The folks at the Smithsonian have put together a special CD focused on this unique instrument and some of the masters who used it best.