Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Syncopatin' Shuffle
BBC Radio 4 (www.bbc.co.uk) Jan. 23rd. "Syncopatin' Shuffle", 1.30-2.00pm GMT, repeated Monday 11.00-11.30pm
Julian Vincent recounts the history of the banjo. From its African roots and via the slave trade it became an instrument of the 1920's Jazz Age. With contributions from Leon Hunt, Kate Lissauer, Douglas Rogers, Keith Nichols, Phil Davidson, Gordon Dando Cyril Wickham and The Bath Banjo Club.
ATTENTION!UPDATE! For those who missed the show, it will be posted for seven days here...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/musicfeature/pip/ns62b/
Julian Vincent recounts the history of the banjo. From its African roots and via the slave trade it became an instrument of the 1920's Jazz Age. With contributions from Leon Hunt, Kate Lissauer, Douglas Rogers, Keith Nichols, Phil Davidson, Gordon Dando Cyril Wickham and The Bath Banjo Club.
ATTENTION!UPDATE! For those who missed the show, it will be posted for seven days here...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/musicfeature/pip/ns62b/
