Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World
Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past. The artisans who build banjos for old-time music stand at an unusual crossroads \"asked to meet the modern musician\'s needs while retaining the nostalgic qualities so fundamental to the banjo\'s sound and mystique. Richard Jones-Bamman ventures into workshops and old-time music communities to explore how banjo builders practice their art. His interviews and long-time personal immersion in the musical culture shed light on long-overlooked aspects of banjo making. What is the banjo builder\'s role in the creation of a specific musical community? What techniques go into the styles of instruments they create? Jones-Bamman explores these questions and many others while sharing the ways an inescapable sense of the past undergirds the performance and enjoyment of old-time music. Along the way he reveals how antimodernism remains integral to the music\'s appeal and its making.
£20.99
Similar Deals
Save 23%
The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet, revised and updated
£14.99
£11.66
From Wordery
Save 44%
Confident Parents, Confident Kids
£19.99
£11.20
From Wordery
UTM Security with Fortinet
£39.99
From Wordery
Save 18%
Driven
£14.99
£12.38
From Wordery
Save 14%
The Minimalist Home: A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused ...
£17.99
£15.61
From Wordery
Save 27%
Air Plants: The Curious World of Tillandsias
£17.99
£13.24
From Wordery
Save 25%
The Heal Your Gut Cookbook
£22.50
£16.98
From Wordery
Save 6%
Artisan Cheese Making at Home
£22.50
£21.30
From Wordery