Beyonce, Banjos, and the power of the archive
Love this post! What a great way to connect history together. I particularly love the Rhiannon Giddens banjo track, since she's hyped the Black roots of banjo for a while. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/rhiannon-giddens-banjo-wondrium-series-interview-1235586955/ And that painting is so beautiful.
Sam!! Thanks for sharing this, cant wait to read. I hope you are doing well :D also you know I'll find any reason to bring up Beyonce LOL
this is so great! it made me think of the old pushback against oxford’s aave dictionary. some things are ephemeral for a reason and just because they’re not written doesn’t mean they’re lost
Thanks so much! and yes, sometimes there's an overreliance on written documentation without recognizing the benefits of other types.
Thank you so much for sharing Tasser's "The Banjo Lesson". I'm so glad I know about the piece and his work now!
thanks for reading :D The Banjo Lesson is really beautiful
Love this post! What a great way to connect history together. I particularly love the Rhiannon Giddens banjo track, since she's hyped the Black roots of banjo for a while. https://variety.com/2023/music/news/rhiannon-giddens-banjo-wondrium-series-interview-1235586955/ And that painting is so beautiful.
Sam!! Thanks for sharing this, cant wait to read. I hope you are doing well :D also you know I'll find any reason to bring up Beyonce LOL
this is so great! it made me think of the old pushback against oxford’s aave dictionary. some things are ephemeral for a reason and just because they’re not written doesn’t mean they’re lost
Thanks so much! and yes, sometimes there's an overreliance on written documentation without recognizing the benefits of other types.
Thank you so much for sharing Tasser's "The Banjo Lesson". I'm so glad I know about the piece and his work now!
thanks for reading :D The Banjo Lesson is really beautiful