The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will celebrate the Black Banjo Renaissance with a free, public symposium and concert on July 21st.…
Black Banjo Renaissance Symposium and Concert in Washington, DC in July 2026
Tag: string band music
Vaiano’s Paisanos Revisit Early 20th-Century Immigrant String-Band Music On Debut Album
Vaiano’s Paisanos – Vaiano’s Paisanos (Jalopy Records, 2026) String band Vaiano’s Paisanos features Rachel Meirs on violin and mandolin, Maxwell Apra on mandolin, tenor banjo,…
Rhiannon Giddens Shares “Carolina Rain” Video
Pulitzer- and Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has released the video for “Carolina Rain,” a song from her upcoming album Hope Is The Thing With Feathers,…
Vaiano’s Paisanos Recreate the Stringband Music of Early 20th Century New York
Vaiano’s Paisanos has released “Ardo D’Amore,” the lead single from the group’s upcoming self-titled debut. On the track, Rachel Meirs leads with a winding violin…
Artist Profiles: Dom Flemons
Dom Flemons is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, slam poet, radio host, music historian, and songwriter originally from Phoenix and now based in Chicago He plays…