TOPIC: PBS Special - Give Me The Banjo (Nov 4th)

Mark your calendars and set your DVR players to record. On Friday November 4, 2011, PBS will be airing an 82 minute documentary on the banjo entitled "Arts From The Blue Ridge Mountains: Give Me The Banjo".

The program is narrated by Steve Martin and will chronicle the journey of America's quintessential instrument - the banjo - from its African roots to the 21st century. It brings together banjo players such as Earl Scruggs, Pete Seger, Bela Fleck Mike Seeger, Abigail Washburn and The Carolina Chocolate Drops (to name a few).

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That sounds great! Now, I just have to track it down on my local Chicago PBS station! Thanks for the heads up, FM.

I tought the show was awesome.
I want to see if PBS sells a C/D copy of the show.
Has anybody checked into it?

Check out this website:

www.thebanjoproject.org/index.html

I think they either have DVDs of the show now or will have them available sometime soon. I thought it was a great show.

I liked the show a lot but where was Jens?