tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post6815257507009651537..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: With special thanks to the banjo for inspirationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-46430448473063083332016-06-03T15:49:29.289+01:002016-06-03T15:49:29.289+01:00Such a fascinating post! I was completely unaware ...Such a fascinating post! I was completely unaware of the banjo's presence in North African music, and only partially familiar with the list of Western classical works that feature the instrument. To your list I'll add a few more: George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, William Grant Still's Symphony No.1 "Afro-American", and Erwin Schulhoff's fascinating oratorio HMS Royal Oak, a work that employs two banjos in addition to two accordions.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520926883774598349noreply@blogger.com