Episode 4: Birth of the Banjo

Bob Carlin is a banjoist, producer, and author. Bob has done extensive research on the “birth of the banjo” in the American South. His book, The Birth of the Banjo: Joel Walker Sweeney and Early Minstrelsy , covers the banjo's history. The Podcast Down the Road highlights bluegrass and old-time music stories, performers, and traditions across the mountain and foothills counties of Western North…