Syncopatin' shuffle...

... is the title of a half-hour broadcast about the banjo on BBC Radio 4 at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday 23 January. The Radio Times note in the schedule says: 'Julian Vincent reveals the beauty and virtuosity of playing the banjo, which, despite being much maligned in recent years, evolved from its African roots to become the darling of British popular entertainment.'

Thanks to our friends on the original Bluegrass Blog for pointing out that the entire show can be heard on line here. It does not bear comparison with the superb film originally shown in 1990, on Channel 4 TV's 'Echos of America' series, which took twice the time and achieved infinitely more.