The Banjo Project: UPDATE 2

Thanks to Denis Hayes of Cork, who writes:

Here is a short Youtube link to a trailer for a new tv documentary about the banjo, being produced by Tony Trischka. Steve Martin narrates.

The trailer is well worth watching: a good nine minutes long, it includes footage of Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck, Taj Mahal, and many others. The full documentary will be eagerly awaited; if it surpasses the hour-long 'Echoes of America' film on the same subject, made twenty years ago, it will be a real classic.


Update 21 March: Thanks again to Denis for this link to the Banjo Project website, where the treasures include a dozen performances on video and some very enlightening interviews with players such as the splendid Tony Ellis (above).

Update 25 March: 'Echoes of America' can be seen in instalments on YouTube here.