by Bman | Dec 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
It is not widely known in this day that the fiddle and banjo were commonly played by African Americans from slavery times to well into this century. The two instruments in combination once provided much of the dance music for the balls and frolics of both white and...
by Bman | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Carolina Chocolate Drops mentor, Joe Thompson, passes awayMusic Maker was sad to learn yesterday of the passing of Joe Thompson of Mebane, N.C. In recent years the revered African-American fiddler mentored the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, who in their...
