Dan Levenson : old-time banjo and fiddle teacher, performer and storyteller /

""This is a biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1987 and 1991, Dan worked for Goose Acres Folk Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he dove deeply into old-time music. In the late 1980s, he formed the Boiled Buzzards; they...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stern, Lewis M (Author), Stern, Lewis M. (Author), Brooks, David, 1947 January- (Author), Brooks, David, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Dan's Narrative
  • Early Life
  • Learning Old-Time Music
  • Playing Old-Time Music
  • Honing The Tools of Performance
  • Teaching Old-Time Music
  • Thinking About Old-Time Music
  • Conclusion. The Shape of Dan's Life
  • Appendix. Discography and Videography