Give Me the Banjo

Give Me the Banjo

2011 ""
Give Me the Banjo
Give Me the Banjo

Give Me the Banjo

7.3 | 1h30m | en | Documentary

The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.

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7.3 | 1h30m | en | Documentary , Music
Synopsis

The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.

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Cast

Béla Fleck , Dom Flemons , Rhiannon Giddens

Director

Bruce Petschek

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