Word: banjo
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...African roots. That never stopped orators like Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. and even some of the young rappers from speaking English far better than most white folks do. And don't forget that American English has been enriched by words with African origins, like gumbo, banjo, zombie and jazz...
...Notre Dame Glee Club, the fabulousness that is 80s pop, a gay country duo called Y’ALL... My aunt and uncle are musicians (my aunt Kristi Rose started out in the New York rockabilly scene in the mid-80s; my uncle Fats Kaplin plays fiddle, guitar, banjo, pedal steel guitar, accordion) and I think their work is amazing...
Oakland, Md., in the Allegheny Mountains, celebrates the season with the Autumn Glory Festival (Oct. 12 to 16). Traditional Appalachian music is featured with banjo, fiddle and mandolin competitions, along with arts and crafts, parades, a 5-km race and an appearance by Cooter's Garage Band, led by Ben Jones of Dukes of Hazzard fame...
Within a month, the banjo-playing duo were a fixture on the steps of Weld Hall and Widener Library, their pluck entertaining Asian tourists and anyone else who would listen...
...uncharted waters of the real world, Zaccagnino hopes that this motivation—along with his unwillingness to leave any banjo case unturned—will spell more musical successes...