Artist description Solo old-time frailing/clawhammer banjo and voice. Presenting a collection of tunes, songs and ballads, happy and sad, deep and flighty for your amusement and edification

Music Style Old-time Folk Banjo, frailing/clawhammer

Musical Influences Woody Wachtel, Reed Martin, Peggy Seeger

Similar Artists Pete Seeger

Artist History Played banjo for over 40 years...Won Philadelphia Folk Festival old-time banjo contest around 1963...Appeared on Elektra Records' "Old Time Banjo Project"

Group Members Hank Schwartz

Instruments Various 5-string banjos

Albums "Notes Along The Way"

Press Reviews Check out my web page at "www.mindspring.com/~eyieyio/NATW/NATW.html"for reviews posted in FolkRoots, FolkWorld, Banjo NewsLetter and Old Time Herald!

Additional Info Check out "Tom Joad"'s great "Old Time Music Station" at www.mp3.com/stations/oldtimemusic

Location Menlo Park, CA - USA

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