Give Me the Banjo

Give Me the Banjo

90 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 4, 2011

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.

Give Me the Banjo

90 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 4, 2011

Give Me the Banjo
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Give Me the Banjo
Directors Marc Fields
Writers

Cast

Béla Fleck

as Self

Dom Flemons

as Self

Earl Scruggs

as Self

Mike Seeger

as Self

Pete Seeger

as Self

Steve Martin

as Self