American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Smithsonian Folkways
• ASIN: B000001DHW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,313 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This recording was the first bluegrass LP ever released. The reissue now contains 16 additional tracks, a total of 43 tunes played by the immortal Snuffy Jenkins and others, including Smiley Hobbs. A banjo classic that runs 60 minutes in length. "...[A]s unspoiled as the day they were recorded..." — Rolling Stone

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a solid Bluegrass primer well worth the $$, February 7, 2000

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C. demers (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style (Audio CD)

It's a good all-around list of tunes played by some greats. Fidelity and clarity are lacking, and you might consider it more for interesting background music than for focused listening. For the price and the songlist, tho', you really can't go wrong if you want to hear hillbilly music (which I happen to like in most forms). I recommend listening to the tracks here on Amazon, first....

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Raw Oysters, April 18, 2003

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surfandsand "surfandsand" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style (Audio CD)

Some things are best in their simplest most elemental form. In many ways this is true of bluegrass and the bluegrass banjo in particular. This CD contains very raw, unprocessed, unmixed, mountain banjo music. All songs are performed in 3 finger style pickin, lyrics and accompaniments are very minimal and recording quality is marginal...but these factors only enhance the power of this music. In a world that has gone mad with pre-fab over-produced music, this CD is like a blast from a cold mountain waterfall....but like eating raw oysters or standing under a mountain waterfall, it takes some getting used to and it's not for everybody. But if you can handle it, you'll love it.