Art takes a look at George Gibson, one of the last living old-timey musicians who grew up surrounded by the banjo tradition. Gibson was born in Eastern Kentucky in 1938 and grew up learning the old-timey traditions including banjo tunings and songs that a

This week, Backroads and Banjos comes to us straight from the living room of Art Rosenbaum. After a show at The Melting Point in Athens, banjo player Ken Perlman and fiddler Alan Jabbour stopped by Arts house and recorded a few of the songs from their mos

As one year fades into another, Art takes a look at Watch Night and Ring Shouts, one of the oldest New Years Eve traditions. Each year, African-American communities hold a prayer meeting in the church to focus on another year passing. After the meeting, t

Art previews tracks from Ed Teagues latest issue called Pretty Little Gal with the Bright Blue Eye. This CD, recorded and produced by Art, is the first issue on his Backroads and Banjos label. The record features not only Ed Teague but a few other great N

To celebrate the centennial of his birth in 2011, Art takes a look at the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Modern Bluegrass. In the second segment, Art welcomes Bob Black, a former Bluegrass Boy, via telephone to chat about his time with Monr

To celebrate the centennial of his birth in 2011, Art takes a look at the life and music of Bill Monroe, the Father of Modern Bluegrass. In the first of two parts on Monroe, Art takes a look at Monroes early career and what would eventually lead to the f

Art takes a trip down to the Bahamas and looks at a 1965 issue from Nonesuch records called The Real Bahamas. Although most of the Bahama islands are no further than 200 miles from the Florida coast, most of the music from the Bahamas remained a mystery u

To celebrate the centennial of his birth, Art takes a look at the life, music and myth of Robert Johnson. While most writings and common knowledge state that Robert Johnson was a great innovator of the blues, it is Arts contention that while Johnson was c

To celebrate the centennial of his birth, Art takes a look at the life, music and myth of Robert Johnson. While most writings and common knowledge state that Robert Johnson was a great innovator of the blues, it is Arts contention that while Johnson was c

This episode of Backroads and Banjos serves as a memorial to the recently passed Helen Myers McDuffie. A long time friend of Art, McDuffie was one of the last remaining players in the old-timey tradition in the North Georgia and North Carolina mountains.