"There might be and there might have been and the fame of the Bohees might have precipitated it, but I do not know."

"Jody for all I know there may be a thriving and particular Black culture in the Maritimes in general and in New Brunswick where the Bohees are said to hail from in particular.  It is just that the facts are the Bohees parents moved to…"

"Thanks, Tony. That is more than I knew. I was hoping to find out that there was once a Black banjo culture in the Maritimes but I guess there wasn't. "

"My problem is I am like one of those jugglers who has all these plates spinning in the air and cannot take care of them. Looking for other things I have found a lot of information about Lowry .   An Australian academic produced  a…"

"T The Bohee Brothers were probably the most famous Black banjo entertainers in the world after Horace Weston.  They were born in the Maratimes of Canada, a place with a Black population where a significant proportion are descendants of Blacks…"

"Hi Tony, ... and sorry I missed you in Berkeley. Kate and I were  Covid-Cautious and remain so.  New topic:  Have you turned up any "new" information about the Bohee Brothers?. I've been fascinated with their story ever…"

"Jody I had long thought that Lowry switched to Plectrum or even the tenor but recent work and clippings  that I have found suggest he remained a finger style player until his death.   He does seem to have abandoned the fifth string as…"

"Lowry lived in Paris along with other members of the former Ciros band awaiting transportation to Russia for an engagement in Petrograd that was timed to start in November 1917 which was cancelled by the revolution.  Lowry Remained in France…"