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2018 Banjo Gathering Survey

Dear Friends,

We enjoyed an extraordinary 2017 Banjo Gathering this past weekend in Alexandria, Virginia, with a wonderful array of presentations, displays of material culture, and three amazing field trips to the Library of Congress American Folklife Center (AFC), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH).

We were so inspired that we've decided to begin working immediately on planning for our 2018 event, which will be the 20th Anniversary Banjo Gathering. In order to make sure that we create the best possible event for 2018, we are asking people to fill out this short Google-based Banjo Gathering Response Form.

I hope you will have a few minutes to complete it. Please let me know what questions or comments you have.

Thank you,

Greg C. Adams

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Permalink Reply by Jody Stecher on November 7, 2017 at 3:34

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Permalink Reply by Trapdoor2 on November 8, 2017 at 23:41

I had a ball, as usual. I regret not being practiced up enough to play or jam effectively. I did get to jam a bit on the viola.

I've been twice before (Nashville and Knoxville) but this time I felt like "family". Lots of friends to re-connect with, many cool banjos and some wonderful lectures. I especially enjoyed things like Pete Ross' detective work and John Hoft's amusing delivery. Really liked Christian Stanfield's presentation of banjo cylinders and 78's. It is very nice to hear it on the original machines!

The museum tours were really great. I'm not a 'folk' person but the tour of the Library of Congress and the insights into accessing the collection was great. The African American Museum was excellent, thought provoking and uplifting. Of course, getting to see some of the banjos in the American History museum's collection was amazing...better yet, to have the actual people who were "there" to collect and to again play some of the banjos was astounding.