Carolina Chocolate Drops - Salty Dog

[Yvonne]

 

[Kcrunch1]

howdy partner! This is truely original American music much like Jazz.

 

[Yvonne]

Well, the truly interesting aspect of the Carolina Chocolate Drops is these kids are the embodiment of American music completing the circle. Because their ancestors sang and hollered (and maybe even played the banjo) in the fields and their shacks as American slaves. After the Civil War their ancestors sang gospel and spiritual songs in black (and white) churches. Then a few decades later their ancestors sang, played and danced to jazz and blues. And now these kids are playing Old Timey/bluegrass songs, which is the white version of American "root" songs.

Heard them a few months back on Rick Stasio's public radio show. Today was listening to my iTunes and that show replayed as a podcast. In looking at some of their other YouTube videos, I see that the banjo player is also a fiddler. That's versatility. His musicality is like that of John Hartford, who I admire ... One of these days I think I'll try the banjo too.