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This is a biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1987 and 1991, Dan worked for Goose Acres Folk Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he dove deeply into old-time music. In the late 1980s, he formed the Boiled Buzzards; they recorded four albums between 1989 and 1994 and were a consistently active presence at old-time music festivals. He also played with Bob Frank during that time as one-half of the Hotfoot Duo. In 1995, he teamed up with Kim Murley and recorded New Frontier: Instrumentals from China and America. Levenson undertook his first cross-country trip as a solo performer in 1996. His traveling workshop “Meet the Banjo” ran with the sponsorship of Deering Banjos from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Dan recorded three projects in the first five years of the 2000s and began editing the quarterly “Old Time Way” section for Banjo Newsletter in 2005. He continues performing old-time music, teaching fiddle and banjo, writing instructional and repertoire books featuring banjo and fiddle tunes for Mel Bay, and making plans for more old-time music projects.
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- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface 1
- Introduction: Dan’s Narrative 9
- Chapter One. Early Life 17
- Chapter Two. Learning Old-Time Music 30
- Chapter Three. Playing Old-Time Music 47
- Chapter Four. Honing the Tools of Performance 77
- Chapter Five. Teaching Old-Time Music 91
- Chapter Six. Thinking About Old-Time Music 130
- Conclusion: The Shape of Dan’s Life 151
- Appendix: Discography and Videography 169
- Interviewees 175
- Chapter Notes 183
- Bibliography 209
- Index 221
Dan Levenson - Old Time Banjo and Fiddle Teacher, Performer and Storyteller
Dan Levenson - Old Time Banjo and Fiddle Teacher, Performer and Storyteller
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This is a biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1987 and 1991, Dan worked for Goose Acres Folk Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he dove deeply into old-time music. In the late 1980s, he formed the Boiled Buzzards; they recorded four albums between 1989 and 1994 and were a consistently active presence at old-time music festivals. He also played with Bob Frank during that time as one-half of the Hotfoot Duo. In 1995, he teamed up with Kim Murley and recorded New Frontier: Instrumentals from China and America. Levenson undertook his first cross-country trip as a solo performer in 1996. His traveling workshop “Meet the Banjo” ran with the sponsorship of Deering Banjos from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Dan recorded three projects in the first five years of the 2000s and began editing the quarterly “Old Time Way” section for Banjo Newsletter in 2005. He continues performing old-time music, teaching fiddle and banjo, writing instructional and repertoire books featuring banjo and fiddle tunes for Mel Bay, and making plans for more old-time music projects.
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- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface 1
- Introduction: Dan’s Narrative 9
- Chapter One. Early Life 17
- Chapter Two. Learning Old-Time Music 30
- Chapter Three. Playing Old-Time Music 47
- Chapter Four. Honing the Tools of Performance 77
- Chapter Five. Teaching Old-Time Music 91
- Chapter Six. Thinking About Old-Time Music 130
- Conclusion: The Shape of Dan’s Life 151
- Appendix: Discography and Videography 169
- Interviewees 175
- Chapter Notes 183
- Bibliography 209
- Index 221