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Bill Evans: The Banjo in America

Arcata Playhouse

The New World, UC Berkeley-trained ethnomusicologist Bill Evans performs musical examples from the 1700’s to the present day on a variety of vintage instruments, ranging from an African ekonting to a mid-19th century minstrel banjo, a modern bluegrass banjo and even an electric banjo. Bill Evans is an internationally known five-string banjo life force. As a performer, teacher, writer, scholar and composer, he brings a deep knowledge, intense virtuosity and contagious passion to all things banjo, with thousands of music fans and students from all over the world in a career that spans over forty years. He has played with David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Pete Seeger, Laurie Lewis and Tony Trischka among others.

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  • $12
  • $10 HFS and Playhouse members
CONTACT INFO
  • Phone: 707-822-1575
  • Email: info@arcataplayhouse.org
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