Give Me the Banjo (2011)
The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.
Director: Marc Fields
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Béla Fleck as Self |
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Dom Flemons as Self |
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Rhiannon Giddens as Self |
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Earl Scruggs as Self |
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Mike Seeger as Self |
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Pete Seeger as Self |
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Tony Trischka as Self |
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Steve Martin as Self |
| Directing | Marc Fields | Director |
| Production | Tony Trischka | Producer |
| Production | Shaun Clarke | Producer |
| Production | Marc Fields | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Bruce Petschek | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |