The Ebony Hillbillies' Tuesday Night Frolic
When
May 20, 2008 9:30 pm (Tuesday)
What
"...the premiere black string band in AMERICA" - Tony Thomas, Black Banjo Association"...the music was good and sweet...and stuck in my mind" - daBrooklyn.com/LI...
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Event details: The Ebony Hillbillies' Tuesday Night Frolic
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"...the premiere black string band in AMERICA" - Tony Thomas, Black Banjo Association
"...the music was good and sweet...and stuck in my mind" - daBrooklyn.com/LIVEJournal.com
"Ebony Hillbillies are the cat's meow...I could not stop moving..." - Javier T., @Carnegie Hall
"...a band that stands out in the stomping masses..." - Ernest Jasmin, The News Tribune (Wintergrass)
"The Real Y'Alternative!!!" - Kandia Crazy Horse, Creative Loafing
The Ebony Hillbillies are one of the last black string bands in America. Consisting of fiddle, banjo, washboard and bass fiddle, they have successfully created a following that has crossed over to audiences in pop, country, bluegrass, folk, jazz and beyond while maintaining their grassroots credibility. Their 19th century-string-band-sound was popular in the 1920's and 1930's and was a key element in the genesis of jazz and virtually everything after (blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock & roll,and so on...).
The Ebony Hillbillies' own extant CDs, Sabrina's Holiday, EH Sessions Vol.1 & 2, and I Thought You Knew, provide a great introduction to a largely forgotten cultural legacy.
"...the music was good and sweet...and stuck in my mind" - daBrooklyn.com/LIVEJournal.com
"Ebony Hillbillies are the cat's meow...I could not stop moving..." - Javier T., @Carnegie Hall
"...a band that stands out in the stomping masses..." - Ernest Jasmin, The News Tribune (Wintergrass)
"The Real Y'Alternative!!!" - Kandia Crazy Horse, Creative Loafing
The Ebony Hillbillies are one of the last black string bands in America. Consisting of fiddle, banjo, washboard and bass fiddle, they have successfully created a following that has crossed over to audiences in pop, country, bluegrass, folk, jazz and beyond while maintaining their grassroots credibility. Their 19th century-string-band-sound was popular in the 1920's and 1930's and was a key element in the genesis of jazz and virtually everything after (blues, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock & roll,and so on...).
The Ebony Hillbillies' own extant CDs, Sabrina's Holiday, EH Sessions Vol.1 & 2, and I Thought You Knew, provide a great introduction to a largely forgotten cultural legacy.
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