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There was such hostility to the idea of a banjo being a black instrument. It was co-opted by this white supremacist notion that old-time music was the inheritance of white America.

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I’ve been getting interested in reimagining folk songs and writing songs that should have existed but didn’t, particularly around the Civil War when black voices were muted and only allowed particular channels.

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I don’t watch ‘Game of Thrones.’ I don’t watch TV. I don’t watch Hulu.

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May 25, 2024

I don’t watch ‘Game of Thrones.’ I don’t watch TV. I don’t watch Hulu.

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May 25, 2024

I’ve been getting interested in reimagining folk songs and writing songs that should have existed but didn’t, particularly around the Civil War when black voices were muted and only allowed particular channels.

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