5 Hubby Jenkins

Hubby talks about how he got into music, how he practices in small spaces, his influences in early folk, old-time, influences from other people besides banjoists (comedians, other types of musicians).  Naming our banjos. He dives deep into some music from Black Banjo Songsters and we listen to the Rufus Casey version of the Cuckoo song. What it was like for him learning that the banjo started as a black instrument and how it re-shaped history.   His live shows and what it was like playing his first festival as a touring musician.  Being in the Carolina Chocolate Drops. The perception of the banjo from all different types of audiences.  Hubby asks what it’s like for me being a woman playing the banjo.   We chat about the hustle in NYC. 

He talks about not letting history get into the way, but also being aware of the songs you’re playing and being respectable and knowledgable.

Hubby shares his must-know songs for the banjo world. 

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“I never feel more grounded and more centered than when I’m lost in playing” -Hubby Jenkins