With A Banjo On My Knee Minstrel Songs Bk/cd

Here are some of the first and most popular songs ever written for banjo. Fascinating historical notes accompany this collection, describing themeaning of the songs, their place in history, the significance of the m usicians who first performed them, and Foster himself, America's first professional songwriter. The complete original lyrics of each song and anextensive bibliography are included. The CD contains recordings of each arrangement performed on solo minstrel banjo.