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Tutwiler, Edward (18 November 2016). "About That Banjo". Americana Rhythm Music Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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"Hall of Fame Members - American Banjo Museum". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010., Hall of Fame members list, retrieved August 8, 2010

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Descourtilz, Michel-Etienne (1821–1829). "Flore Pittoresque Et Médicale Des Antilles". Paris Pichard. p. 85-86. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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"What is an Akonting?". 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
"The History Of The Plectrum Banjo". Bailey And Banjo. 15 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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Waldrep, Barry (13 July 2015). "Sweet Sounds of the Banjo: The History of the Banjo". Banjo.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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"Banjo History". banjomuseum.org. American Banjo Museum. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2020. [Taken from a May 15, 2009 archived version of the American Banjo Museums website.]
"Banjo History". The National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008.
"Banjo History". banjomuseum.org. American Banjo Museum. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2020. The resulting catastrophic collapse of the stock market and Great Depression which followed marked the end of the jazz age – the final years in which the banjo held a place of prominence in American popular music. By 1940, for all practical purposes, the banjo was dead.

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Winship, David."The Black American Music Tradition in Country Music Archived February 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine." BCMA, Birthplace of Country Music Alliance. Retrieved 2 August 2007.

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Meade, Don. "The Irish Tenor Banjo" (PDF). Blarneystar.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
Don Meade. "The Irish Tenor Banjo" (PDF). Blarneystar.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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"History of the Banjo". Bluegrassbanjo.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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Dessalles, Pierre-François-Régis (1786). Vonglis, Bernard (ed.). Les annales du conseil souverain de la Martinique. Vol. 2. Introduction, sources, bibliographies et notes. L'Harmattan. p. 260. ISBN 978-2-7384-2366-5. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2024. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Richard Tussac, François (1810). "Le Cri des Colons". Delaunay, libraire. p. 292. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
Chambers, Douglas B. (2009). Murder at Montpelier: Ibo Africans in Virginia. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-60473-246-7.
Fischer, David Hackett; Kelly, James C.; et al. (Virginia Historical Society) (2000). Bound Away: Virginia and the Westward Movement. University of Virginia Press. pp. 66ff. ISBN 978-0-8139-1774-0.

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"Mandolin Orchestras | Classical Mandolin Society of America". classicalmandolinsociety.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.

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Race, Paul. "What is a Zither Banjo?". Creek Don't Rise. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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Bandrowski, David (14 November 2013). "The Tenor Banjo". Deering Banjo Company. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
"Understanding Longneck Banjos". Deering® Banjo Company. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

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Witt, Lawrence. "What is a Plectrum Banjo". Deering Banjos. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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"Crescendo-02-07" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.

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Epstein, Dena J. (September 1975). "The folk banjo: A documentary history". Ethnomusicology. 19 (3): 347–371. doi:10.2307/850790. JSTOR 850790.
Bluestein, Gene (October 1964). "America's Folk Instrument: Notes on the Five-String Banjo". Western Folklore. 23 (4): 243–244, 247. doi:10.2307/1520666. JSTOR 1520666.
"7. Black Banjo", The Banjo, Harvard University Press, pp. 239–270, 31 December 2016, retrieved 10 February 2026

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Press, ed. (13 February 2013). "The Haitian Banza". Duke University. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"The Haitian Banza". Banjology. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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Peters, Sean. An Olive Branch in Appalachia: The Integration of the Banjo into 19th Century American Folk Music (PDF) (Thesis). pp. 104, 105. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2020. In America it has always been seen as an instrument of the lower class...

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"CEB-5 | Gold Tone Music Group". Goldtone.com. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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Gracyk, Tim. "Tim Gracyk's Phonographs, Singers, and Old Records – Fred Van Eps, Banjoist". Gracyk.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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"Artist: Noam Pikelny". Grammy Award. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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"Bansitar". Helmutrheingans.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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"Bluegrass Music: The Roots". IBMA. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2006.

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Epstein, Dena J. (September 1975). "The folk banjo: A documentary history". Ethnomusicology. 19 (3): 347–371. doi:10.2307/850790. JSTOR 850790.
Bluestein, Gene (October 1964). "America's Folk Instrument: Notes on the Five-String Banjo". Western Folklore. 23 (4): 243–244, 247. doi:10.2307/1520666. JSTOR 1520666.

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'Troise and his Banjoliers Archived 4 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine', at Masters of Melody

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Pestcoe, Shlomoe; Adams, Greg C. (2010). "Banjo roots research: Exploring the banjo's African American origins & west African heritage". Myspace.com (blog). Retrieved 19 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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"Banjo craze dog and cat skins". Newspapers.com. 19 January 1961. p. 9. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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"Contra bass banjo – Minstrel Banjo". Minstrelbanjo.ning.com. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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"Banjo". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

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"Banjo cello". Organology: Musical Instruments Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.

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Odell, Jay Scott. "Banjo". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 February 2015.(subscription required)
Tichenor, Trebor Jay. "Ossman, Vess L." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

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"Banjoes Rang Out". Princeton Traditional Music Festival. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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"Bela Fleck". Rhapsody. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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"The New Mandolin Family Part 1: Ancient Mesopotamia to Orville Gibson". D Rickert Musical Instruments. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.

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MacKillop, Rob (22 January 2011). "Early Fingerstyle Banjo". Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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"The English Zither-Banjo". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.

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"Noam Pikelny Wins the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass". SteveMartin.com. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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"What is a tenor guitar". Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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"How did banjos get their name?". The Banjo Guru. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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"The Irish Banjo". 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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"George Formbys Little Strad banjolele up for sale". The Times. London (subscription required). 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.

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"Old-time (oldtimey) Music What is it? Archived 27 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine." TML, A Traditional Music Library. Retrieved 02-08-2007.

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Peters, Sean. An Olive Branch in Appalachia: The Integration of the Banjo into 19th Century American Folk Music (PDF) (Thesis). pp. 104, 105. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2020. In America it has always been seen as an instrument of the lower class...

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Webb, Robert Lloyd (1993). "Confidence and Admiration: The Enduring Ringing of the Banjo". In Heier, Uli; Lotz, Rainer E. (eds.). Banjo on Record: A Bio-Discography (PDF). UCSB Historical Discography Series. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 8. ISBN 9780313284922. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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"Bluegrass Music: The Roots". IBMA. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2006.
Winship, David."The Black American Music Tradition in Country Music Archived February 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine." BCMA, Birthplace of Country Music Alliance. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
"Old-time (oldtimey) Music What is it? Archived 27 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine." TML, A Traditional Music Library. Retrieved 02-08-2007.
"How did banjos get their name?". The Banjo Guru. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
Webb, Robert Lloyd (1993). "Confidence and Admiration: The Enduring Ringing of the Banjo". In Heier, Uli; Lotz, Rainer E. (eds.). Banjo on Record: A Bio-Discography (PDF). UCSB Historical Discography Series. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 8. ISBN 9780313284922. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
Dessalles, Pierre-François-Régis (1786). Vonglis, Bernard (ed.). Les annales du conseil souverain de la Martinique. Vol. 2. Introduction, sources, bibliographies et notes. L'Harmattan. p. 260. ISBN 978-2-7384-2366-5. Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2024. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Press, ed. (13 February 2013). "The Haitian Banza". Duke University. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"The Haitian Banza". Banjology. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
"What is an Akonting?". 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
"Banjo History". banjomuseum.org. American Banjo Museum. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2020. [Taken from a May 15, 2009 archived version of the American Banjo Museums website.]
Tutwiler, Edward (18 November 2016). "About That Banjo". Americana Rhythm Music Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
"The English Zither-Banjo". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
"Banjo craze dog and cat skins". Newspapers.com. 19 January 1961. p. 9. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
"Banjo History". The National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame Museum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008.
"Banjo History". banjomuseum.org. American Banjo Museum. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2020. The resulting catastrophic collapse of the stock market and Great Depression which followed marked the end of the jazz age – the final years in which the banjo held a place of prominence in American popular music. By 1940, for all practical purposes, the banjo was dead.
"The Irish Banjo". 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
"History of the Banjo". Bluegrassbanjo.org. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
"Banjoes Rang Out". Princeton Traditional Music Festival. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
MacKillop, Rob (22 January 2011). "Early Fingerstyle Banjo". Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
"Ozark 2102G 5-String Open Back Banjo : Pro Music International". Promusicinternational.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
Witt, Lawrence. "What is a Plectrum Banjo". Deering Banjos. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
"The History Of The Plectrum Banjo". Bailey And Banjo. 15 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Waldrep, Barry (13 July 2015). "Sweet Sounds of the Banjo: The History of the Banjo". Banjo.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Bandrowski, David (14 November 2013). "The Tenor Banjo". Deering Banjo Company. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
Meade, Don. "The Irish Tenor Banjo" (PDF). Blarneystar.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
Race, Paul. "What is a Zither Banjo?". Creek Don't Rise. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
"Mandolin Orchestras | Classical Mandolin Society of America". classicalmandolinsociety.org. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
"The New Mandolin Family Part 1: Ancient Mesopotamia to Orville Gibson". D Rickert Musical Instruments. 2 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
"Banjo cello". Organology: Musical Instruments Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
"Crescendo-02-07" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
"CEB-5 | Gold Tone Music Group". Goldtone.com. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
"Contra bass banjo – Minstrel Banjo". Minstrelbanjo.ning.com. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
"Understanding Longneck Banjos". Deering® Banjo Company. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
Don Meade. "The Irish Tenor Banjo" (PDF). Blarneystar.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
"George Formbys Little Strad banjolele up for sale". The Times. London (subscription required). 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009.
"What is a tenor guitar". Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
"Bansitar". Helmutrheingans.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
Gracyk, Tim. "Tim Gracyk's Phonographs, Singers, and Old Records – Fred Van Eps, Banjoist". Gracyk.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
'Troise and his Banjoliers Archived 4 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine', at Masters of Melody
"Hall of Fame Members - American Banjo Museum". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010., Hall of Fame members list, retrieved August 8, 2010
"Bela Fleck". Rhapsody. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
"Noam Pikelny Wins the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass". SteveMartin.com. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
"Artist: Noam Pikelny". Grammy Award. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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