Mills Music Now: Bill Evans – The Banjo in America

Tracing the banjo from its West African roots to the New World, Evans performs musical examples from the 1700’s to the present day on a variety of vintage instruments, ranging from an African ekonting to a mid-19th century minstrel banjo, a modern bluegrass banjo and even an electric banjo. Bill’s performances illuminate as well as entertain, exposing audiences to over 200 years of American music.