EP9 - Banjo in the Hollow - How this song become the BIGGEST bluegrass song of all time?! Find out the songs surprising history and why it's still such a great song to play on the banjo today.
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Join the 'Happy Picking!' Podcast for Episode 9...
...where we discover the surprising history of the song 'Banjo in the Hollow' and discover how this song become the BIGGEST bluegrass song of all time.
The history of the song takes us from Missouri to California and the surprising links between The Dillards, Earl Scruggs and The Andy Griffith Show.
Stay tuned in and hear how the construction of the song makes it a bluegrass standard and staple for every picker to have still today.
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