The Hash Family of Long Branch - Endicott, Virginia and Their Kissing Cousins By Lane Hash Local white southern musicians were learning

white southern musicians were learning the banjo playing styles of their African-American mentors and had soon created or popularized a five-string

who are generally credited with creating the short-thumb-string banjo

the influence of black banjo music has been largely unrecorded and nearly forgotten—until now

she also investigates how the sharing of musical ideas between Black and white fiddlers affected the development of both traditions

The author then shows how Africans had

The Hash Family of Long Branch - Endicott, Virginia and Their Kissing Cousins By Lane Hash Local white southern musicians were learningThis book is a genealogical labor of love for Lane Hash. Covering the Hash family history from their beginnings in America all the way to the mid 2000's, Hash's thorough and well researched details provide impressive insight into the lives of those who made Long Branch Endicott, Virginia their home. Hardcover 831 Pages 11 1 2 x 9 x 2 inches