Banjo Tales (2012)

In 2009, filmmaker Yasha Aginsky accompanied the great old-time musician Mike Seeger and his wife Alexia on recording trips through the Southeastern United States, documented by Yasha and his assistant, Slava Basovich. A tireless collector, performer and advocate of old-time music and musicians, Mike was on a mission to record a survey of contemporary traditional-style banjo playing.

Cast (25)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Mike Seeger

Yasha Aginsky

A

Alexia Seeger

B

Brien Fain

P

Peter Gott

J

Jerry Adams

S

Sam Adams

S

Sammy Adams

T

Tina Steffy

S

Susan Trianosky

R

Rhoda Kemp

R

Riley Baugus

R

Richard Bowman

M

Marsha Todd

J

Justin Robinson

B

Brian Grim

D

Debbie Yates

G

George Gibson

J

John Haywood

J

Jesse Wells

J

Jamie Wells

B

Brett Rattliff

R

Robert Montgomery

L

Leroy Troy

Rhiannon Giddens

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