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"East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream"

Nora Brown · TED

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About

In a mesmerizing set, musician Nora Brown breathes new life into two old-time banjo tunes: "East Virginia" and "John Brown's Dream." An evocative performance paired with a quick history of the banjo's evolution.

The talk

  1. "East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream" 9 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED Salon: Education Everywhere
Speaker
Nora Brown
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Art, architecture and design, Music, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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