Demonstrations

The Railroad Blues

A street party in the northern Italian Alps on July 17, 2010 with the Italian students of Wayne Erbsen performing his original song, "The Railroad Blues."

Little Maggie played by Wayne Erbsen

A Ralph Stanley type bluegrass rendition...

Log Cabin Band - July 18, 2009

Wayne Erbsen's Log Cabin Band performing "Sweet Jenny Lee" and "Black-eyed Suzie" at Shindig on the Green in Asheville, NC.

What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?

Wayne clarifies the difference between a violin and a fiddle.

Sharecropper's Son played by Wayne Erbsen

I think this is one of the last songs that Carter Stanley wrote.

Little Sadie played by Wayne Erbsen on Banjo

This is a ballad localized to North Carolina, also called the graveyard blues.

Wayne Erbsen demonstrating a minstrel Banjo

Wayne Erbsen at Warren Wilson College October 4, 2009 demonstrating a minstrel banjo. Wayne plays the pre-Civil War tune Pattyroller in the clawhammer style.