Japher's "Original" SANDY RIVER MINSTRELS

Mark Meadows: Banjo, Vocals, Jaw Harp; Stephanie Meadows: Pennywhistle, Tambourine, Vocals; Jack Nuckols: Fiddle, Bones, Vocals.


Songs They Perform in This Site

  • Zip Coon
  • Old Dan Tucker
  • Old Uncle Ned
  • Nelly Was a Lady
  • Aunt Harriet Becha Stowe
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    Instruments Used in These Recordings

    Banjos
    Two banjos were used during the production of this project --
      1. Original openback fretless banjo built by Fairbanks & Cole, Boston, 1882: natural gut strings, friction pegs, 11" mahogany hoop, natural skin head;
      2. Reproduction openback fretless banjo (copy of Wm. Boucher Minstrel Model, Baltimore, 1846) built by George Wunderlich, Wunder Banjo Company, Myersville, Maryland, 1998: natural gut strings, friction pegs, 11" oak hoop, natural skin head.
    Fiddle
    1900 Sears & Roebuck Catalgue Model. Bow customized by Joe Dobbs, Fret & Fiddle, St. Albans, WV.
    Pennywhistle
    "D" whistle built by Chris Abell, Abell Flute Company, Asheville, North Carolina: African black wood, sterling silver mouthpiece and rings.
    Tambourine
    Manufactured by George Wunderlich, Wunder Banjo Company, Myersville, Maryland: oak hoop; 8 wrought brass jingles, natural skin head.
    Bones
    Wunder Banjo Company, Myersville, Maryland: actual bovine origin.