“Circus Jig” and “Briggs Breakdown” performed by Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo l Met Music

“Circus Jig” and “Briggs Breakdown” from the Briggs Banjo Instructor (1855), performed on the banjo by Rhiannon Giddens. Filmed in the André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 15, 2018.
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Production support was provided by The Augustine Foundation.
Production credits:
Director: Andy Biskin
Camera: Mike O'Brien and Eric Mercado
Editor: Alex Guns
Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio: David Raymond
Organized by the Department of Musical Instruments
Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Associate Curator
J. Kenneth Moore, Curator Emeritus
Tim Caster, Principal Technician
Pamela Summey, Programs Coordinator
© 2019 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[@freedemonhugs]

i cannot stop listening to this!!

[@metmuseum]

We're so glad!

[@jeanneblondewomanstamping9788]

Lovely performance on a beautiful instrument. Such a contrast to the sound of a modern banjo. This sounds so much more acoustic and not at all tinny. 🤗

[@Limastudent]

Fretless clawhammer is so awesome and love seeing young artists at it.

[@metmuseum]

We do too!

[@shadowraith1]

Thank you Rhiannon Giddens for some solo banjo done very well.

[@shiao3990]

wow! Please make more

[@metmuseum]

Yes! We will be releasing more.

[@dinkaboutit4228]

Wow. Lovely sound. If I had a nylon string banjo, I might not hate practising the banjo so much.

[@LiLi-or2gm]

Wow- what an amazing experience! Such a pleasant thing to find in my recommended videos! The musicianship Rhiannon displays is so sublime!

[@larryeddings3185]

Beautifully done!

[@peter-subramanian]

Jigs on clawhammer banjo are so interesting because the stroke feels like it's in 4 or 2, so you have to alternate emphasis on the claw and the thumb in order to achieve a 6/8 feel. Maybe more relevant to the Hard Times video. I love this series with Rhiannon Giddens!!!

[@mikesimpson7879]

That's just how I would play it; if I could play that thang.

[@phononut]

What a lousy version. Mark Weems version is far superior. This lady is highly overrated.

[@ChrisBreemer]

Oh dear 😂

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

A very bold comment. I suppose I should go listen to Mark Weems.

[@phononut]

@@yeoldebanjo5470 I wasn't trying to be rude but I like his version better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fae2m4KcqK6jY9U

[@kylewood4852]

Show us how you play it then. If you can’t do that then you ain’t got the right to call anyone’s playing lousy.