{"product_id":"dan-levenson-9781476683515","title":"Dan Levenson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This is a biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Between 1987 and 1991, Dan worked for Goose Acres Folk Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he dove deeply into old-time music. In the late 1980s, he formed the Boiled Buzzards; they recorded four albums between 1989 and 1994 and were a consistently active presence at old-time music festivals. He also played with Bob Frank during that time as one-half of the Hotfoot Duo. In 1995, he teamed up with Kim Murley and recorded \u003ci\u003eNew Frontier: Instrumentals from China and America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Levenson undertook his first cross-country trip as a solo performer in 1996. His traveling workshop Meet the Banjo ran with the sponsorship of Deering Banjos from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Dan recorded three projects in the first five years of the 2000s and began editing the quarterly Old Time Way section for \u003ci\u003eBanjo Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e in 2005. He continues performing old-time music, te\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Dan's Narrative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One. Early Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two. Learning ­Old-Time Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three. Playing Old-Time Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four. Honing the Tools of Performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five. Teaching ­Old-Time Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six. Thinking About Old-Time Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: The Shape of Dan's Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Discography and Videography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviewees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530692862295,"sku":"9781476683515","price":17.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476683515.jpg?v=1731880187","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dan-levenson-9781476683515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}