D.W. Griffiths - Workingman's Banjo

Hello folks, for today's Banjo-related post, we have something of a mystery. I found this album in some dark, recessed corner of the internet years ago. No cover or information accompanied it, and subsequent searches have yielded next to nothing on the artist or the album. I am assuming that 'D.W. Griffiths' is a stage name, though it would be pretty cool if the directer of Birth of a Nation ressurected himself and recorded an album of banjo pieces 30 years after his demise.

Musically, the album runs the gamut from traditional to progressive bluegrass, incorporating some jazzy numbers (Summertime, which features banjo-scat duetting) and exploratory works such as 'Friends and Lovers' and 'Please Keep Your Dissonance'. The guy's no Tony Trischka, but he was treading some of the same ground, and there weren't many banjo-players doing this kind of trailblazing in the 70s.

Anywho, lap it up and enjoy, and if you feel inspired, design a cover for the album, or supply some (optionally fraudulent) information.

Edit: we now have some information! From Banjo Newsletter Vol.7 #3, scans supplied by a generous banjo-playing blog-reader from France!. Click on thumbnails for larger images.







D. W. Griffiths - Workingman's Banjo
Year: 1978
Label: BMA 138 197906

Tracks:
1. Salt River
2. Banjorito (Spanish Dancer)
3. Rosewood Breakdown
4. Please Keep Your Dissonance
5. Summertime
6. Tones of the Universe
7. Rueben's Train
8. Maggie, O, Maggie
9. Crazy Creek Blues
10. Friends and Lovers
11. Red Winged Bully
12. Devil's Dance
13. Jersey Hoedown
14. Sally Goodin

brokedown universe.
mp3 192kbps | no cover | 54mb