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The five string banjo is an American musical instrument with African orgins. The banjo is a dominant instrument in old time and bluegrass music, but can be played in any style.

Borrow a banjo from the library

More about the banjo

• On Wikipedia
• From Credo Reference

Instructional materials

• Banjo instruction books, videos, and CDs in the Forbes Library collection
• The How and Tao of Old Time Banjo by Patrick Costello [Free eBook on archive.org]
• A Book of Five Strings by Patrick Costello [Free eBook on archive.org]

Printed music

• Printed banjo music from the Forbes Library collection