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Banjo on the Brain

On this episode of The Spark: Two-time state banjo champion Seth Swingle. He was ten when he fell in love with the sound of the banjo at MerleFest. Now at twenty-five,  he not only plays his instrument of choice, he also knows a lot about its history.  

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Seth Swingle is carrying on another musical romance as well, with West African music in general and the Malian kora in particular.

Marth Woodroof has retired from WMRA and is now spending her time as a full-time writer and published author.