“Bill is able to reach into the banjo’s past to make a sublime statement of its future…to create a sound firmly rooted in tradition but still fresh and vital.” —Tim Bond, Bluegrass Now

Bill Evans is well-known within the bluegrass music community not only as a great musician, but also as a teacher, writer and scholar. The Banjo in America brings together these interests in a unique presentation designed for general audiences and the concert stage.

In The Banjo in America,Bill takes the listener on a musical adventure, following the banjo from its West African roots to the New World, performing musical examples from the 1700’s to the present day on vintage instruments. From an 18th century African dance tune to the music of the Civil War, and from early 20th century ragtime to folk and bluegrass banjo styles to Bill’s own incredible original music, The Banjo in America illuminates as well as entertains, exposing audiences to over 250 years of American music.

Bill has presented The Banjo In America all over the United States, Canada and Japan. Performance highlights include A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor; the San Francisco Symphony; FreshGrass, Massachusetts; Stanford University, CA; Fairfield College, MN; Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco; IBMA Wide Open Bluegrass, NC; and Wintergrass, WA.

To reserve a seat email mark@timbrefolk.com or call (510)545-9901