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I love the twelve-string Rickenbacker--I play that a lot--and I have a twelve-string acoustic that I love to play, and a five-string banjo.
Mike Ragogna: Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams EPK Exclusives, Plus Conversations with Matt Nathanson, Roger McGuinn, and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Mike Ragogna 2011
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I love the twelve-string Rickenbacker--I play that a lot--and I have a twelve-string acoustic that I love to play, and a five-string banjo.
Mike Ragogna: Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams EPK Exclusives, Plus Conversations with Matt Nathanson, Roger McGuinn, and My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Mike Ragogna 2011
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Born in Georgia, the daughter of a union organiser who worked with mining communities, she sang mining songs, epic narrative ballads, children's songs and country tunes, accompanying her no-nonsense vocal style with equally effective, gently attacking and rhythmic playing on the five-string banjo.
Hedy West: Ballads and Songs from the Appalachians – review 2011
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Humberto Flores strummed a vihuela, or five-string guitar.
It's Mariachi Time Sumathi Reddy 2011
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John, of course, was especially excited as a five-string banjo player to have Earl in the audience.
Mike Ragogna: Fishin' in the Dark: Chattin' With The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Jeff Hanna Mike Ragogna 2011
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With his five-string banjo in hand, he helped lay the foundation for American protest music, singing about the plight of everyday working folks and urging listeners to political and social activism in hopes of improving their country.
John W. Whitehead: Pete Seeger: When Will They Ever Learn? 2010
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Rhiannon Giddens plays five-string banjo, fiddle and kazoo.
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Rhiannon Giddens plays five-string banjo, fiddle and kazoo.
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Rhiannon Giddens plays five-string banjo, fiddle and kazoo.
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We're going to have a four-string and a five-string.
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