“Hard Times” and “Camptown Hornpipe” performed by Rhiannon Giddens, Banjo l Met Music

“Hard Times” and “Camptown Hornpipe” from the Briggs Banjo Instructor (1855), performed on the banjo by Rhiannon Giddens. Filmed in the André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 15, 2018.

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Production support was provided by The Augustine Foundation.

Production credits:
Director: Andy Biskin
Camera: Mike O'Brien and Eric Mercado
Editor: Alex Guns
Sound Recording and Post-Production Audio: David Raymond

Organized by the Department of Musical Instruments
Jayson Kerr Dobney, Frederick P. Rose Curator-in-Charge
Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Associate Curator
J. Kenneth Moore, Curator Emeritus
Tim Caster, Principal Technician
Pamela Summey, Programs Coordinator


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