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Radford University Banjo Masters Oral History Project: Jens Kruger- Part 1
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- Bennett, Bud
- Kruger, Jens
Radford University Banjo Masters Oral History Project: Jens Kruger- Part 1
On August 18, 2014 Jens Kruger sat down with a film crew from Radford University and told us about his musical life. In part 1 he tells about his early life in Switzerland, how he started playing the tenor banjo and later the five string banjo, and his start along with his brother Uwe in the music business first as street musicians and later as semi-professionals. Part 1 ends as as he and his wife decide to come to America where they meet up and are befriended by Bill Monroe. A high definition version of this video is available from the Archives and Special Collections video collection on Vimeo- https://vimeo.com/128903258- Creator
- Bennett, Bud
- Kruger, Jens
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Radford University Banjo Masters Oral History Project: Jens Kruger- Part 2
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- Bennett, Bud
- Kruger, Jens
Radford University Banjo Masters Oral History Project: Jens Kruger- Part 2
Part 2 of the interview starts when Jens and his wife come to America and end up meeting and being befriended by Bill Monroe. The couple stay on Monroe's farm and Jens gets to play at the Grand Ole Opry, do farm work with Monroe and is pretty much treated like a member of Bill's family. When they returned to Switzerland after that, Jens set out to learn all he could about the banjo and it's role in music and eventually decided to move to America for good. He discussed his friendship with Doc Watson and deciding to settle in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina which is where this interview took place. A high definition version of this video is available from the Archives and Special Collections video collection on Vimeo- https://vimeo.com/128894341- Creator
- Bennett, Bud
- Kruger, Jens
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