Joel Walker Sweeney

Main page New visitors Buyer's guide The instruments Technique Lessons Performers Recordings Books Forum Links Site map Site last updated . This particular page was created 02/01/2005 and last updated 02/01/2005 Site updates This site is sponsored by: Apollo's Axes Barnes & Noble.com Jingoloba Music123 Musician's Friend Sheet Music Plus		Although he probably didn't play Irish music (at least not to any great extent), Irish-descended Joel Walker Sweeney (1810-1860) deserves mentioning here as the first documented white banjo player in history. Along with Dan Emmet he was also instrumental in introducing the banjo to the British Isles during his tours in his ancestors' country.   Web www.irish-banjo.com