Chinese and American Folk Music with Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn
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Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn share music from their eponymous collaborative album, demonstrate the banjo and the guzheng, and talk with journalist Jeremy Goldkorn about the joys of weaving together two seemingly different musical traditions. Resources: More about Wu Fei More about Abigail Washburn More about their album
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