Greg Adams(VIII)
Greg C. Adams is a musician, archivist, and researcher studying the
multicultural and early history of the banjo (ca 1620-1870). He holds a
BA in Music History from Youngstown State University (2001) and a
Masters of Library Science from the University of Maryland, College
Park (2004). Currently, Greg is working on another Masters degree at
the University of Maryland, this time in ethnomusicology. His banjo
roots research includes fieldwork in West Africa (2006, 2008),
developing a formal work plan as Project Director for the Banjo
Sightings Database Project through an NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up
Grant (2009), and the general study of early American blackface
minstrelsy and early banjo performance practice.