Greg Adams

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.