Right before I released Just This Banjo, I sent my friend Aaron a copy. A day or two later he texted me back:
The book is great. If I did not know you, I would think you were full of shit. Great job. WOW!
Back in 2003 when I wrote The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo, people were a tad more eloquent in calling bullshit on the stories within. They used the word apocryphal.
All of this makes Dear Old Dad and I laugh because I doubt I could write fiction with a gun to my head. All of this really happened. As crazy as the events in the book get, I have really only scratched the surface of my past. There is more to tell. A lot more.
Don’t take my word for it. Call Dear Old Dad (410) 968-3873. Ask him about any of the people, places, and events in Just This Banjo. He will tell you what he saw and heard with his own eyes and ears.
Just This Banjo is now available in print around the world!
Product Details:
- Paperback: 223 pages
- Publisher: Pik-Ware Publishing (October 8, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0974419079
- ISBN-13: 978-0974419077
- Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
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About Just This Banjo:
Desperate for a way to communicate after losing his hearing, young Patrick Costello set his heart on becoming a musician. Ignoring the odds, empowered by his family and a karate grandmaster, Patrick won a banjo in a bet, salvaged a guitar from the trash and wandered into the city of brotherly love looking for a teacher. What happened next is an unbelievable true story of chasing improbable dreams, the kindness of strangers, the IRA, the Philadelphia Mummers, and unconditional love. Just This Banjo will make you laugh, cry and maybe inspire you to pick up an instrument yourself.
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