Wade Ward
Benjamin Wade Ward, also known as “Uncle Wade,” (1892–1971) was an American old-time music banjo player and fiddler from Independence, Virginia. He was widely known playing the clawhammer banjo and frequently won the Galax, Virginia Old Time Fiddler's Convention. His instrument, a Gibson RB-11 5-string banjo, is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Along with Kyle Creed, Wade Ward is known for his 'Galax' style of playing the clawhammer banjo.
Genre: bluegrass, country-blues
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Top Tracks
- Chilly Winds - Remastered
- Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe? - Remastered
- New River Train (Version 1)
- Married Man's Blues
- Johnson Boys (Version 2)
- John Henry (Version 1)
- Jesse James
- Train on the Island
- John Hardy
- Ragtime Annie
- Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
- Sally Ann
- John Lover Is Gone
- Sally Goodin'
- Soldier's Joy
- Walkin' in the Parlor
- Fly around My Pretty Little Miss
- Paddy On The Turnpike
- Chilly Winds
- Barbry Allen (Barbara Allen)
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