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Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92

Deaths (Obituaries) Folk Music Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY) Music Scruggs, Earl Sprung, Roger (1930-2023) Starr, Kay (1922-2016) Watson, Doc

Roger Sprung, Banjo Virtuoso of N.Y.C. Folk Scene, Dies at 92

The “godfather” of progressive bluegrass, he grew up in New York, honed his skills in the mountains and flourished in Greenwich Village in the ’60s.

By Alex Williams

Big Thief (Music Group) Bullock, Julia Circle in the Square Theater Connie Converse Content Type: Personal Profile Cronkite, Walter Dylan, Bob Folk Music Grand Central Terminal (Manhattan, NY) Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY) Hamilton Heights (Manhattan, NY) Manhattan (NYC) Missing Persons Mount Holyoke College Music O'Neill, Eugene Pop and Rock Music Upper West Side (Manhattan, NY) Village Vanguard WNYC Writing and Writers

When Connie Converse, the ‘Female Bob Dylan,’ Lived in N.Y.C.

There’s a resurgence of interest in the pioneering singer-songwriter who disappeared when she was 50.

By Howard Fishman

An Interior Designer Creates a Sea of Tranquillity in Greenwich Village

CB2 Design Flea Markets Greenwich Village (Manhattan, NY) Interior Design and Furnishings Lighting Obeid, Nicholas

An Interior Designer Creates a Sea of Tranquillity in Greenwich Village

In his compact walk-up, Nicholas Obeid combines objects of his own design and flea-market finds to create an escape from the city below.

By Nick Marino and David Chow