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Here’s a 5-string banjo version of (more or less) Bach’s Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme – Sleepers Awake! (BWV 140).  The whole cantata is available for free download at the Wikipedia link above (this is from the 4th movement).
I’ve been poking around at this for a while, but nobody else in the family likes hearing [...]

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The “Gregorian Chant” CD, from the Monks Of The Abbey Of Notre Dame, is one of my constant companions.  Kyrie Eleison is the most memorable piece.  Very pretty.
This is a minimalist banjo version, with just a cheap mic hooked up to the computer.  So the sound quality isn’t great — just imagine it’s an old [...]

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