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West Virginia, USA - Surely you haven’t heard “Country Roads” quite like this.
The sounds of every Mountaineer’s favorite John Denver song are resonating through the nation’s capital in an Afro-Caribbean flavor, courtesy of the West Virginia University Steel Drum Band.
About 40 students from the ensemble are also churning out a handful of patriotic tunes calypso-style—from “Home on the Range” and “Yankee Doodle” to “America the Beautiful.”
....The "father of the modern steel drum," Ellie Mannette, joined students on their opening night performance. Mannette, a National Heritage Fellow, started WVU's Steel Drum Band in the 1990s and served as a faculty member and director of the University Tuning Project until 2008.
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A video recording posted on WST for all of it,s members would be quite acceptable and enjoyful,,knownin g that one of the greats from T&T has done his utmost for Pan,,Elllie,M,,respect forall and God Bless.
It is unusual to see crack shot players playing the pan Ellie plays.
Good for you Ellie Mannette...