Frank Jenkins (1888–1945) was an American

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

and

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

player. He was born in 1888 in

Dobson, North Carolina Dobson is a town in Dobson Township, Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,396. It is the county seat of Surry County. Dobson is the home of the Shelton Vineyards, the largest winery in No ...

. Jenkins earned his living working on farms and in sawmills. Jenkins was known for his skill as a 3-finger style banjo player, but he was also an accomplished fiddle player, winning prizes at many

fiddle contests A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the ...

. Jenkins played banjo in the band ''Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters'' in the 1920s. He later formed his own band, the ''Pilot Mountaineers'', in which he played fiddle, his son Oscar played banjo, and Pop Stoneman played guitar."Musical Affairs of the Heart"
''The Old-Time Herald'' Volume 8, Number 1

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Frank 1888 births 1945 deaths American fiddlers American banjoists Musicians from Appalachia