Shlomo Pestcoe Goodbye

Shlomo Pestcoe of Brooklyn, NY, musician, historian, ethno-musicologist, generous and inspiring teacher, died Sept. 26, 2015. This interview was conducted in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 12, 2012, for the film The Librarian and The Banjo. The "Dena" mentioned is Dena Epstein, the music librarian and the subject of the film. These three clips were outtakes. (Jim Carrier)

[@Barry101er]

Magic!

[@writerrad]

The greatest scholar of the roots of the banjo, a great musician, and a wonderful teacher of children responsible for Nora Brown, as a good and noble friend, writing me about my own inconsequential personal problems, the night he died. I keep his picture on the wall where he is looking down on me telling me to get to work!

[@johnschneider4160]

Thanks for this video, Jim!

[@theresapelham1918]

Just met and heard one of this mans students! Nora Brown....incredible banjo musician and singer...so wonderful! What a lucky young girl!

[@mbkirova]

I loved this man. His loss is a tragedy for me and many others.

[@AlachuaFiddler]

I had not heard of Shlomo's passing. I've lost a good friend, farewell Shlomo,
-Kerry

[@TheSecretmuseum]

thanks for this.
a great way to explain a multi-faceted guy like shlomo.