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# William L. Ellis & Tony Ellis on banjos, fiddle and family
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/craft-in-america/extras/craft-america-william-l-ellis-tony-ellis-banjos-fiddle-and-family/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T00:04:07.000Z
- Description: William L. Ellis & his father Tony Ellis on banjos, fiddle and family
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Craft in America, #ZZZ_Show_c673246a-8c90-499d-980f-62d4618ea1b8, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a2025c82-940b-4fdd-8a7a-533dd509d7dd, #extra

William L. Ellis & his father Tony Ellis on learning to play music, how a Scottish village inspired Tony’s fiddle tune “Plockton Aire,” parlor banjo history, and family influences, including how Tony’s grandmother played him lullabyes on the banjo.