Pete seegers instruction reord was brilliant.

he did a three four time thing called the burgundian carol. then he doubled it up to do the irish washerwoman.. like someone was saying those guys like Frank Profit knew a thing or two - some of them played fretless banjo and did clever sides because the frets didn't get in the way. Also they played without a resonator, so the volume wasn't too strident. Pete Seegers records have many examples of this.

Peggy Seeger used to accompany Ewan on the Banjo - I'm not sure but one song was the Ballad of John Axon.

Finally check out the first album by the Iam Campbell folk group. They had a lovely banjo player who died of cancer much much too young. His name was John Dunkerly and he and Ian used to do The Unquiet Grave - just Ian 's voice and John's banjo. It was so plaintive and pretty.

hope this is of some use