Greetings:

Eric Levine played banjo on both my two CDs. When he was working on the second one, just a little less than two years ago, I could see that his hands had been contorted by arthritis and that he was in a lot of pain. Still he managed to do a remarkable job. When he couldn't play full chords, he picked out individual notes, and it sounded wonderful. Eric was a class act all the way.

I have a demo recording of Eric Levine and Anne Price performing Malvina Reynolds' The Faucets Are Dripping in Old New York City, with Joel Landy and me singing along on the choruses. You can hear Eric's banjo playing at its best. I already sent a copy to Ron Olesko for broadcast on WFDU Traditions. If any other DJ would like a copy for broadcast, please contact me by e-mail and I will try to get a copy to you pronto.

Sorry, but I haven't yet obtained a mechanical license from Schroeder Music, the publisher, so this recording is not available for general distribution. I'm thinking, however, of putting it on my next CD as a bonus track, in which case I will pay the licensing fee.

--- Steve