By: Paul S Cilwa Posted: 8/19/2026 Page Views: 13 Hashtags: #Music #Whippoorwill The tune crosses the Atlantic and lands on a banjo. Estimated reading time: 1 minute(s) (59 words) A traveling show in America hears the concert piece and does what traveling shows do: takes what it likes, drops the rest, and hands the melody to a banjo and a bones player. Nobody minds. The whippoorwill was an American bird to begin with. Whippoorwill (1850s Minstrel) Your browser does not support the audio element. By Paul S Cilwa