Nora Brown, the banjo prodigy singing tales of Appalachia | AFP

At an age when most teenagers are busy learning the latest Tik Tok dance craze, banjo virtuoso Nora Brown has just released her second album of old-time twang. When her parents gifted her a ukulele for Christmas at age six they never envisioned she would grow into one of the bluegrass world's rising stars. The now 16-year-old raised in Brooklyn is among the musicians carrying on traditions from the mountains of Appalachia passed down from the genre's old masters. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/UBbQ N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only