• Caouette Music Scholarship

    Bernie Caouette(MA), builder of Caouette Banjos, passed away from cancer in June, 2006. In the few years he was building banjos, several professional musicians chose to play a hand~crafted Caouette Banjo.....Jake Jenkins with Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show(TX),

  • Recording King Artist Supreme banjo

    Recording King has announced the latest model in their Artist series of banjos, designed to appeal to players looking for a banjo with professional quality features at a lower price than the major American builders. The Artist Supreme features a figured

  • Banjo bandits still at large

    America's Most Wanted - Banjo Edition... CBS 13 in Sacramento, CA has the news of two banjo bandits who obtained a priceless 1931 Vegavox tenor banjo via burlarious entry into the owner's car in late July, and recently attempted

  • Cool Mandolins for Kids

    Brance posted a few weeks ago about The Cool Mandolin Company, founded to promote our favorite eight-stringed instrument - particularly to young people - and the CD they produced to raise money for their work. They have now announced a new

  • Ginseng Sullivan

    Norman Blake first made me aware of the ginseng root, via his masterful recording of the tune Ginseng Sullivan. He released the song in 1972 on the Back Home in Sulphur Springs album. Of course, Tony Rice also cut the tune

  • Howdy Folks and I’m Back

    Just thought I'd let y'all know, as of June, and after 24 years, I am back singing and playing again with Lost Highway. We're having a blast and hope to see you around the festivals this year and

  • Strange stringed instrument

    I found this image online over the weekend and thought I'd share it with our readers. I still haven't figured out what it is. Eight strings, a banjo like design (including the tailpiece), and a pickup system, make for an interesting