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It was in September 1996 that the Deering Banjo Company introduced what has become its most popular and iconic model. The Good Times banjo was the brainchild of founder and chief luthier Greg Deering, who was determined to design an

The last time we posted about Marty Raybon's young banjo picker Chris Wade, it was with sad and somewhat depressing news. The 24 year old student in the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music program had received a diagnosis

We've written a few times recently about Lee Marcus, banjo picker and budding bluegrass impressario. He was the impetus behind seeking to mark December 12 as International Bluegrass Music Appreciation Day, which is being marked today online by artists and fans

Here's a clever video to start the week, one that first made the rounds two years ago. Folks who go big for flamboyant outdoor Christmas decorations are well aware of programmable controllers that allow the end user to create their own

Those wacky guys at Banjo Loco have created a wonderfully demented banjo version of Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, from the perennial Christmas favorite, The Nutcracker. Banjo Loco is a pair of Nebraska pickers, Troy Johnson and Matt Manning, who

Spanish quartet Swing 42 has released a new album that mixes the traditions of bluegrass and manouche, the gypsy jazz style originated and popularized by Django Reinhardt in the 1930s. With tongue in cheek, they describe this hybrid sound as Gypsygrass and Blueswing. Déboucher

This remembrance of legendary banjo player Walter Hensley, who passed away on Sunday (November 25) from cancer, is a contribution from James Reams. James was a friend and musical collaborator of Walter's over the course of many years. The first time I

Lee Marcus, banjo player, songwriter and noted bluegrass evangelist, has started an online effort to have December 12 celebrated as International Bluegrass Music Appreciation Day each year. Armed with nothing more than an idea and a Facebook page, Lee is hoping to

That's right folks, there is banjo music in the Big Apple. But you already knew that (didn't you?). Well, here's another NYC banjo story. It involves Bennett Sullivan, a transplanted Tar Heel now plying the five string trade in the Big

Vintage Guitar magazine has released the 2013 edition of their Price Guide. The book, once again, includes historical and pricing information for banjos, on top of their regular coverage of acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, amplifiers, and basses. The Guide is published