Tag: Pete Wernick

Long Road Home – Back To Dixieland

| May 24, 2013 | 0 Comments
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What’s more retro than a vinyl 45? Long Road Home, the quintet formed in 2005 by Martin Gilmore (guitar) and Justin Hoffenberg (fiddle), and now additionally consisting of Pete Wernick (banjo), Jordan Ramsey (mandolin) and Andrew Bonnis on bass, has announced the release of a [...]

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Scholarship winners for Wernick’s MerleFest Jam Camp

| April 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Pete Wernick has announced the names of two youngsters from western North Carolina as scholarship winners for his Bluegrass Jam Camp in Boomer, NC later this month. Liam Purcell, 10, of Deep Gap and Kinsey Green, 14, of Boone are both multi-instrumentalists, immersed in bluegrass [...]

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The Dark is Barking – Rawhide

| January 18, 2013 | 1 Comment
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When you think about bluegrass music, Belgium is probably not one of the first locations which come to mind. However, with their latest album The Dark is Barking, Belgian group Rawhide has shown that bluegrass can be created just as easily in Europe as it [...]

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Dr Banjo’s Jam Camp in Europe – for the first time

| January 2, 2013 | 1 Comment
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After over 100 Jam Camps in America, Pete Wernick (aka Dr Banjo), has organised his first bluegrass Jam Camp in Europe. Pete’s first all-Europe bluegrass Jam Camp is scheduled to take place in Prague, Czech Republic, over three days; March 22-24, Friday to Sunday, at [...]

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Blue Yodel #44 – Ask Mr. Blue Grass Smarty Pants

| September 10, 2012 | 8 Comments
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This week’s trivia master is Peter “Pete Wernick” Wernick, who as Dr. Banjo makes house calls from his Niwot, CO home. Originally from New York City, Pete began his professional career in 1971 by winning the title America’s Top Chef while playing with Country Cooking [...]

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Bluegrass jamming rules to live by (or not)

| August 15, 2012 | 2 Comments
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The Night Drivers and I just concluded the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association’s annual pre-festival Bluegrass Jam Camp, which we loved doing. It’s a really good, and well-run program in a beautiful setting. We’ve taught at numerous music camps in the past, but [...]

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New York Banjo Summit this Fall

| June 13, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Who would like to catch a show featuring 8 banjo pickers? No… seriously. You might not laugh when you see the list of eminent players involved. Starting October 25, the New York Banjo Summit will be touring along the US East Coast and in New England. [...]

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Scholarship offered for Merlefest jam camp

| March 27, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Pete Wernick informs us that a full scholarship is being offered for his Dr. Banjo jam camp held April 23-26 in Boomer, NC, just prior to Merlefest. 2012 will mark the 14th consecutive year Pete has held this event in North Carolina, and the scholarship [...]

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Letters from Camp: Day 7

| January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
Pete Wernick with his 2012 Advanced Banjo Class: Back row L-R: Pete Wernick, Jordan Alleman (ORE), Jim Gabehart (WV), Dale Diehl (CO), Scott Kirton (CO); Front row L-R: Vera Vann-Wilson (NV), Steve Johnson (NC), Ron Wedekind (IL), Al Mundy (CO)

Jim Gabehart is journaling his time at the Pete Wernick Dr. Banjo Advanced Banjo Camp this week. After the excitement of our concert night, the morning of our last day began quietly, with discussion and reflection on the prior night’s performance. Travel schedules and other circumstances (quickly [...]

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Letters from Camp: Day 6

| January 21, 2012 | 0 Comments
Jim Gabehart

Jim Gabehart is journaling his time at the Pete Wernick Dr. Banjo Advanced Banjo Camp this week. After a morning touching on several subjects, including tuning, use of capos, movable chords and chord substitutions, most of the day was spent in preparation for the evening concert. Selection [...]

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