We got a note from Joe Carr, Assistant Professor of Music in the Bluegrass Music program at South Plains College in Levelland, TX. He was following up on our post last month about the faculty position coming open when Alan
Bluegrass instructional resources
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Pete Wernick banjo backup DVD
Pete Wernick, a.k.a. Dr. Banjo, has long been regarded as one of the pre-eminent banjo instructors in bluegrass music. His book, Bluegrass Banjo, published in 1974, has sold over 200,00 copies and taught thousands to become banjo pickers over the
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Steve Kaufman in 2007
This post is another from our all-the-more regular contributor, Richard Thompson. He writes from England, where he is also a longstanding contributor to British Bluegrass News, a quarterly print publication where he also briefly served as editor. The latest edition of
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Chris Thile at Berklee
This post is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has been a member of the ensemble department for several years, and teaching upright bass, but now also teaches banjo for students
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Evans, Steffey DVDs from AcuTab in Spring ’07
AcuTab has announced two new bluegrass instructional DVDs for release this spring, one each for banjo and mandolin. First up will be Bluegrass Banjo Master Class, featuring Bill Evans. This will be the fourth installment in AcuTab's popular Power Pickin' series,
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Mark Delaney banjo workshop
Mark Delaney, banjo player with Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen, will be teaching a banjo workshop in early March in the Northern Virginia area. The workshop is geared toward the beginner to intermediate level player and will cover both
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Reno-style banjo DVDs
Jason Skinner is a devoted student of the banjo style of Don Reno. At age 29, he's spent 15 years studying the Reno style, and has set out on a crusade to bring more banjo players to embrace Don's music
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John Lawless banjo workshop in Raleigh
Our own John Lawless will be teaching a banjo workshop in Raleigh, NC on March 24. It is hosted by Banjo In The Hollow, and will be held at the Community
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Frank Solivan II & John Miller
Our friend Frank Solivan II has written in to let us know about a guitar workshop he is conducting with long time bluegrass singer/guitarist, John Miller. This two hour workshop with these two accomplished guitar players will take place next
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Faculty positions at KY School of Bluegrass
Just about a year ago, we posted about a new, two year college program to study bluegrass music being launched in Kentucky. At the time, we noted that the first class was not to be enrolled until the Fall '07