Category: News & Industry Updates

Recording King announces upgraded RK-R20 Songster banjo

Recording King, a leading importer of Asian-made bluegrass instruments, has announced a complete upgrade of their most popular model, the RK-R20…

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Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival book by Seth Bate 

The Walnut Valley Festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker [the late Stuart Mossman], a farmer [Bob Redford], and…

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Chris Jones & The Night Drivers make their Opry debut

We are excited to get to brag on one of our own, Chris Jones, who will be making his Grand Ole…

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IBMA announces Songwriter Showcase participants for 2022

Yesterday the International Bluegrass Music Association announced the 2022 participants for their annual Songwriter Showcase, as part of the Songwriter Track…

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Barry Bales course online from Discover Double Bass

Discover Double Bass, a web site dedicated to all things upright, has just released an online course taught by Barry Bales, surely…

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Big news from Tunefox app – major update and Android version

The popular Tunefox app for learning and improving your banjo, mandolin, or guitar playing has some major news. Not only has…

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What Earl Scruggs Heard by Bob Carlin

Lockdown – remember that? – had many distressing effects. However, for some people it presented an opportunity to take on tasks…

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Rufus Thames and RJ Thames & Co Guitars

It’s been said many times that we are living in a golden age of luthiery, with a good many exceptional stringed…

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Bill Evans The Banjo In America coming to DVD

For nearly four decades banjoist Bill Evans has been offering a presentation called The Banjo in America, which condenses the 250 year…

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ProPik introduces new finger and thumb pick models

Deering Banjos is introducing three new models for their ProPik line of banjo accessories, just in time for the Summer NAMM…

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