Mel Bay Publications in Missouri has released a new ebook that should be of interest to serious banjo players and students. Classical Masterpieces for Banjo offers excerpts of eight major classical works, and transcribes them for banjo in tablature. It's not
Nothin' Fancy has officially announced their newest member, Jacob Flick, who has joined the band on banjo. He steps in for founding member, Mitchell Davis, who had been with the group since they launched in 1994 to enter a band
Bluegrass fans are quite accustomed to seeing young performers on stage. There's a special thrill that comes from watching artists at the early stage of their careers providing the sort of musical entertainment you expect from seasoned professionals. And so it
Deering Banjos has introduced a new model, the latest in their growing line of Goodtime banjos. The Goodtimes were specially designed some years ago to allow the company to offer an American-made student instrument at a price attractive to new pickers.
The close knit community of bluegrass lovers in southwestern Virginia are devastated today after learning that Timmy Mills died on Sunday after a valiant battle with cancer. He was 52 years of age when he passed. Timmy was among the most
The IBMA's reigning Banjo Player of the Year, Ned Luberecki, has created a second instructional video for the Truefire platform. Following the December release of Bluegrass Banjo for Beginners, he has just released a new one for more experienced players,
As a young man cutting his teeth on everything "Stanley", I spent my youth at every Ralph Stanley show I could attend, trying to find every slice of information about Ralph and Carter. In the late '80s, thanks to Larry
For many years, Tom Adams was at the top of the heap in the banjo world. He spent a few years honing his skills with Jimmy Martin, but it was his work with The Johnson Mountain Boys that made five
Billy Wheeler, a very active banjo player in northern Virginia since the 1970s, died at his home on December 20. He was 62 years of age. Born Jospeh William Wheeler III, Billy seemed able to play most any stringed instrument he
Andy Thorn, fearless banjo player for Leftover Salmon, had a bit of a mishap last week while skiing on Colorado's Copper Mountain. He took a tumble and his right ski failed to eject from the boot, and Andy's right foot