Tag: banjo

J.D. Crowe retires – for real this time

When banjo legend J.D. Crowe retired from active touring with The New South at the end of 2012, he continued to offer…

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Béla Fleck Making Time at Grey Fox

How to Write a Banjo Concerto. How to play Bach on the banjo. Paganini, Debussy, and Chopin too. How to come…

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IBMA Film Festival selections announced

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the selections for their 2015 IBMA Film Festival, held in conjunction with their annual…

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Banjo Babes – back for 2016

The Banjo Babes Calendar is back for 2016. The same folks who launched this musical almanac project in 2014 are back…

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Coming to America – a banjo picker’s story

Immigration is a hot topic of conversation in the United States these days, and is likely to remain so as we…

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Fleck, Trischka and friends honor Bill Keith at Grey Fox Banjo Summit

Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka and six other banjo greats honored 75-year-old Bill Keith Friday, July 17 at the Grey Fox Bluegrass…

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Grey Fox to host Keith banjo summit

The 2015 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival has a special treat in store for banjo lovers, and fans of the seminal and…

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John Hickman hospitalized

When it rains, it pours… We posted last month about the fundraising appeal for banjo legend John Hickman and his wife…

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Noam Pikelny joins Martin banjo prize board

Steve Martin has announced that Noam Pikelny, current banjoist with Punch Brothers, has joined the Board which selects the recipients of…

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Adams County Banjo on Radio Velvet

Radio Velvet, the 24/7 streaming bluegrass station based in the Slovak Republic, has announced a new show starring American banjo legend,…

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