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Give Me The Banjo, the recent film documentary about our beloved 5 string by Marc Fields, is now available to Netflix subscribers. Though Fields lists as the project's writer, director and producer, it really was a team effort. Tony Trischka was

The Clay Hess Band has announced the addition of John Meyer from Bolivar, MO as their new banjo player. He joins Clay on guitar, Irl Hees on bass, Ryan Moyers on mandolin and Brennan Hess on guitar. Just 19 years old, John

Bill Evans will be a guest on Wednesday morning's Katy Daley Show on WAMU's Bluegrass County. He'll be on with Katy at 9:00 a.m. to talk about his appearance at the 5th Annual Mike Seeger Old Time Banjo Festival at The

This week our poll asks about our readers' participation in the music. Specifically, which bluegrass instruments do you play? We're not asking how well you play, or at what level. Just whether. You can choose as many instruments as you play -

Our friend Zach White has sent along another clever graphic he devised, picking up on a theme originated by Caroline Melby of Nash Street.   Zach said that anyone who wants to dispute these characterizations can catch him with Nash Street at the Full

Sadly, we have another set of stolen instruments to report, again from a home invasion. On June 22 the home of Donica Christensen in East Nashville, TN was burglarized. Three instruments and some other items were taken. Donica is a former bluegrass

Chris Pandolfi, intrepid banjo picker with The Infamous Stringdusters, has been a busy boy in his home studio of late. And not just musically. The budding filmmaker has also harnessed his passion for video, using cameras mounted on the headstocks of his

This review of the new project from Béla Fleck and the Marcus Roberts Trio is a contribution from David Hollender, professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. David teaches both banjo and upright bass at Berklee, and has

We received a note over the weekend from Buddy Woodward with Dixie Bee-Liners, with possibly the saddest news any picker can hear. Buddy's friend, and former Bee-Liner banjo man, Sam Morrow, had a number of instruments stolen from his home in

We caught up with Ron Block this week, and he tells us that he has started work on a new solo recording - as he has breaks in the Alison Krauss & Union Station tour schedule this summer. He says that