Tag: banjo

Mike Compton and Joe Newberry Live

The modern musical arts based on traditional string music divide into many camps. Some use the instruments familiar to old time…

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Major milestone for Banjo NewsLetter

Banjo NewsLetter, published by the Nitchie family in Maryland since 1973, is now publishing online starting with the current April 2013…

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Scholarships available to Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy

The Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy has been held since 2004 in a beautiful mountain retreat near Gatlinburg, TN, hosted by noted…

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Dierks loves him some banjo

We’ve written many times on Bluegrass Today about country star Dierks Bentley’s love for bluegrass music. Even before the release of…

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Life without Earl

This tribute to Earl Scruggs on the anniversary of his passing is a contribution from Jim Mills, a life-long student of…

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New single from Terry Baucom

Banjo man Terry Baucom has a new album coming soon on the John Boy & Billy label. Like his 2011 project,…

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New Celtic banjo book from Tom Hanway

Mel Bay Publications has released Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes by Tom Hanway,…

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New banjos, mandolin from Morgan Monroe

The folks at Morgan Monroe have introduced a number of new instruments which may be of interest to the bluegrass/acoustic market….

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CBA Bluegrass Camp for Kids

The California Bluegrass Association will add a new feature this year during their 38th Annual Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley,…

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Kristin Scott Benson talks bluegrass and The Grascals

Banjos are big these days, as evidenced by Mumford and Sons’ Grammy for album of the year, and a recent flurry…

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