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This interview with Béla Fleck was conducted by fellow banjoist Jake Schepps, who will review the Concerto based on Saturday's performance. Jake's latest CD, An Evening In The Village, also places the banjo in a classical setting, drawing on the

Lonesome River Band leader Sammy Shelor has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. The award is in recognition of Sammy's high level of musicianship, and the impact he has

We reported on Tuesday that Sammy Shelor had been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. This is the second year that Martin has endowed this $50,000 annual award, which

Punch Brothers' banjo monster Noam Pikelny is set to releases his second solo project, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail, on Compass October 25. Fellow Punch Brothers Chris Thile and Chris Eldridge provide mandolin and guitar respectively, while Punchy fiddler

Travers Chandler & Avery County have announced that Terry McGill is now working with them on banjo. He has actually been with them for about a month, and will be joining the band in the studio as they set out

In addition to being a highly-regarded banjo luthier, Warren Yates has a reputation as a merry prankster, with a touch of theatrical flair. Things must be slow in the banjo world, as Yates found the time to create this clever video

Mike Munford, the mega-talented banjo picker with Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, will grace the September cover of Banjo NewsLetter. The issue will also feature an in-depth interview with Mike conducted by regular BNL contributor Ira Gitlin, a highly-regarded picker

Terry Baucom will be everywhere you look - or listen - this next few weeks. Starting Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), he will be the featured guest on Track-By-Track with Kyle Cantrell on Sirius-XM's Bluegrass Junction. Terry and Kyle will

I caught up recently with Jayme Stone, Canadian-based but world-inspired banjo player, and learned that he continues in his quest to place the ol' five in new and unexpected settings. He has notably recorded and performed with prominent west African

Michael Cleveland has announced that Glenn Gibson will be taking up the trusty five string with Flamekeeper, filling the spot recently vacated by banjo picker Charlie Cushman. Glenn has been known more as a reso slide man of late, having worked