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Tom Adams has published an ebook of banjo tab transcriptions from Fired Up, the latest album by Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper. The tabs are based on the playing of crackerjack picker Jessie Baker who tracked the record with Michael, but

Jonathan Buckner and Chosen Road have chosen Jason Wheeler to play banjo with the group following four months of auditions. Jason hails from Radford, VA and had performed previously with with Travers Chandler and Avery County, and a number of regional

Zach Gilmer is now playing banjo and guitar, and providing harmony vocals, as a member of Sierra Hull & Highway 111. He's been with the band for a couple months, and Sierra says that he's committed for the next year

This remembrance of Tony Pass is a contribution from David E. Schenkman, proprietor of Turtle Hill Banjo Co., and one of Tony's dear friends in the banjo community. Last Tuesday (7/26) Linda Pass called to give me the sad news that

The August edition of the venerable Banjo NewsLetter is out, with adventurous 5-string jazz banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh on the cover. Ryan spent the early aughts impressing judges at banjo competitions like Renofest, Merlefest and RockyGrass, each of which crowned his

Here's one we missed when it occurred earlier this year... Kris Rasnake is playing banjo with Blue Moon Rising. He took the spot vacated by Owen Piatt, who had laid down the five on the band's current CD, Strange New World. While

This remembrance of Tony Pass is a contribution from David E. Schenkman, proprietor of Turtle Hill Banjo Co., and one of Tony's dear friends in the banjo community. Last Tuesday (7/26) Linda Pass called to give me the sad news that

Noted banjo craftsman Tony Pass has died after suffering for many months with cancer. He was the designer of the popular Tony Pass rims, noted for their block construction. The wood used was timber reclaimed after having been submerged at the

I've known a number of banjo picking attorneys in my day (insert joke here), but Jim Gabeheart is the first five-slinging prosecutor to make my acquaintance. In addition to his duties as an Assistant Prosecutor in Lincoln County, WV, Jim plays

Charlie Cushman has left his position playing banjo with Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper to refocus attention on his banjo set up business, and stay a little closer to home. His last show with the band was this past Thursday. In a