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Banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh has taken to Kickstarter to raise the necessary funds for an upcoming tour with his new band, No Man's Land. The bluegrass world noticed Ryan in the first half of the aughts when he took home trophies from

Special thanks to Doug Boxer-Cook, Director of News and Media Relations at Bowdoin College, for sending along these photos of Béla Fleck accepting his honorary Doctor of Music degree during the 2011 Commencement Ceremony at the college. Béla was introduced by

We heard this morning from Daniel Grindstaff, banjo player with Marty Raybon. “After four years as a full time member, I will be stepping down from my position with Marty Raybon & Full Circle. I have worked a lengthy notice to

Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME will award an honorary Doctor of Music degree to banjoist Béla Fleck on Saturday (5/28) during the school's 206th Commencement ceremonies. Béla will be on hand for tomorrow morning's graduation to accept his award, and will

Deering Banjos is looking to make the most out of the fact that young country superstar Taylor Swift has been appearing with one of their Boston 6-String acoustic/electric banjos. She played it on her new album and in the music video

Is this good for the banjo, or for bluegrass? I mean Taylor Swift is among the biggest stars in country music. Sure, she's strumming on a six string banjo, but the video also features acoustic guitar, mandolin and fiddle. OK... there are

Nechville Musical Products will celebrate Tom Nechville's 25 years of building innovative banjos with a special, limited-edition version of their popular Phantom model. Only 25 of these instruments will be built, which will be called the Nechville XXV. Tom says that

We heard earlier today from multi-instrumentalist Jayd Raines with word about his new gig. He will be the banjo player with Ralph Stanley II, where he will also play some guitar and provide harmony vocals. Jayd has been playing bass with

One of the more successful recent entries in the online world of string music instruction has been the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. Using a combination of prerecorded lessons and video exchanges between Tony and his many enrolled students, the

We've had occasion to mention WDVX a number of times on Bluegrass Today, typically with respect to Blue Plate Special, their noontime live performance program that airs weekdays at 102.9 FM out of Knoxville, TN. They feature a healthy dose of