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Banjo Hangout, the vibrant online community for banjo players of every stripe, reached a major milestone recently when they signed up their 50,000th member. I can feel the wailing and gnashing of teeth from mandolin and guitar players this whole

Jack Hicks, founding banjoist with Summertown Road, has stepped aside with Elmer Burchett jumping in to take his spot. The band was formed in 2008, and their debut, self-titled album was released on Rounder earlier this year. Bo Isaac is on

AcuTab Publications has released the fifth DVD in their Power Pickin' series designed to help serious students of bluegrass music improve their craft, and get more enjoyment from the time they spend with their instrument. Bluegrass Jamming Essentials - Play With

Colorado Case Company has expanded from their popular line of soft cases and case covers to include fiberglass flight cases for mandolin, guitar, fiddle and banjo. They will offer shaped, rectangular and teardrop cases selling in the $600-$900 range. Company President

CNN caught up with funny-man turned banjo-man, Steve Martin, at the 2010 Bonnaroo festival and their cameras captured him talking about the benefits of performing music rather than stand-up comedy. UPDATE (11:00 AM): Turner has blocked embedding of the video from

NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts has a feature up that features an impromptu performance from Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain. This series of short concerts are shot and recorded in the offices of NPR Music, specifically at the desk of

Banjo picker Tim Davis and mandolinist Matt Hiser have collaborated on a new album of bluegrass instrumentals called Flying High. Other than the title cut, written by Hiser, it's a set of tunes that should be familiar to bluegrass listeners, though

The Kel Kroydon Banjo Company is set to introduce a new, more-affordable banjo line in late September. Dubbed the "Affordable Banjo," two models will be introduced at the Fall 2010 Banjo Camp North, just near Boston (9/24-26). Tom Mirisola, President of

Justin Moses will be the new banjo player with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, starting this Friday at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Bettendorf, IA. He is taking over for Jim Mills, who recently announced his intention to

And speaking of Dick Spottswood... His biography of seminal banjo picker and bandleader Wade Mainer is due out from the University Press of Mississippi in the next few weeks. Banjo on the Mountain - Wade Mainer's First Hundred Years tells the