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Pete Wernick will celebrate 25 years leading instructional camps for banjo pickers when he convenes his Winter Banjo Camps in January 2009. The camps are held in Boulder, CO and separate events are held for beginner, intermediate and advanced players. Pete

Mel Bay Publications has released a series of children's chord books for young pickers getting started on banjo, mandolin or ukulele. Each book runs 24 pages and presents the chords systematically, starting with simple shapes and moving later to more difficult

Rounder Records subtitles banjo man Tony Trischka's newly-reissued 1985 album Hill Country as The Tony Trischka Bluegrass Album. That reference doesn't seem especially startling to modern eyes, following Tony's success in 2007 with his Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular project, but when

Yesterday's (10/12) edition on Weekend All Things Considered on NPR included a segment on Africa To Appalachia, the recording that was born of banjoist Jayme Stone's musical journey of discovery in Western Africa. Stone partnered with Mansa Sissoko, a

According to USA Today, playing the banjo is polite. At least that's what I take away from a story they are currently running concerning a new biography of Emily Post. Emily Post is the author of the book Etiquette, first published

Recording King has introduced three new models - two new solid top guitars and a very special, limited edition banjo. The Bill Sullivan Tribute Banjo is being offered exclusively through First Quality Musical Supply, and is being offered as a legacy

Michael Cleveland took home his sixth strait IBMA award for Fiddle Player of the Year, and his band Flamekeeper walked away with their second IBMA win for Instrumental Band of the Year. An astute observer may have noticed a new face

Throw Down Your Heart, the documentary film on Béla Fleck's journey of discovery to Africa to explore the banjo's roots, is set to screen on Thursday (10/9) at the Tucson Film & Music Festival. The film was directed by Béla's brother,

Deering Banjos has announced their newest model here at IBMA, the Terry Baucom signature banjo. This is a walnut banjo, and the first Deering model to be introduced with the new rim and lightweight tone ring designed by Greg Deering and

Gibson has announced another limited edition banjo model, this time a Style 5 Deluxe. Though not specifically an artist-signature model, this new model is loosely based on a unique pre war Gibson owned by Bernie Leadon, an original member of The