Continental Divide banjo picker Dale Perry is the most recent respected 5 string pro to sign on as a Huber Banjos endorser. He joins such top banjo players as Sammy Shelor, Jim Mills, Ron Block, Cia Cherryholmes, Jason Burleson and
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Jayme Stone in The Toronto Star
Canadian banjo player Jayme Stone shared a series of banjo travelogues with our readers during his recent musical journey through West Africa. Jayme was traveling on a Chalmers Arts Fellowship grant to research the music of African musicians who perform
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Triple banjo bash on YouTube
As we could have predicted, a video capture of the recent triple banjo performance on The Late Show with David Letterman has made its way to YouTube. The clip is taken from Wednesday's program (4/26) and features Steve Martin, Tony
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Jayme Stone’s Banjo Travelogue – part 4
In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -
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Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy this weekend
I'll be teaching at this weekend's Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy near Gatlinburg, TN so my posting over the weekend (and early next week) may be a bit light. There is still room for a few more registrants if any banjo pickers
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Jayme Stone’s Banjo Travelogue – part 3
In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -
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Bluegrass Banjo Meets Mainstream TV
The following is a contribution from our newest correspondent, Tom Travis. Tom writes from England where he is prominent in bluegrass journalism and on radio, and also performs with his band, Bluegrass Incident. Here is his critique of a recent
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Jayme Stone’s Banjo Travelogue – part 2
In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -
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Download the 2007 Recording King catalog
The Recording King banjo and guitar company has made its 2007 catalog available online as a PDF download. It includes photos, descriptions and individual specifications for their line of resonator and open back 5 string banjos, and their cowboy-themed Western Collectible
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Jayme Stone’s Banjo Travelogue – part 1
In a previous post, we told of Canadian banjo picker Jayme Stone's journey through West Africa in preparation for an upcoming CD based on African banjo music. He has agreed to send us a series of updates from Africa -
