Colorado progressive banjoist Jake Schepps is releasing his latest CD next week (7/26). Entitled Ten Thousand Leaves, it features Schepps on 11 new compositions, both his own and pieces from his collaborators on this project, guitarist Greg Schochet, bassist Eric
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Banjo Camp! – Call for Submissions
Summer's barely begun and Gene Senyak's research into banjo camps, college programs, and resident workshops has already taken hin to four camps, three college programs, and one resident workshop...that's over 3,000 miles at $3/gallon! His first field report is
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Banjos at the Birchmere
In you're in the Eastern Virginia area, and a fan of old time banjo playing, here's an event you might want to check out this weekend. The Old Time Banjo Festival is happening tonight at the Birchmere. The event is,
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Stained glass banjo on eBay
Do you have a window opening of 19'' X 37'' and a crushing need for banjo-themed stained glass? If so, eBay has you covered. The seller created this Tiffany-styled piece as a promotional item for Gibson 25 years ago, and is
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Flying banjo sinks, sets record at Nashville Flugtag
Banjos falling from the sky! No, it's not this summer's new blockbuster horror film, it's the winner of the human-powered flying competition, Red Bull Flugtag Nashville last weekend. The Rocky Top Rocket, built and manned by The Greasy Brothers (Brandy, Brody,
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Pete Pardee measures interest in banjo book reprint
When it was first published in 1982, Scales And Arpeggios For Five String Banjo by Pete Pardee, was a groundbreaking effort. The book offered serious students of the banjo the sort of reference volume of applied music theory that had
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The Onion: Banjos banned in Boston?
This morning's edition of The Onion, an often hysterical and always amusing faux news web site, carried a hilarious piece entitled Banjo Player Sought In Hootenanny Spree. It's the story of a police investigation of a string of random banjo
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Terry Baucom Sullivan banjo
Back in February, Brance teased with news that one of Terry Baucom's post-Quicksilver episode 2 endeavors would include a signature banjo model, noting that further details would be forthcoming. Now comes the official announcement: After much anticipation, it is being announced that
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Parking Lot Pickers Songbook for banjo
Here's a new Mel Bay release that is sure to become an important reference for banjo pickers. Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Banjo Edition includes well over 200 popular songs, complete with chords, lyrics and the basic melody presented in
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Steve Huber’s Banjo Town
Steve Huber, founder and owner/operator of Huber Banjos, has launched a new web site. BanjoTown is designed to facilitate Steve's secondary passion, buying and selling vintage Gibson banjos. His Huber line has as part of its raison d'etre to build banjos