Jason Skinner is a devoted student of the banjo style of Don Reno. At age 29, he's spent 15 years studying the Reno style, and has set out on a crusade to bring more banjo players to embrace Don's music
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John Lawless banjo workshop in Raleigh
Our own John Lawless will be teaching a banjo workshop in Raleigh, NC on March 24. It is hosted by Banjo In The Hollow, and will be held at the Community
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Super Bowl half time show – run by a banjo picker?
Outside of bluegrass music circles, the image of banjo players is not always a complimentary one. From the frequent "Paddle faster... I hear banjo music" T-shirts, to the seemingly endless supply of banjo jokes and drooling hayseed stereotypes, you could
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History of the Banjo on BBC
BBC Radio 4 FM carried a 30 minute program yesterday on the history of the banjo. It is set to air again on January 29 from 11:00-11:30 p.m. (GMT), but it can also be heard on the BBC web site
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Midwest Banjo Camp 2007
The 3rd annual Midwest Banjo Camp is set for June 1-3, 2007 on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. The faculty includes many of the biggest names in bluegrass and old time banjo, such as Alan
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Banjo players in the news
We found two interesting articles online that should be of interest to banjo pickers, and folks who enjoy banjo music. The first is a piece in today's Washington Post (1/19/07) on John McEuen. Written by Post staffer Richard Harrington, the article
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Pete Wernick ’07 camps
Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, has announced his bluegrass banjo and jam camps for 2007. The first is actually underway now in Boulder, CO with another set to kick off there next week. Many of his camps are scheduled in conjunction
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Tony Trischka and Noam Pikelny video online
We've posted a few times recently about the upcoming Rounder project from banjoist Tony Trischka, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. It features Tony paired in the studio with some of the most celebrated banjo players alive, including Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck,
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Daniel Grindstaff – April’s Fool
Daniel Grindstaff isn't pulling a prank, he's become April's Fool. At least that's my interpretation of the instrumental that is the title cut on his new CD. In the last 6 years or so Daniel has played banjo with a
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Bill Evans banjo workshop online 2/11
The Banjo Lounge is hosting another of their periodic online banjo workshops on February 11. This one will be conducted by Bill Evans, and will focus on playing bluegrass banjo accompaniment, or backup. Bill has two popular instructional DVDs about banjo