Tag: banjo

Ralph Stanley to receive Governor’s Award

Dr. Ralph Stanley has received quite a few awards during his distinguished career. Stanley has been awarded four Grammys. He was…

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Gold Tone cello banjos

The folks at Gold Tone have introduced a number of new banjos – cello banjos, that is. These jumbos are made…

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Johnny Butten on Blue Plate Special

Ex-pat British banjo picker Johnny Butten will be among the guests on today’s (8/8) edition of Blue Plate Special on WDVX….

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Jack Sanbower passes

Jack Sanbower passed away on Tuesday (7/30) at 12:30pm. He had cancer of the esophagus and had been ill for a…

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Richard Cifersky – Rainy Day

Quite often we report about new CD releases that have been sent our way. It’s not often that we are presented…

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Workshop opportunities at IBMA

With the annual IBMA World Of Bluegrass convention coming up (9/29-10/2), a number of instructional workshops have been scheduled in Nashville…

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Yates Banjo shop video

Banjo builder Warren Yates has created a video that takes you into his shop for a bird’s eye view of the…

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The banjo’s African roots

This afternoon’s (7/10) Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU will include a segment at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) on the African roots of…

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Ron Stewart and the Yates banjo

Regular readers of Bluegrass Today should be accustomed to reading rave reviews here of the work of Ron Stewart. Ron has…

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Jayme Stone: Africa to Appalachia

Following John’s recent post concerning the upcoming release of Africa To Appalachia, the Los Angeles Times Music Blog conducted an interview…

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