Deering Banjos is introducing three new models for their ProPik line of banjo accessories, just in time for the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. While ProPik has been known for years for innovative designs in banjo picks, these three new picks
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I Should Have Started Yesterday from Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive
It's single time again for North Carolina banjo legend Terry Baucom and his Dukes of Drive, the second from their upcoming album, offering another taste of their new band sound. Today it's I Should Have Started Yesterday, written by Ed Williams,
NC banjoist Randy Smith recovering from heart surgery
Randy Smith, beloved banjo picker from Monroe, North Carolina, is a grateful man. The picker of the five-string who has played with Pinecastle recording artists, Gentlemen of Bluegrass, plus numerous regional bands, is recovering from triple bypass surgery last week. Smith
Doug Knecht banjo tab book
Illinois banjo picker Doug Knecht has released a banjo tab book for music he has recorded over the years, including both his original banjo music and songs he had cut as a member of Chris Jones' band. Doug worked with Chris
My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Ron Block
This series is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will include a
Welcome Hazel Kate Tyree!
Congratulations go out to Josiah Tyree, banjo picker with The Kody Norris Show, and his exhausted wife, Cassie, on the birth of their first child. Hazel Kate Tyree was born on April 27 at 7:42 a.m. in Carthage, TN, at the Riverview
Welcome to New York from Scott Vestal and Bluegrass 2022
Pinecastle Records has released a second single from their upcoming celebration of instrumental bluegrass, Bluegrass 2022, featuring banjo master Scott Vestal with a cast of fellow super pickers. All recorded at Scott's Digital Underground Studio just outside of Nashville, this album continues
Hurricane Clarice – Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
If there are any two individuals fully capable of capturing the vintage sounds of a traditional brocade, it would have to be the duo that consists of Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves. De Groot, a seasoned picker known for
Joey Cox to Linda Lay & Springfield Exit
Joey Cox has been announced as the new banjo player with Mountain Fever recording artists Linda Lay & Springfield Exit. It is a prestigious position for this northern Virginia-based group, a spot previously held by such top pickers as Tom
My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Casey Henry
This series is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will include a