Tag: banjo

The great Earl Scruggs, now ten years gone

10 years ago, on March 28, 2012, Earl Eugene Scruggs, noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking style that bears his famous…

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Taylor Parks to Josh Grigsby and County Line

Josh Grigsby and County Line, a rising traditional bluegrass band from Virginia’s Northern Neck, has announced the addition of Taylor Parks…

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Doug McKelway plays his Huber banjo on Huckabee

On last weekend’s Huckabee show, which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), TV news anchor Doug McKelway joined host Mike…

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Alex Riffle doing shows with Lori King & Junction 63

Lori King & Junction 63, a popular touring bluegrass group in the Midwest, has announced that Alex Riffle of Poplar Bluff,…

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My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Bill Evans

This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we…

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My Favorite J.D. Crowe Lick – Daniel Grindstaff

This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we…

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Happy Birthday Little Roy Lewis!

Little Roy Lewis is 80 today!  Roy McArthur “Little Roy” Lewis Jr. was born and raised the youngest member of the…

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The Bensons discuss Benson, and their first single, Conway

After 20 plus years of marriage, Kristin Scott Benson, award winning banjoist with The Grascals, and Wayne Benson, longtime mandolinist with…

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The Complete Tune Playing Toolkit for 5-String Banjo

Mel Bay Publications’ latest banjo instruction manual is one that any serious three finger player could benefit from adding to their…

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Another honor for J.D. Crowe, from the Kentucky Legislature

Not surprisingly, tributes and condolences have poured in following the passing of banjo ace J.D. Crowe, who passed away on Christmas…

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