Ever since he was a young teen, Todd Taylor has been making waves with his banjo, appearing on many different television outlets and on the Grand Ole Opry. The five string first captured his attention when he was only six
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Tom Nechville opens Banjos West in Sisters, Oregon
Tom Nechville, banjo innovator and founder, designer, and builder of the pioneering Nechville banjos, has found the perfect activity since leaving the company in the hands of his trusted staff in Minnesota. He's opened a banjo shop in Sisters, OR
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On The Lonesome Wind from Andy Lowe
North Carolina banjo picker Andy Lowe, the newest Mountain Fever Records signee, has his first single released today, a muscular recut of a Del Mccoury number called On The Lonesome Wind. Lowe, known as Al to his friends, has been a
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American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame inductions and Bricktown Banjo Bash
Alan Munde accepts induction into the American Banjo Museum from Doug Parsons - photo © Pamm Tucker Over the weekend of September 23-24, the Bricktown region of downtown Oklahoma City was in the spotlight for banjo pickers and banjo lovers worldwide.
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A New Leaf from Steven Moore
Ohio banjo player Steven Moore has his first solo project, Just a Little Talk with Myself, just recently released. The 31 year old part time musician has mostly been found on the contest stages in recent years, taking first in
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Buddy Spurlock passes
Kentucky banjo player Buddy Spurlock, also known in his later years as Bud, died on Wednesday, September 21, in Prestonsburg, KY at the Riverview Nursing Home. He was 81 years of age. Born in eastern Kentucky in 1941 as Vernon Spurlock, Buddy came to
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Track Premiere: Higher Life from Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce is a banjo picking pastor in LaFollette, TN who, in addition to guiding his flock, also writes instrumental bluegrass music inspired by passion for his faith. Now he has recorded an album of these tunes, with help from
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Todd Taylor’s Amazing Grace video
Celebrated South Carolina banjo player Todd Taylor has released a single for his instrumental arrangement of the gospel classic Amazing Grace, as transcribed in his Hal Leonard book, Todd Taylor's Gospel Banjo. Since he was a preteen, Taylor has been performing all
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Steve Arkin passes
Noted banjo and guitar player, and former Blue Grass Boy, Steve Arkin, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts, following a cerebral aneurysm. 78 years of age when he passed, he was to be considered to be
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Rudy Lyle: The Unsung Hero of the Five-String Banjo – interview with the author
Max Wareham is a man on a mission. His new book, Rudy Lyle: The Unsung Hero of the Five-String Banjo, uncovers the story of an artist with a profound influence on the ongoing trajectory of bluegrass music, and specifically the