Jazz and progressive 5 string banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh has announced his exit from Bill Evans Soulgrass, a hybrid effort by noted sax man Evans to blend funk, jazz and bluegrass grooves. "After 9 years, over 25 countries, and thousands of
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Taylor Pfeiffer sez Toughen Up Princess
Taylor Pfeiffer is a talented young bluegrass and country artist from Australia who goes by the title, The Banjo Girl. At only 15 years old, she's appeared all across the continent and has had two songs from her debut EP,
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Buck Trent doing well after surgery
Iconic banjo player Buck Trent is spending the holidays in the hospital this year, following an aortic valve replacement on December 22. His wife, Jean, tells us that Buck is recovering nicely and was able to sit up the day after
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New bridge for electric banjo from Ryan Cavanaugh
It may have appeal for only a limited sector of the banjo world, but pro-picker Ryan Cavanaugh has come up with a new bridge for use on electric banjos that dramatically enhances the natural banjo tone. They will only work
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Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo
This precious video has been making the rounds online this past few days, written by Canadian folksinger David Myles, animated by Scott Simpson with Playmaker Films, and directed by Murray Bain of Copernicus Studios.
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Deck the Halls with lots of banjos
What's more Christmasy than a bunch of banjos? Isn't the first thought in your mind when December rolls around? Well Irish folk band We Banjo 3, who developed their name from three members of the four being given to pick the
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Rudiger Helbig banjo strings from Ortega
Rüdiger Helbig may be the most popular banjo picker in Germany, so much so that he is credited for helping create and nurture the bluegrass scene in Western Europe. His band, Huckleberry Five, tours the continent bringing American-style music to appreciative
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Three ReFlecktions on Béla and Abigail in Frederick
This set of reflections on a Béla Fleck/Abigail Washburn concert is a first contribution from Jen Hughes, a new writer we hope to feature semi-regularly at Bluegrass Today. Perfectionism I have always thought Béla Fleck is a perfectionist. I came to this
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Huber introduces the Classic 58
Huber Banjos, whose Truetone series has been patterned after vintage prewar instruments, has introduced a model styled after the classic Bow Tie banjo introduced when widespread production resumed after WWII. In this case, it's The Classic 58, what most connoisseurs view as the definitive
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Straight Up Strings announces distribution plans
Roger Siminoff's Straight Up Strings has announced Elderly Instruments as the exclusive online retailer for their new banjo and mandolin string sets. These are the sets that Roger designed to ensure that each string - or set of pairs for mandolin -