Banjo players have long sought the "perfect" D-tuners, the devices that allow them to effect the slurring, or "detuning" sound popularized by Earl Scruggs in such tunes as Flint Hill Special, Earl's Breakdown, and Randy Lynn Rag. Initially, Earl achieved this
Danny Stewart
Danny Stewart’s prewar banjo safari to Africa
Danny Stewart, bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, bass player with US Navy Band Country Current, and proprietor of Turtle Hill Banjo Co., shared word of his adventures in South Africa last month. He was on the trail of an all original 1939 Gibson
Danny Stewart new proprietor of Turtle Hill Banjo
Danny Stewart Jr, a popular bluegrass touring artist, has acquired the Turtle Hill Banjo Company in LaPlata, MD, and will be its new owner/operator. Stewart purchased the company from its founder, long time vintage banjo collector and authority, Dave Schenkman,
Anchors Aweigh for Danny Stewart
Danny Stewart has been around bluegrass all his life. His dad, also Danny Stewart, and his granddad are bluegrass pickers, and young Mr. Stewart studied the music in the Bluegrass, Old Time & Country Music program at East Tennessee State University. While
Larry Stephenson in East Tennessee
For many bluegrass groups these days, a stop in Johnson City, Tennessee isn't complete without visits to both East Tennessee State University and The Down Home. ETSU frequently welcomes guest artists to its Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies
Bluegrass wedding on the beach: Danny Stewart and Ashley Wiese
Everybody loves a wedding, and what could be better than a bluegrass wedding on the beach? That is just what Danny Stewart and Ashley Wiese had last week when they tied the knot in Florida after spending a week at sea on