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Hank Smith

  • Hank Smith profiled in Radford Banjo Masters oral history project

    December 4, 2019 | by John Lawless

    Hank Smith, fearless leader of Hank, Pattie & The Current, is the latest banjoist to be featured in the series of Oral History interviews conducted by Bud Bennett at Radford University. Based on his personal interest in the banjo, and

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  • Track Premiere: Ain’t Gonna Be Treated This Way from Hank, Pattie & The Current

    June 27, 2019 | by John Lawless

    Everything that Hank, Pattie & The Current do is decidedly and intentionally modern. Though they follow the model of the bluegrass ensemble, as far as the instrumentation is concerned, their music is seasoned for a more contemporary, urban taste with

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  • Live – Hank, Pattie & The Current

    December 3, 2018 | by Lee Zimmerman

    Credit ought to be accorded any band that writes its own material and delivers with the kind of adroit ability demonstrated by the ensemble that bills itself as Hank, Pattie & The Current. Seemingly impervious to any preset formula, their

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  • Hank Smith accepts banjo position at UNC

    July 27, 2017 | by John Lawless

    Raleigh, NC-based banjo player Hank Smith has accepted the banjo lecturer position with the Music Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will be offering private lessons at the school beginning in the Fall 2017 semester. Smith

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  • Hank, Pattie & The Current debut music video

    April 22, 2016 | by Brian Paul Swenk

    Hank, Pattie & The Current is a brand new group from Raleigh, NC making some waves through the southeastern bluegrass music scene. Today they’re proud to premier their first music video, Losing My Mind. Banjoist Hank Smith, known for his Béla Fleck and

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  • Leaving Auburndale – Hank Smith

    January 14, 2016 | by Brian Paul Swenk

    Hank Smith, a banjo player from Raleigh, is a busy man. If playing gigs, keeping a steady stream of banjo students, forming a Béla Fleck tribute show, traveling to Wilkes County to study with Jens Kruger, and recently forming a

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  • Leaving Auburndale from Hank Smith

    December 8, 2015 | by John Lawless

    If you've ever spent time listening to road stories from touring musicians, you know that they see a side of life not often visible to us work-a-day souls. From the late night eateries to the 24-hour truck stops, they encounter people

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  • Banjoist Hank Smith set to debut super-group at IBMA

    September 28, 2015 | by Brian Paul Swenk

    “What if Bela’s Drive had the vocals of Chris Thile/Michael Daves?” You’ve probably never asked yourself that exact question, but I bet you’re imagining it now. Hank Smith, a progressive banjo player from the Raleigh area, has started a project that

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