Pat Morris, Anysley Porchak, and Lincoln Hensley present check Back at the beginning of December, we shared information about an auction being run on Facebook to sell Sonny Osborne's Stelling Sonflower prototype banjo, as a benefit for the IBMA Trust Fund. This
We have all been missing Sonny Osborne since he passed away in October of 2021. Sonny's wonderful music with brother Bobby, plus his outsized personality and wit, left a legacy that will never be forgotten in bluegrass music. Now comes word
Geoff Stelling, originator and chief luthier for Stelling Banjo Works, who has operated the company with his wife Sherry in central Virginia for many years, has announced that they will be shuttering the company at the end of 2022. Both
Katy Daley caught up with Alan Munde down in the Exhibit Hall as he was picking up his banjo from Geoff Stelling after some rehab and maintenance. Stelling has a booth in the hall promoting his new banjos, and Alan is
Craft In America is both an organization dedicated to promoting handcrafted art and useables in the United States, and a PBS television series celebrating the best of what is currently being produced. They maintain the Craft In America Center in
Pete Wernick announces the availability of two scholarships for his 2014 Advanced Banjo Camp, January 20-25 in Boulder, Colorado. The camp is geared to players in performing bands and focuses on tone, timing, “believability,” creativity, band dynamics, and performance. The
This remembrance of Alvin Breeden, who passed away earlier this week, is a contribution from Geoff Stelling. Alvin played a Stelling banjo, and the two of them became friends Geoff moved his company to central Virginia in the early 1980s.
Monday's (3/3) edition of the Charlottesville, VA Daily Progress featured a lengthy article on Stelling Banjo Works, whose small shop production facility is located in nearby Afton, VA. The article discusses founder Geoff Stelling's banjo design innovations, which brought him recognition
