• The Bankesters are Looking Forward

    A single has been released from Looking Forward, the upcoming album by The Bankesters. This talented family band from Illinois has successfully navigated the most difficult hurdle facing groups of this kind: growing from a "cute kid" act to a serious

  • Bankesters Recording Blog – Day 6

    Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. In this final episode, we hear from two of the ladies. Melissa Triplett, here: We’re done! The past

  • Bankesters Recording Blog – Day 5

    Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. We're all exhausted after a very long but really great day. Last night we pushed as hard as

  • Bankesters Recording Blog – Day 4

    Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. Day 4 was interesting. We worked on the fastest track on the CD, and it was a real

  • Bankesters Recording Blog – Day 3

    Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. We’ve finished day three, with a much greater sense of accomplishment. We’re half-way through the six days that

  • Bankesters Recording Blog – Day 2

    Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. Day two didn’t seem as productive as day one. We tracked instruments on two songs, vocals on one,

  • Bankesters Recording Blog – Day 1

    Phil Bankester, peré of the lovely and talented Bankester family, has agreed to provide a running blogumentary of their home recording sessions this week. This is the first installment of a series of blogs that we hope will be informative and

  • The littlest Bankester

    Or should I say, the littlest Triplett. Kyle and Melissa Triplett (nee Bankester), the banjo and bass player respectively for The Bankesters, are celebrating yesterday's birth of their second child. Joel Edward Triplett was born at 1:39 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday (11/9).

  • Bankesters with Jamie Johnson at Station Inn

    Phil Bankester set a camera up back at the soundboard during The Bankesters' CD release party at Nashville's Station Inn on July 6. They were celebrating their newest album, appropriately titled The Bankesters, which includes a duet between Emily Bankester and

  • Photos from Bluegrass at the Ryman

    Phil Bankester shared a couple of photos he took in Nashville at Thursday's Bluegrass Nights At The Ryman concert. The show featured Sam Bush and his crack band, with an opening performance from The Josh Williams Band. Phil tells us that Josh