Nashville banjoist Tim Carter has announced a new project, with a new band, called Damn The Banjos. It's not really a bluegrass sound, but it is banjo centered. A new album is nearly finished, Full Speed Ahead, including material written within
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Tim Carter: A Son of the South Stays True to His Roots
Tim Carter adapted to music almost like osmosis. He grew up in Jamestown, North Carolina, the son of a well known radio DJ. He gained his appreciation of music from listening to the sounds played on his father’s show, everything
Behind The Mic with Tim Carter
Most, if not all, bluegrass DJs have a serious, longstanding love of the music they spin on the radio. They’re devoted to the music and the musicians, and sometimes even a certain style of bluegrass. However, for many broadcasters, the
Congratulations Tim and Cindy Carter
Tim Carter, the banjo playing half of The Carter Brothers was married over the weekend to Cindy Hiatt. The couple took their vows at The Apple Barn in Valle Crucis, NC, and are on their way to St. John's for a week. Tim
Tim Carter on a Bang Bang tour
Tim Carter, the banjo pickin' half of The Carter Brothers, is currently on tour with an all star band in support of his Bang Bang album. Tim May is on guitar, Barbara Lamb on fiddle, Matt Flinner on mandolin and Adam
A Waltz For Earl from Tim Carter
Nashville banjo picker Tim Carter has composed and recorded a lovely tribute to Earl Scruggs, using the uncommon form of a banjo waltz. The tune is titled A Waltz For Earl, and Tim has used it as a backdrop for this
Barney McKenna passes
Tim Carter, who posted his thoughts on losing Earl Scruggs yesterday to our Remembering Earl Scruggs page (for reader tributes), shared some sad news about the passing of another legendary banjo player, this time of the four stringed variety. "We've lost
Tim Carter launches Treehouse Studios
Tim Carter, the banjo playing half of The Carter Brothers, has opened a recording studio in Ridgetop, TN - about 12 miles north of Nashville. Treehouse Studios was built as an addition to Tim's log home, with a separate entrance, rest
Banjos at NAMM
Tim Carter of The Carter Brothers sent along a couple of photos from the Summer NAMM show, being held in Nashville this weekend. NAMM (National Association of Music Merchandisers) holds two large trade shows each year, where manufacturers and distributors of
The Carter Brothers on Woodsongs
The Carter Brothers (Danny and Tim) brought their eclectic bluegrass-fusion sound to The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour this week. They appeared this past Monday (3/3) along with Irish folksinger Tommy Sands, and the video for the full program is