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We got a note this morning from Ned Luberecki, banjo player extraordinaire, and one of the hosts of the Sirius Satellite Radio Bluegrass channel. Ned had been out with Tony Trischka this past week, supplying the second banjo for a string of dates in support of Tony's Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular CD, and told us [...]
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has released their latest concert DVD, following the familiar theme of grouping popular flatpickers they have set with previous releases. Guitarmageddon, co-produced with SimpleFolk Productions, showcases three young flatpicking firebrands who have been making their presence felt in bluegrass this past few years. Chris Eldridge, Andy Falco and Josh Williams are featured [...]
Today's (12/2) edition of The Washington Post contains a lengthy feature on comedian, actor, author Steve Martin - who we all know is also a man who is passionate about the banjo and banjo playing From his earliest days in stand-up through his recent participation in Tony Trischka's Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectatcular CD, Martin has [...]
Tom Adams has just published a new book of banjo transcriptions taken from his playing on Audie Blaylock's Trains Are The Only Way To Fly CD. The book contains tabs for all Tom's breaks and multiple backup sections in this 34 page spiral bound volume. Adams came to the attention of the bluegrass world as [...]
The new Born Lonesome music video from Cadillac Sky we posted about earlier this month will be featured this afternoon (11/30) on the CMT Pure cable channel. If your cable provider includes this new music channel in their digital lineup, check them out at 1:45 p.m. (EST). It's an eerie, shadowy video - directed by [...]
The Associated Press is reporting that James Monroe, son of the Father of Bluegrass Music, is selling the concert hall he has been running near the Kentucky/Tennessee state line, about 40 miles north of Nashville. The son of the late bluegrass legend Bill Monroe is selling the music hall he opened two years ago near [...]
Pete Wernick tells us that he has one scholarship yet to be awarded for his Advanced Banjo Camp in Colorado January 21-26, 2008. The scholarship is intended for players who might otherwise not have the resources to attend Pete's camps, and covers the cost of tuition only. Four have been awarded already, with three going [...]
We've caught word of a few other new projects expected at some point in 2008. Kati Penn is working now on a new project with Blue Highway's Rob Ickes producing. She is planning a mid-2008 release. Starting soon on a new album is Revonda Roberts & Harvest Wind, hoping to follow-up the success they saw [...]
Rounder Records has set February 12, 2008 as the release date for Through the Window of a Train, the next CD from Blue Highway. Blessed with three notable singers and songwriters, Blue Highway is rarely in need of material, and this new project is made up entirely of songs written within the band - their [...]
How about some banjo frivolity for a Wednesday afternoon? Here is a YouTube clip featuring a bass banjo. These were not too uncommon in the 1920s when banjo bands and orchestras enjoyed their brief window of popularity. They filled the role of an upright bass, with a bass scale neck and fingerboard mounted to a [...]
