Banjo jewelry just in time for Valentine’s Day
The good folks with Landis Studios in Arkansas, the skilled silversmiths who offer the custom engraved sterling silver finger picks, have brought out new jewelry for your favorite banjo Valentines. First up is a silver-plated brass banjo pendant, an exquisitely-detailed miniature with visible frets, inlay markers, bridge, tailpiece, armrest, resonator, tuners, and hooks. There is […]
Bayla Davis, newest Gold Tone endorser
Bayla Davis with her new custom Gold Tone open back banjo Gold Tone Music Group has announced their newest endorser, and perhaps their youngest, in the person of Bayla Davis, a 17-year-old old time player from western North Carolina. In just a few years time, this talented young lady has turned heads all across the […]
American Banjo Museum announces 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
The American Banjo Museum, located in Oklahoma City and dedicated to promoting and preserving banjo players and music of all kinds, has announced five new members to their Hall of Fame. They will be officially inducted during the weekend of October 9-11 as part of their annual Banjo Fest weekend in Oklahoma City. Two of […]
Huber Banjos introduces Russ Carson model
Huber Banjos has announced that Russ Carson, the crackerjack banjo player with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, is the latest endorser of the banjos, with the introduction of the new gold-plated Russ Carson Signature model Huber. Russ joins Sammy Shelor and Ron Block as endorsing artists with their own signature model banjo. It’s part of […]
Cody Tinnin and Allan Sanders to Kristy Cox & Grasstime
Australian bluegrass singer turned Nashville resident Kristy Cox has brought in two new members to her touring band, Grasstime. Both are experienced players who should be familiar to many in the bluegrass community. Cody Tinnin has come aboard on bass, and Allan Sanders on banjo. Tinnin spent a decade on bass with The Stillhouse Junkies, […]
South Carolina Banjo Day coming up March 11
Once again this year, the state of South Carolina will dedicate a day to their native son, Todd Taylor, as they celebrate South Carolina Banjo Day on March 11. The honor was first bestowed on Todd in 2018, both in recognition of his achievements as a banjo player, and in recognition of his having overcome […]
Colton Powers leaving Seth Mulder & Midnight Run
Colton Powers, the hard-charging’ banjo picker and tenor singer with Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, has announced that he will be leaving the band to start work on a new project he is working on. He shared the following statement online… “I’ve been a part of Midnight Run for around seven and a half years. […]
Arthur Hatfield Banjos shop burns to the ground
Popular Kentucky banjo builder and repairman Arthur Hatfield suffered the loss of his shop to fire on Saturday, January 10. A wooden musical instrument shop contains a good many combustible materials, and by the time the fire department got to the building in Glasgow, KY, the shop had been consumed. Fortunately, Arthur was not hurt, […]
Johnny Pennington passes
Johnny Pennington, 74, of China Grove, NC, passed away on December 27, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. He was the son of the late musician, luthier, and songwriter, Ralph Pennington. His sister is former North Carolina Bluegrass Association president, Vivian Pennington Hopkins. She shared some memories of their childhood, growing up in western […]
Peaches and Apple Pies – Rita Bliss
According to the brief bio posted on her website, Rita Bliss is a folk musician from Rochester, New York who is now based in Austin, Texas. She shares delicate and delightful melodies spawned from old-time melodies, and her travels along the backroads of America’s South. Driven mostly by her sublime singing, tasteful banjo picking, and […]
