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We've followed the launch of The Banjo Cellar and Elmer's General Store in Williamstown, KY over the past year, both businesses with a bluegrass theme. They were established by Elmer Burchett and Megan McKamey, a pair of banjo pickers who saw an opportunity in Williamstown with the building, and now opening, of The Ark Encounter, a [...]
We wrote last fall about the opening of The Banjo Cellar in Williamstown, KY, a joint venture between banjo pickers Elmer Burchett and Megan McKamey. There they buy, sell, teach, and repair all things banjo and bluegrass. The pair acquired two storefronts in downtown Williamstown, one for the Cellar and the second now also reconditioned [...]
These days, we are more accustomed to seeing news about retail music stores closing than opening, with pressure from online mega-stores making life difficult for smaller, privately-owned ventures. But in Williamstown, Kentucky a pair of bluegrass veterans have partnered to open a bluegrass-centric shop called The Banjo Cellar. Elmer Burchett and Megan McKamey have acquired [...]
Megan McKamey, a young vocalist, songwriter, and banjo player from East Tennessee, is set to release her first album, Here’s Your Goodbye, on July 15. Ahead of the full project, she has dropped the title track to radio as a single through Airplay Direct. All twelve tracks are her original songs, with supporting contributions from top bluegrass [...]
Slovak banjoist Richard Cifersky will be visiting the US again later this month. He will serve as a staff instructor during Acoustic Music Week at Lincoln Memorial University, and perform with east Kentucky's Velvet Blue while he's over. Richard plans to be in the States from June 19 through July 5. The timing of his visit works out perfectly to [...]
