Stanley, Scott-Benson, Luberecki, and Evans to Banjo Hall of Fame
The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City has announced five new members of their Banjo Hall of Fame, to be inducted during the ABM Banjo Fest in October of 2024. The ABM launched in 1998 in nearby Guthrie, OK as a museum dedicated to the four string banjo, with a Hall of Fame drawing from […]
Rosta Capek presents… a great anniversary concert in Prague!
Prague-based banjo and mandolin builder, Rosťa Čapek, is having a double celebration in the spring – his 55th birthday, and the fifth wedding anniversary of what his wife, Iva, describes as “our Big Bluegrass Wedding.” To mark these occasions, he will host a unique concert. Here’s a glimpse of some of the scenes – with […]
Becky Buller’s 5th annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!
Don’t be late! It’s time for the annual Becky Buller Ugly Christmas Sweater contest on Facebook. Post a photo of yourself in your best ugly Christmas sweater for a chance to win valuable prizes from Becky and her 2022 contest guests, Larry Stephenson, Barbara Martin Stephens, and Ned Luberecki. To enter, visit Becky’s official contest […]
Nor’ Easter from Jake Eddy, with Andy Statman and Ned Luberecki
Things have been moving fast for West Virginia guitarist Jake Eddy. Not many months ago he was an obscure flatpicker, working on bluegrass with his brother around home, and posting videos on YouTube. Last summer, we heard a powerful track he recorded with a pair of Swedish grassers and brother Carter. Not long after that, [...] My Favorite J.D. Crowe lick – Ned Luberecki
This is a feature we are running to memorialize the creative and musical legacy of the late J.D. Crowe, who we lost just before Christmas. We are calling it My Favorite Crowe Lick, and each episode will feature a prominent bluegrass banjo player sharing both their thoughts about Crowe and his influence, and showing us [...] Enter to win in the annual Becky Buller Band Ugly Christmas Sweater contest
With Christmas music playing everywhere we go, and the year end chill already in the air in most of the northern hemisphere, it's time once again for the 4th annual Becky Buller Band Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest. As in years past, it's quite easy to enter. Just don your ugliest Christmas sweater, take a photo [...] Back In Baltimore from Ned Luberecki, featuring Tim O’Brien
Ned Luberecki has been a familiar face - and voice - in the bluegrass world for many years now. We see him on stage on banjo with the Becky Buller Band; we hear him as a radio personality on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction. And if we play banjo, we've probably found him teaching at various banjo [...] Two new banjo instructional videos from Ned Luberecki
We have often accused Ned Luberecki of being among the busiest guys in bluegrass. In addition to playing banjo with the Becky Buller Band, he is an on-air radio personality on Bluegrass Junction at SiriusXM, a private banjo instructor, and a regular teacher at bluegrass and banjo camps around the country. Oh... and he's also [...] Some patriotic music for your 4th
When the Independence Day celebration rolls around each year, we can always count on our bluegrass instrumentalists to come through with some patriotic music for us all to enjoy. Here are a couple that put some banjo and fiddle into the spirit of the 4th. First, from banjo picker extraordinaire, Ned Luberecki, his 5 string [...] Bluegrass Banjo Jam Survival Guide from Ned Luberecki
The IBMA's reigning Banjo Player of the Year, Ned Luberecki, has created a second instructional video for the Truefire platform. Following the December release of Bluegrass Banjo for Beginners, he has just released a new one for more experienced players, Bluegrass Banjo Jam Survival Guide. The course runs for an hour and twenty minutes, and [...] 