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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 [...]
More than 60 banjo players will converge in the small town of Cumberland Furance, TN this weekend for the 7th Annual NashCamp Banjo Retreat. Hosted by Sonny Osborne and Bill Evans, this year's camp also features multi-IBMA award winner Tony Trischka, Alan Munde, Ned Luberecki, Kristin Scott-Benson and Frank Neat. Camp director is Cindy Sinclair, [...]
It's Monday night at IBMA and John and I are sitting in the main ball room. We just finished a very fine dinner accompanied by some great conversation with Alan O'Bryant, our friends from Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and a couple of the guys from The Infamous Stringdusters. Right now we're listening to Tony Trischka [...]
Tomorrow morning from 10-11 AM EST you can hear Tony Trischka live on WFDU-FM. Tony will join hosts Carol Beaugard and Steve Lutke on their show Lonesome Pine RFD. Tony will be performing live in the studio, discussing his three IBMA nominations, cunducting a three minute mini-music lesson, and talking about his personal favorite recordings. [...]
Tony Trischka will be the guest on tonight's (7/8) Banjo Talk program. The show is hosted by Dave Pericone, and is an online call in show, much like what you hear on the radio, which runs each Sunday evening from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. (eastern). Dave and Tony will "talk banjo," and field calls from [...]
Last year the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival held it's first annual instructional camp for the three days prior to the festival. The camp was successful and they have organized it again this year. The camp and the festival are both held at the Grand Targhee Resort located within the Caribou/Targhee National Forest in Wyoming. Having [...]
As we could have predicted, a video capture of the recent triple banjo performance on The Late Show with David Letterman has made its way to YouTube. The clip is taken from Wednesday's program (4/26) and features Steve Martin, Tony Trischka and Bela Fleck playing Martin's The Crow, one of 14 double banjo pieces on [...]
We have written a good bit this year about Tony Trischka's latest CD, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular. Each of the project's 14 tracks feature Tony performing in duet (with a full band) along with other prominent banjo pickers, including such luminaries as Earl Scruggs, Scott Vestal, Tom Adams and Bill Emerson. Tony will be appearing [...]
CMT.com has a piece up that features an interview with banjo picker Tony Trischka. It is focused on his recent release, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, which includes Tony and a host of celebrated banjoists in twin banjo arrangements. Earl Scruggs, Tom Adams, B?©la Fleck, Scott Vestal, Noam Pikelny and many more share the banjo duties [...]
As one would have expected, someone has posted the video from Tony Trischka and Steve Martin's appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last Thursday up on YouTube. They were on to promote Tony's Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular CD, and played one of Steve's compositions from the project, The Crow. The clip features both the tune [...]
