Archived News Flash Links from home page
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Published on Dec-31-2015 1:51pm
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A place where we're saving off some of the News Flash links from the home page in case someone wants to find an old one.
October 2016
- The Banjo Cafe is an official sponsor of the California Banjo Extravaganza.
- Mel Bay is offering 20% off this weekend on all titles, including downloads. Use Discount Code MB20.
- Announcing the The 5th Annual California Banjo Extravaganza Banjo Mini-Camp.
- Wow: Nechville Custom Orion sitting pretty at Morgan Music.
- Evie Ladin has added new lessons for "North Carolina Breakdown" at Peghead Nation.
- New at Peghead Nation: Bill Evans demos Deering’s newest Goodtime five-string banjo.
- California Banjo Extravaganza Concerts and Mini-Camp announced.
- Still time to register for the Murphy Method Beginning Banjo Camp, October 28-30.
- Guitar players: Elderly is holding a 3 sets of strings for price of 2 sale.
- October 7-10 take 10% off all Mel Bay purchases including downloads. Enter Discount Code MB10 at checkout.
- Stolen: Gibson F-5G (recovered), Bourgeois Guitar (recovered) and Deering Banjo (still missing).
- Sure to set tongues wagging: Is Bluegrass Dying in DC?
- Tune in to Kaia Kater on NPR Music.
- D'Addario seeks beta testers for new Banjo String Set.
- October 14-17, take 15% off all Mel Bay titles including downloads. Enter Discount Code MB15 at checkout. Only one offer can be used per order.
- Our feature interview Evie Ladin: Dancing With Others.
- Lust worthy: this Elderly Instruments Ome North Star Openback Banjo.
- Congratulations Charlie Cushman, IBMA Banjo Player of the Year!
- Mel Bay announces they erred in their 25% off all Mel Bay titles so have extended sale thru Wednesday. Use Discount Code MB25.
- For Danny Barnes, a banjo is the key to versatility, from the Greenville Journal.
- November 12: California Banjo Extravaganza Bill Evans, Danny Barnes, Joe Newberry and more!
- Congratulations to Kaia Kater, Arnie Naiman and Old Man Luedecke, among the nominees for Canadian Folk Music Awards.
- Winfield Banjo Contest Winners Announced
- Needing some fresh banjo videos and music? Head over to the Facebook Clawhammer Banjo group.
- Rhiannon Giddens explores slave narratives, racism through folk music
September 2016
August 2016
- Effective immediately we've added additional Classifieds Accessory categories for Banjo, Mandolin, and Guitar.
- Take 25% off all Mel Bay products Aug. 26-29. Use Discount Code MB25.
- Registration opens Sept. 1: Nashville Fiddle and Banjo Camp.
- Banjo.com Finds a New Home, an interview with owner Barry Waldrep.
- Save! Summer Half-Price Sale on DVDs, downloads and custom lessons at Murphy Method this week.
- A reminder ArtistWorks subscriptions increase August 18, but you can lock in reduced rates now.
- New in print from Hal Leonard Corporation: Todd Taylor's Gospel Banjo.
- 20% off all Mel Bay titles this weekend, Aug. 19-22. Enter Discount Code MB20 at checkout.
- Ralph Stanley's Gibson RB-5 Reissue.
- American Banjo Museum launches Players Directory.
- New music from veteran banjo man Stuart Wyrick: East Tennessee Sunrise.
- We Banjo 3's String Theory comes in at #1 on Billboard's World Album ranking.
- New in print, Sing It!: A Biography of Pete Seeger. Purchase amazon.com.
- A good read: The Rise and Fall of Stringbean Akeman, a Grand Ole Opry Legend.
- Banjo.com and Bishline Announce New Custom Models available exclusively from Banjo.com.
- Luscious: this New Huber VRB-G at banjo.com.
- Peghead Nation extends special discounts to Banjo Cafe visitors.
- Teachers & students collectively shreak "nooooo!" Strings & Beyond Back to School Sale. 10% off store with Discount Code BACK2SCHOOL.
- Try free samples of Michael Daves' Bluegrass Vocal Lessons.
- Good music, good people, good cause: Bill and Kathy Evans Family Benefit at Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, Calif., Sept 2.
- Kaia Kater interviewed by Noisey.
- New from Hal Leonard: Dual Arrangements for 5-String Banjo in Frailing, Clawhammer and 3-Finger Scruggs style.
- July 29 - Aug. 1: 25% off all Mel Bay titles including downloads. Use Discount Code MB25.
- New Music from John McEuen coming September 30: Made in Brooklyn.
- ArtistWorks announces an increase in subscription rates.
July 2016
- New bluegrass music from the band Signal Ridge on the Banjo Cafe MP3 page.
- Monroe Mandolin Camp (includes banjo track!) announces their video scholarship winner.
- From The Irish Echo: We Banjo 3 have 6th sense.
- Information about Cynthia Sayer's newly released play-along You're In The Band!
- Cool free banjo lessons from Bradley Laird.
- Kaia Kater's Nine Pin reviewed by Jam Base.
- Did you know? All Banjo category ads placed with us also appear on our Facebook and Twitter pages!
- We welcome Banjo.com, the newest supporter of Banjo Cafe!
- 15% off all ArtistWorks Subscriptions right now, all instruments and instructors! Use discount code ARTIST15.
- 15% off all Mel Bay products including downloads, July 22-25. Use Discount Code MB15.
- Legend: Ben Eldridge plays his last date with the Seldon Scene.
- Dom Flemons has launched his American Songster Radio Podcast.
- Impressive: how D'Addario makes 700,000 strings a day.
- New bluegrass music from Jeff Scroggins and Colorado and we have a streaming MP3 and news release for your listening pleasure!
- Just four spots remaining in the Nashville Clawhammer Camp!
- Cool article: Banjo master Barnes is a wild and crazy guy.
- New music from Betse & Clarke, a stunning, brilliant recording entitled River Still Rise.
- Weekend window shopping: beautiful used Ome North Star at Mass Street Music.
- New music from Jeff Scroggins and Colorado on the Banjo Cafe MP3 page.
- Bill Evans and Alan Munde hit "Peaches and Cream" in the Peghead Nation studios!
- New Kaia Kater Interview from Mother Church Pew.
- 20% off all Mel Bay titles including eBooks July 15-18. Use Discount Code MB20.
- Bill Evans reflects on and remembers Ralph Stanley, from Peghead Nation.
- Jeff Scroggins and Colorado have a new out: Ramblin' Feels Good.
- Bluegrass stalwart WAMU in financial trouble, seeks buyer. More from show web site.
- Bela Fleck and Chris Thile appear to be off to a great tour according to the Omaha, Nebraska newspaper.
- New web site associated with Dom Flemons, theamericansongster.com.
- Next 48 hours no shipping charges at Strings and Beyond. No coupon code necessary.
- Mark you calendar for the Bill and Kathy Evans Family Benefit, Sept. 2, in support of Kathy's multiple bone marrow transplants and long road to recovery.
- Spots getting snapped up fast for this winter's Nashville Banjo Camp, strictly a bluegrass affair.
- Bid on a special banjo being sold in support of the J. Romero family who lost their shop in a tragic fire.
- New music from We Banjo 3: String Theory, due July 27!
- New from Homespun: Bill Evans' Licks-Excises for Bluegrass Banjo, DVD 1 and 2
- Still a few openings for the October 15 Jim Mills Pre War Gibson Seminar.
- Useless trivia you need to know! July 3, 2009 The Guardian announces the finding of the dinosaur nicknamed "Banjo."
- Help out former bluegrass star Ernie Thacker, seriously injured in a car wreck in 2006.
- 4th of July sale: 10% off the store at Strings and Beyond. Use Discount Code HAPPY4TH.
- Apple Patent Could Stop You From Taking Photos and Videos at Concerts. Prediction: next up, iPhone hack to get around this.
- New music from Kristin Scott Benson coming July 22 on Mountain Home Music.
- Special banjo lesson (and other instruments, too) rates from Peghead Nation.
- July 1-4: 25% off all Mel Bay products including eBooks. Use Discount Code MB25 to receive your discount.
- Must. Not. Look. The banjo page at Elderly Instruments.
- Registration for the 1st Annual Nashville Banjo Camp (5-string) is set for July 1.
- Seen it? Bluegrass Banjo Course Overview with Bill Evans at Peghead Nation.
June 2016
- Ralph Stanley's passing and recognition of his career on CNN.
- Rest in peace: bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has passed away
- In Oklahoma City: Banjo Fest 2016 Announced
- Clawcamp East 2016 Set For July 8-10 Edit
- Kaia Kater Explores The Heavenly and The Sinister on "Saint Elizabeth"
- Heck, sounds fun to us! They’re Drinking Wine and Playing in B-Flat!
- New in print from Greg Cahill and Michael J. Miles: First 50 Songs You Should Play on Banjo
- A new album of clawhammer banjo from Steve Baughman: O'er Quiet Lands Suspended
- New Pete Seeger book for children just announced. Available for pre-ordering.
- Groundbreaking for the new International Bluegrass Music Museum set for June 23 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
- Nicely done! New Fiddlers Green Music Shop web site.
- PBS: A banker-turned-banjo player finds payoff in her passion
- 2017 Midwest Banjo Camp dates announced, June 1-4.
- 2017 Banjo Camp North dates announced, May 19-21.
- Congratulations to Greg Cahill on the release of his new Special Consensus recording Long I Ride
- In Oklahoma City: J.D. Crowe and Pat Terry Jr. selected for American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame's 2016 class
- Our thoughts are with the J. Romero Banjo Co. who suffered a devastating fire that destroyed their workshop. Additional information.
- The President of the United States said, "no, I don't want that banjo player on this tour!"
- Registration now open for the Nashville Clawhammer Camp.
- For those planning to attend Folk Alliance International 2017 Fair in Kansas City, early bird discounted registration now open.
- If you can't like the Twitter account Beer and Banjos, we're sorry, we can't be friends.
- Apply online if you're interested in winning a Colorado Bluegrass Music Society Rockygrass Academy Scholarship.
- The Klamath River SwingJam, August 26-28, Orleans, Calif.
- Hey Ireland, got Bluegrass? You sure do right here!
- Memorial Weekend sale: 30% any 1 year subscription to Artistworks Bluegrass School. Use Discount Code SUMMER30.
- Our friends at Capo's Music Store tell us they're holding a 25% off Memorial Weekend Sale.
- Too good to pass up: 25% off all titles at Mel Bay including eBooks today thru May 31. Use Discount Code MB25.
- New music from singer/songwriter (and banjo player) Coty Houge just added to the Banjo Cafe MP3 page
May 2016
- Favorite landing spot: Ome Banjo page at Mass Street Music
- New music from Ilya Toshinskiy and his Red Grass recording just added to the Banjo Cafe MP3 page.
- Cool recording released May 25, 2010: Memories of John Hartford
- We wouldn't exactly call it a pretty page, but oh, the banjos at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville!
- Ever meet a Dobson descendant? This forum member did!
- New music just added to the Banjo Cafe MP3 Library from the playing of Dan Levenson.
- Alison Brown Quartet headed to Europe on tour.
- Worth the read: Banjo Therapy And A Generous Donor
- 20% off on Michael Daves Bluegrass Vocal Lessons from Artistworks
- May 16, 2012, rest in peace, Doug Dillard.
- This weekend: catch Bill Evans at the 2016 Weiser Bluegras Banjo Camp
- 15% off Homespun Titles from Banjo Cafe on Demand. Enter Discount Code MB15 at checkout
- This is no surprise: Music downloads may only have about four years left
- Now available for pre-ordering from Mel Bay, Dan Levenson's Beyond the Waterfall - Extraordinary Tunes for Fiddle and Clawhammer Banjo
- Ashley Campbell Opens Up About Glen Campbell's Battle with Alzheimer's Disease
- Where can you learn clawhammer banjo? We recommend Peghead Nation!
- Check out the banjo landing page at The Music Emporium. Delicious!
- First viewing: Roger Siminoff's Eddie Adcock video interview
- Thank you, Rolling Stone Magazine. We knew Kaia Kater was an up and coming star!
- Nice! New Peghead Nation video of Bill Evans and Alan Munde doubling up on the tune "Big Ben."
- Winning entries in the Gold Tone WL-250 Giveaway have been contacted! Check your email.
- Latest issue of the official IBMA newsletter can be read right here
- Bad image, great show: Thistle And Shamrock: Mando Banjo Magic from May 2, 2012.
- Just wrong: American Airlines refuses internationally known violinist with priceless instrument as carry-on.
- Seen our Open back Eye Candy page? Not for the feint of heart!
- Recommended: 5 Summer Must Reads for Banjo Players
- Evie Laden interview from Clawhammer Rules Facebook page.
April 2016
- Help Kaia Kater reach her album pre-sales needs at pledgemusic.com
- May have missed at launch: J.D. Crowe to be inducted into American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame
- Country music ain't so bad! Two years ago today they named Flatt & Scruggs one of the top all-time Country greats
- Best banjo album art of 2016 to date? Might be!
- Got a question for Danny Barnes? You can ask it here.
- Looking ahead: we have a feature interview with Banjo for Dummies author and all-around great guy Bill Evans ready! Just awaiting our scheduled publish date.
- Our friends at Murphy Method tell us they just optimized their web site for mobile devices
- Some truly vintage banjos being offered by Mandolin Brothers. See them all and lots of others on our classifieds
- Good opportunity to start learning the banjo this Saturday at American Banjo Museum. No banjo required.
- Remarkable art & music featuring Abigail Washburn created by Mason Jar Music that appeared this date on NPR Music.
- New music from the old-time band The Bucking Mules on the Cafe MP3 page
- Want to support Record Store Day this Saturday, April 16? How about purchasing Rounder Record's Special 40th anniversary edition of this classic recording of J.D. Crowe and the New South.
- Abigail Washburn's TED Talk from this date 2012. Nicely done!
- How can you not adore a publication billing itself as the "The Forbidden Book of Banjo Knowledge?"
- Pre-order Evie Ladin's soon-to-be released CD Jump the Fire
- Check out some of the new classified listings. 25 new banjos over the last four days.
- They're gearin up for ya at the Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy on May 1-3.Preparations abound!
- We're proud to be one of the sponsors of this year's Midwest Banjo Camp
- We could spend a good part of our day listening to the videos on The Ozark Banjo Co. Facebeook page, the fine playing of Lukas Pool
- Listen: from this date 2012, Noam Pikleny and Friend on Mountain Stage
- Coolest camp or workshop poster we've seen in a long time for the Nashville Clawhammer Camp
- Got banjos for sale here? Why yes, we do.
- Dumb... Woman, 66, charged with stealing money from blind banjo playing busker
- We're giving away free case stickers!
- Registration is open for Jim Mills Prewar Gibson Seminar.
- A shout out to a guy that turns out great educational materials we dig: Bradley Laird
- New music from John Bullard just added to the Cafe MP3 page
- Checked out some of the 1,100+ events in our banjo historical database?
- Two brilliant cuts from the clawhammer playing of John Balch just added to the Cafe MP3 page.
- Looking ahead: we've just signed on as sponsors of this year's Midwest Banjo Camp, June 2-5, Olivet, MI.
- Nice interview of author of recently released The Banjo: America's African Instrument, along with Joe Newberry playing some tunes
- Great read: Butch Robins in Banjo Newsletter, interviewed by Jack Hatfield, author of Exercises for Three Finger Banjo
- Info on Bill Evans & Alan Munde California concerts/workshops in early April
- Coming Monday, our announcement of a Gold Tone WL-250 Giveaway in conjunction with D'Addario!
- We're just getting started, but three new social groups have been created by members for OME, Nechville and Scruggs style
- Dig old U.S. Patent art/information? Get a glimpse of this
- Town Mountain set to release new CD, "Southern Crescent," produced by Dirk Powell April 1
March 2016
February 2016