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    Murphy Method Women's Banjo Camp - July 29-31 

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    Published on May-10-2016 10:59am  Views: 3037 
    Murphy and Casey Henry


    Winchester, Va. — The 4th Annual Murphy Method Women's Banjo Camp will be held July 29-31 at the Courtyard Marriott Winchester Medical Center. Led by Murphy Method artists Murphy and Casey Henry, the camp is an all women, all levels ...
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    The Adam Hurt Interview 

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    Published on May-08-2016 3:30pm  Views: 8358 
    Adam Hurt - photo by Tim Brown

    Photo credit: Tim Brown

    About the author: Seven-time National Fiddle Champion, Megan Lynch Chowning — who doubles as an exceptional writer and operator and director of some of the finest acoustic music camps in the U.S. — delivered an enthusiastic response when we asked her to sit down with Adam Hurt for this interview. A recent musical collaborator of Adam's, earlier this year they released a widely acclaimed duet album titled "Inside Out."
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    Beyond the Waterfall: Extraordinary Tunes for Fiddle and Clawhammer Banjo, by Dan Levenson 

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    Published on May-06-2016 11:40am  Views: 4722 
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    Pacific, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications is set to release Beyond the Waterfall: Extraordinary Tunes for Fiddle and Clawhammer Banjo, a new book by Dan Levenson.

    The focus of the book is on lesser played tunes. It contains a collection of 40 challenging, ...
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    Banjo Cafe Ball Caps 

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    Published on May-06-2016 8:30am  Views: 6429 
    Banjo Cafe Ball Caps

    They're here! Banjo Cafe ball caps are a soft cotton traditional ball cap with a strong adjustable buckle, one size fits all. We're shipping to all international locations. U.S. orders are sent USPS Priority and shipped same day. International shipments are sent via air with international mailing rates applying by location.
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    Kaia Kater - Nine Pin 

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    Published on May-05-2016 12:40pm  Views: 4204 
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    The highly anticipated new album by clawhammer player and singer/songwriter Kaia Kater is being released in May 2016.

    The album, titled Nine Pin is Kaia's first full-length studio album. It contains 15 tracks and to a large extent showcases her own ...
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    Folk Alliance International Presents John Hartford's Good'le Days 

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    Published on May-03-2016 8:30am  Views: 2142 
    Folk Alliance International Presents John Hartford's Good'le Days


    Kansas City, Mo. — Folk Alliance International Presents Good'le Days, a celebration of the music of John Hartford on May 25 in Prohibition Hall, 1118 McGee St., 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

    Tickets are $8 in advance or $15 suggested donation at the door.

    The evening ...
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    An Interview with Bill Evans 

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    Published on Apr-26-2016 2:45pm  Views: 3773 
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    When it comes to all things banjo, Bill Evans is the consummate triple threat. The guy plays, teaches, and is a historian of the banjo. He continues to maintain a busy touring schedule these days with the likes of such luminaries as flatpicking legend Dan Crary and banjo master Alan Munde. And in addition to his frequent workshop teaching gigs across the country as well as giving private lessons (not to mention being the bluegrass banjo instructor for Peghead Nation), Bill literally wrote the book for budding new banjo players wondering how to unsort it all: his immensely popular Banjo for Dummies, followed by the equally well-acclaimed Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies. As an ambassador of the banjo, few people are equal to Bill Evans.
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    Arnie Naiman - My Lucky Stars 

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    Published on Apr-24-2016 4:30pm  Views: 3228 
    Arnie Naiman - My Lucky Stars


    A new banjo recording by Arnie Naiman will soon be released and is now being made available through a pre-release order campaign. The album, titled My Lucky Stars, is a collection of mostly original instrumental music composed on the 5-string banjo ...
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    An Interview with Kaia Kater 

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    Published on Apr-19-2016 1:00pm  Views: 12355 
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    It wasn't hard to locate banjo players among the singer/songwriters roaming the crowded halls of the most recent Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City. Just about everywhere you looked, you'd see aspiring young musicians, often women, with an open-back banjo flung over their shoulder. But if you were hoping to hear skilled players amidst the banjo-toting crowd, that required a bit more effort to find.
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    Roger Siminoff to Retire in April 

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    Published on Apr-15-2016 7:00am  Views: 2011 
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    Amy Sullivan and Kali Nowakowski to Expand Straight Up Strings Division

    Atascadero, Calif. — Luthier, Orville Gibson and Lloyd Loar historian, inventor, and acoustician, Roger Siminoff, has announced that he will retire this month and steadily phase out Siminoff Banjo and Mandolin Parts. ...
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    The Banjos of Earl Scruggs - Part 3 

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    Published on Apr-13-2016 9:00pm  Views: 10073 
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    Joe Spann is a life-long card carrying banjo player with a professional background in genealogical and historical research, staff and facility management, fiscal planning and collection development. He is the author of Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902-1941.
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    Clawcamp East Registration Open 

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    Published on Apr-12-2016 5:30pm  Views: 3769 
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    Clawcamp East will take place on the weekend of July 8-10, 2016 in Southern Ohio (Gallia County). Clawcamp is an intensive, skills-building workshop for clawhammer banjo players of all levels, including those who have never played before.

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    The Evie Ladin Band - Jump the Fire 

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    Published on Apr-11-2016 5:30pm  Views: 3620 
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    The Evie Ladie Band is set to release a new CD on May 6, 2016 that showcases the talents of well-known clawhammer banjo player and instructor Evie Ladin. Ladin fronts the band and writes the lyrics for the original songs featured on the CD, titled ...
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    Midwest Banjo Camp - June 2-5, Olivet, Michigan 

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    Published on Apr-10-2016 5:30pm  Views: 3552 
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    Olivet, Mich. — The 12th Annual Midwest Banjo Camp takes place June 2-5 on the Olivet College Campus with old-time and bluegrass banjo tracks with some of today's best players and teachers in both styles as a part of a world class faculty line-up.

    The program features hands-on classes, demonstrations, two faculty concerts, and lots of time for jamming with fellow ...
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    Banjo: An Illustrated History by Bob Carlin 

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    Published on Apr-07-2016 1:00pm  Views: 5058 
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    Montclair, N.J. — Hal Leonard has announced the upcoming release this summer of Banjo: An Illustrated History from their Backbeat publications.

    The book, written by acclaimed banjoist, author, and broadcaster Bob Carlin, offers the first comprehensive, illustrated ...
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    Jim Mills Prewar Gibson Seminar 

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    Published on Apr-06-2016 8:17am  Views: 5099 
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    Durham, N.C. - The fall 2016 Jim Mills Prewar Gibson Seminar is open for registration. The event, which will take place for one day only on October 15, 2016, is hosted by six-time Grammy Award Winner and IBMA Banjo Player of the Year, Jim Mills.

    The seminar provides a rare, up close and in depth study of the Prewar Gibson Mastertone Banjo. Attendees enjoy ...
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    Gold Tone WL-250 Giveaway 

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    Published on Apr-04-2016 10:00am  Views: 8846 
    Gold Tone WL-150 Giveaway


    Titusville, Fla. — Gold-Tone, D'Addario and the Banjo Cafe are combining efforts to give away a brand new WL-250 White Ladye banjo and hard shell case with a retail value of $1,219.00, and related D'Addario banjo products.

    Registration commences from a link on the Banjo Cafe home page April 14. A lucky winner will be selected at random May 2.
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    5th Annual Kruger Brothers Music Academy 

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    Published on Apr-03-2016 2:00pm  Views: 2514 
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    Wilkesboro, N.C. — Registration is now open for the Kruger Brothers Music Academy, an intensive and inspiring educational weekend for banjo, guitar and bass players of all levels, beginner to advanced.

    The event, which is now in its 5th year, will ...
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    Announcing the Launch of Banjo Cafe 

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    Published on Apr-01-2016 6:00am  Views: 2437 
    Announcing the Launch of Banjo Cafe

    Lawrence, Kans. — Today we announce the launch of Banjo Cafe. Site content and creation began January 6, 2015. The site went live behind password protection January 1, 2016 operating as it would be if visible to the public. This allowed us to hit the ground ...
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    We Banjo 3 Interview 

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    Published on Mar-31-2016 10:30am  Views: 7023 
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    We Banjo 3 (left to right): Fergal Scahill, Martin Howley, David Howley, Enda Scahill

    A band with a name like We Banjo 3 was bound to catch our eye, right? But it turns out that this group based in Galway, Ireland is grabbing the attention of a lot more people than just banjo players.

    At the Irish festivals in America where they frequently headline, ask just about anyone who their favorite act is, and odds are the answer will be We Banjo 3. Whether they're playing at a festival to crowds of thousands or ...
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