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Milwaukee, Wi. — Hal Leonard Corporation has announced the publication of First 50 Songs You Should Play On Banjo, co-authored by Michael J. Miles and Greg Cahill.

The book includes 25 tunes for clawhammer style and 25 tunes ...

New York — Clarion Books, publishers of picture books, nonfiction, and fiction for infants through grade 12 has announced the availability of Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger, by Anita Silvey for pre-order.

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Ridgetop, Tenn. — Nashville Acoustic Camps, purveyors of some of the finest acoustic stringed instrument educational events in the U.S. has announced the addition of their Nashville Banjo Camp, December 2-4, 2016.

Specifically targeted for bluegrass banjo ...

A weekend of Acoustic Music on the banks of the Klamath River, August 26-28, 2016.


Orleans, Calif. — Each summer Sandy Bar Ranch hosts The Klamath River SwingJam. This summer, musicians of all levels and styles will meet here for an opportunity to learn, play and enjoy ...

Bellingham, Wash. — Singer/Songwriter Coty Hogue has announced the release of her latest recording entitled Flight, featuring her original compositions along with her banjo and guitar playing.

Her third project is follow-up to the 2009 "To the West," and 2012's ...

Nashville, Tenn. — Hadley Music Group Records has announced the release of Red Grass by Ilya Toshinskiy.

Toshinskiy, who moved as a teenager to Nashville from the former Soviet Union, rapidly worked his way up as a top session musician in Nashville, performing with a who's who of Nashville music stars on guitar and banjo. Although primarily employed as a guitar session musician, he considers banjo his first instrument. ...

Milwaukee, Wi. — Hal Leonard has released The Banjo Pub Songbook. The book features a collection of rousing Irish folksongs that have been sung in pubs for generations.

The arrangements in this 35-song collection include the vocal ...

Kansas City, Mo. - Clawhammer banjo author, performer and instructor Dan Levenson will be holding a banjo workshop in Kansas City on May 24, 2016. The event is being held at Bradford & Franzke Fine Instruments Fret Shop and is co-sponsored by B&F Fret Shop and Banjo Cafe. ...

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 ...

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, ...