Nashville, Tenn. — John McEuen, one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB), has announced his immediate departure from the iconic group.

Stating "enough is enough," McEuen exits upon the conclusion of the NGDB 2017 tour marking the ...

Featuring Charlie Cushman, Bob Carlin & Bill Evans with Tim Stafford, John Reischman, Chad Manning & Sharon Gilchrist. Sponsorship provided by Banjo Cafe, Mandolin Cafe. Elderly Instruments, Deering Banjos, Peghead Nation, Homespun Tapes & EMG Pickups.


Richmond, Calif. — Each November, San ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard Publications has announced the publication of Christmas Hits for Banjo.

Celebrate the holiday season when you ring the banjo with 27 Christmas songs in this collection present in tablature ...

Chicago — Chicago Review Press has announced a Spring, 2018 release date for John McEuen's memoir The Life I've Picked: A Banjo Player's Nitty Gritty Journey.

McEuen, one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, now ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Hal Leonard Publications has announced the publication date of The Great American Banjo Songbook.

Created by gifted composers and lyricists, the songs that comprise the The Great American Songbook ...

Berkeley, Calif. — The 5th Annual California Banjo Extravaganza Banjo Mini-Camp will be held Saturday, November 12, 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street. Featured instructors include Danny Barnes, Joe Newberry & Bill Evans.

Sponsors include Bishline Banjos, Homespun Tapes, Banjo Cafe and Peghead Nation.

Instruction ...

Interview by Paul Kotapish.

Evie Ladin is a triple — make that quintuple — threat: She's a killer clawhammer banjo player, a breathtaking percussive dancer and body-rhythm machine, a crowd-moving dance caller, an inspiring songwriter, and a lovely singer. She's also a fine guitarist, and, increasingly, an in-demand teacher of all the above.

Whether she's performing solo, with her musical partner and husband, (percussionist, dancer, composer) Keith Terry, or with the Evie Ladin Band (Keith Terry on bass and percussion and Erik Pearson on guitar), she's an engaging entertainer with a keen sense of how to deliver her thoughtful songs and sparkling music in the context of well-crafted show.
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Cromwell, Conn.   Phil Zimmerman, Director of Music Camps North, announced today that the Camps are switching to 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

"After the recent deaths of founder, Mike Holmes, and subsequent owner, Mike Kropp, it's apparent we need a more enduring organizational structure," Zimmerman said. ...

Interstate I-20 between Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia is two hours of snarled traffic, commuters competing to see how fast they can get to work, and too many large trucks to slow the process.

Madness.

Exit I-20 at the midway point and head south a few miles and you arrive in Wedowee, Alabama, population 800+, the new home of Banjo.com, the world's largest banjo retailer.

Stress gone. There, that's better.

The town, the building, the owner, and the experience of a visit is as far from I-20 as the country road leading to the store.

Founded in 2003 by John Drummond, Banjo.com has been under the ownership of his ...