Dr Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys have some ole time fun .
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Anchored In Love A Tribute To June Carter Cash Ralph Stanley – Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Feb 19
Ralph Stanley Clawhammers the Banjo + Angel Band
Feb 11
Latest Banjo News
Watch this kid, age NINE, blow your mind picking banjo that's almost bigger …
By Michael Zennie Little Jonny Mizzone, 9, cradles the banjo in his arms and it looks nearly bigger than he is. He smiles slyly then, suddenly, starts to pick the strings at almost unbelievably speed. The dulcet tones of his fast finger picking begin …
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A&I Continues Season with "Alaska's Fiddling Poet"
This one-time only concert will include the North Carolina duo Appalachian Roots, featuring Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus; East Tennessee banjo player and singer Allison Williams; Nashville mandolin player, David Long; Cajun fiddler, David Greely; …
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Dierks Bentley returns 'Home' to mainstream sound
February 08, 2012|Michael Mccall, For AP A banjo kicks off Dierks Bentley's new album “Home,'' recalling a backwoods sound prevalent on his previous, bluegrass-inspired album “Up on the Ridge.'' The similarities stop there.
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Feb 11
Marty Stuart: Philadelphia to Nashville, Part 2
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Marty Stuart: Philadelphia to Nashville, Part 2
On the record player, it started with Flatt & Scruggs and Johnny Cash. That was the start of putting himself in the country music world. "It just kind of fit. Playing just kind of worked in my hands," Stuart said. Stuart taught himself to play guitar …
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Marty Stuart: Philadelphia to Nashville, Part 1
"Oddly enough, the first two records I ever owned in my life were a Flatt & Scruggs record and a Johnny Cash record," said Stuart. "And that was the only two jobs I ever had. I came up here for a weekend and got a job." That's right.
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Feb 11
Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys
Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys
"Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, the Stanley Brothers, and Flatt and Scruggs. Everyone who came after them was just following in their footsteps. . . . Ralph's still out there 150 dates a year; he's the last of the giants still in action.
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Feb 05
Picker and potter: Akira Satake plays White Horse Black Mountain Saturday
Picker and potter: Akira Satake plays White Horse Black Mountain Saturday
BLACK MOUNTAIN — Akira Satake first discovered his love of the banjo when he heard his brother's Flatt & Scruggs recordings while growing up in Osaka, Japan. From those early days, Satake has made a formidable name for himself in the roots music world …
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Grasstowne at Station Inn
Long-timers Dwight McCall and Rickey Wasson make a perfect trio with Crowe, whether they're belting out a Flatt & Scruggs burner or crooning a Haggard ballad. Larry Sparks, who opens the trifecta, comes from the more mournful side of the music — he …
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Jan 27
Raymond Fairchild – Whoa Mule (Bluegrass)
Banjo player, Raymond Fairchild, is accompanied on this banjo instrumental by the Crowe Brothers.
Jan 27
Gas Can Banjo
It’s just an old gas can. Some people say you can’t tune a gas can. They say the same thing about banjos…
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Jan 27
Readers recommend: call-and-response songs – results
Readers recommend: call-and-response songs – results
You don't even need any singers for call-and-response, as Duelling Banjos demonstrates. The bluegrass tune became a hit after its use in the 1972 film Deliverance, which led to a successful legal action from composer Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, …
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Barnyard Bluegrass Brings Timeless Tunes to Tots
This lovable band of animated farm animals comes equipped with banjos, fiddles, basses, mandolins and guitars and they aren't afraid to use them. Offering seven complete songs – with accompanying read along lyrics – children can enjoy fantastic …
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5 new products
Founded in 1975, Lemon Grove-based Deering Banjos counts country-pop superstar Taylor Swift among its high-profile customers. With a growing number of guitarists turning to the banjo, which traditionally has four or five strings, Deering is expanding …
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