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September 2, 2010
Born in England, Johnny Butten started playing banjo (bluegrass) at the tender age of 9. By the time he was 14, he had won every major competition . . . 2007 and with a ferocious 260 bpm, smashed the previous record, thereby earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records 2009 edition.
http://www.enderlinindependent . . . 0069/PB100069-4413/1
August 18, 2010
Between the ages of 7 and 15, Béla Fleck spent a good amount of his time as an unpromising guitar student. His biggest accomplishment was mastering . . . But when I got the banjo, it was like a light turned on. With a triple-A battery.” Fleck has inarguably become one of the great banjo masters.
http://www.aspentimes . . . 7&ParentProfile=1058
June 9, 2010
Proceed with caution. That was the message presented by two University of North Carolina Greensboro Ph.D professors and a team of MBA graduates who . . . of a National Banjo Center in Eden. The center would parlay the intrigue and homage associated with local bluegrass and banjo legend Charlie Poole.
http://www2.godanriver . . . r_a_good_idea/21802/
February 15, 2010
The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century.
http://www.thebanjoproject . . . thebanjoproject.org/
February 15, 2010
Click here to view video. http://www.bluegrassuncut . . . americas-instrument/
January 4, 2010
“East Virginia Blues” is a traditional bluegrass song that is played in bluegrass jams and festivals all over the world. A couple of the more popular recorded versions are those of The Carter Family, and The Stanley Brothers. – I’ll go back to East Virginia – North Carolina ain’t my home – I’ll go back to East Virginia – Leave them North Carolinean’s alone
http://www.bluegrassuncut . . . nty-gentlemen-video/
January 1, 2010
http://www.bluegrassuncut . . . merican-made-banjos/
December 3, 2009
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced lessons for banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar and mandolin. Video, mp3 and tab. Free membership with trial lesson. Our instructors include Butch Baldassari, Mike Bub, Mike Compton, Matt Flinner, Andy Hall, Rob Cokes, Chris Jones, Keith Little, Megan Lynch, Steve Mazillius, John Moore, Missy Raines, Ivan Resonberg, Tim Stafford, Ron Stewart and Brian Wicklund. Instruction is available using specially recorded tracks, with PDF Tab and Notation, and videos.
http://www.bluegrasscollege . . . luegrasscollege.org/
November 12, 2009
This is the world’s largest, most active banjo community. Established in 2000, the Banjo Hangout features forums, reviews, tabs, audio and video archives and much, much more.
http://www.banjohangout . . . ww.banjohangout.org/
November 12, 2009
Mel Bay’s Banjo Sessions Webzine – Free Banjo magazine featuring free music, articles, lessons and interviews for banjo.
http://www.banjosessions . . . w.banjosessions.com/
