At the heart of traditional bluegrass music is the banjo style of Earl Scruggs. He was the banjo player in the prototype bluegrass band, and it was his version of the Carolina three-finger style …

Monroe and the version of the Blue Grass Boys which included Earl Scruggs first recorded on September 16th and 17th, 1946, then again on October 27th and 28th, 1947. Strangely, the …

Since he was a young boy, Earl Scruggs had been listening to a very special banjo. He first heard it being played over the radio by the "North Carolina State Banjo Champion" Fisher Hendley. …

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Oct 4, 2016 · The Banjos of Earl Scruggs - Part 3 by Joe Spann View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries View Articles Published on Apr-13-2016 9:00pm Views: …

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 …

Some are born with banjos, Shakespeare once said; others have banjos thrust upon them. Plectrum master Cynthia Sayer falls into the latter category, recalling that her parents (having …

A few weeks ago Banjo.com and Bishline Banjos announced a collaboration on two new models — The Coal Dust Model and The Coal Dust Revenge Model — to be sold exclusively through …

May 31, 2016 · I have been playing banjo on and off for a few years, but I have avoided alternate tunings. For a while I gravitated towards Scruggs style, so that did not help my G-centric view, …

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 …