Tony Trischka - Banjo Bundle Pack: Tony Trischka Teaches 20 Easy Banjo Solos (Book/CD Pack) with Classic Bluegrass Banjo Solos (DVD)
The Bluegrass Ireland Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The Tony Trischka School of Banjo makes it possible for pickers anywhere in the world to register ($60 for three months) for online lessons at beginning, intermediate, or advanced level from one of the greatest living banjoists. The website already has over 160 video lessons, and more are being added - clawhammer lessons from Bob Carlin are coming soon. In addition, a student can get personal banjo...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Banjo Virtuoso Tony Trischka opened his powerful and unique online banjo school today: the Tony Trischka School of Banjo. The site integrates Tony's unparalleled 40+ years of playing and teaching banjo with the most advanced technology in online video exchange lessons. The result is the world's most powerful online banjo school, and possibly the most effective banjo school in existence. Tony's site...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Wilkesboro, NC -- MerleFest 2010, presented by Lowe's, is proud to announce that multi-talented Grammy and Emmy winning actor/comedian/musician Steve Martin will perform on the Watson Stage on Saturday, May 1. "I've heard great things about MerleFest for years," said Martin. "As a musician, it's an event I'm really looking forward to playing." ...
Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Bring a Surprising Mix of Jazz, Bluegrass, Bebop and More … to the stage at bergenPAC - Saturday November 21st - 8:00 PM With a total of 11 Grammy wins and a whopping 27 nominations, banjo big-hit Béla Fleck and the Flecktones bring their multifaceted and seemingly unrivaled sound to the stage at bergenPAC on November 21st, at 8 p.m. Since the beginning, Fleck bounced between a handful...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
/Rick Briggs/ BanjoTeacher.com has announced that the 2010 Banjo Cruise still has room for 9 students to attend one of the finest experiences in banjo tutoring available as they cruise the Caribbean and relax during the event. It's a great way to advance your banjo skills in an exciting fashion. ...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
For the first time, all three releases from bluegrass composer, banjoist and guitarist Tom Hanway are available digitally via Digital Revolution Entertainment at most online music stores including iTunes and Amazon. ...
The Bluegrass Blog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Speed Of Life, the new CD from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, was released on September 22, distributed by Sugar Hill Records. We’ll have an interview with the band’s “utility infielder,” John McEuen, as a part of our IBMA Red Carpet coverage, which will be posted over the course of this week and next. McEuen was [...]
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Steve Martin tossed banjo into his act at the very beginning: a "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" with an arrow through his head during his '70s stand-up tours and...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Bill Knowlton informs us that Sunday night, Oct 4th, the Bluegrass Ramble will be conducting its semi-annual fundraiser with a good batch of bluegrass and oldtime country CDs in stock for premiums! And the theme is a "firster"...we'll be featuring New York bluegrass and old-time performers exclusively! ...
Mike Lynch Cartoons (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
This Sunday: cartoonists perform onstage for $10 in Brooklyn, NY. From the press release. "Witty Cartoons for Snobs!" Top cartoonists from The New Yorker and other crappier publications battle it out in a no-holds-barred cartoon-off with cartoons based on audience suggestions. With cartoonists Dan Piraro (Bizarro), Emily Flake (Lulu Eightball plus The New Yorker), Drew Dernavich (The New...
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
Roots musician extraordinaire Tony Trischka has jammed on his banjo with everyone from Pete Seeger to Bela Fleck to Steve Martin. Now Trischka is offering banjo lessons to the world via his new...
Prairie Bluestem (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
This would be a nice Christmas present, children. My favorite radio station was broadcasting sports tonight as I drove home from work, so I listened to the bluegrass station instead. There, I heard an excellent ballad -- "Daddy Played the Banjo". When the title was announced, I thought, "This is going to be corny," but the storyline was not what I expected, and the instrumentation...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Nashville, TN -- The historic Ryman Auditorium will host "An Evening of Bluegrass and Banjo" featuring superstar actor, comedian, musician and songwriter Steve Martin on October 11. Martin will appear with Steep Canyon Rangers as his backing band, performing songs from his recently released album The Crow: New Songs for the Five String Banjo, along with other bluegrass favorites. ...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 24/08/2009
Bristol, VA/TN -- Though they call Brooklyn home, the musical pulse of Yarn beats in the American heartland. Driven by the songwriting of Blake Christiana, Yarn rings with old country spirit and modern Americana charm. Their 2008 release Empty Pockets included guest appearances by banjo master Tony Trischka and Edie Brickell and was lauded by critics for its sophisticated songcraft and instrumentation....
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 16/08/2009
The Boston Globe interviews Richard Thompson about his new 4-CD box set, Walking on a Wire. Q. So how does it feel to have a second, career-spanning box set? A. It’s like being buried twice, I suppose. The thing about...
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