Ken Perlman Reviews the 6-string Banjola in 2008 Banjola Newsletter

2008 article in the Banjo Newsletter – Ken Perlman’s “The 6-string Banjola”
read more2008 article in the Banjo Newsletter – Ken Perlman’s “The 6-string Banjola”
read moreEdward Victor Dick has been building and repairing guitars for almost thirty years. He is a superb luthier possessing a broad base of practical knowledge informed by a deep musical intuition.
read more1999 full-page feature in the Denver Post’s Sunday Lifestyles Section: “Old ways, new sounds – Craftsman builds string instruments – one per month” and”Handmade instruments easy to play, musicians say” feature Edward Dick, luthier.
read more1998 article in the Banjo Newsletter – Ken Perlman’s “Melodic Clawhammer – The Banjola Reviewed.”
read moreAt age six, when Jens (Yens) Kruger heard the banjo on one of his dad’s American records, he yearned to play it. But having no access to one, Jens played their mother’s accordion, accompanying Uwe, who played their father’s guitar. When Jens turned ten he acquired a tenor banjo and started to play Dixieland jazz, […]
read moreAaron O’Rourke has, in a short period of time, gained recognition as one of the top innovators of the mountain dulcimer today. His musical journey began with playing bass in a punk band which continues to be a subtle but important influence on his composing and arranging. Having won numerous competitions on dulcimer he now […]
read moreA Grammy Award winning recording artist and performer, Al Petteway has played nearly every type of popular, folk and classical music. Though his primary instrument has always been the guitar, he has also studied lute, string bass, percussion and music composition. His compositions for acoustic fingerstyle guitar are strongly influenced by his love of Celtic […]
read moreFor the past fifteen years, Ron Block has been the spiritual touchstone of Alison Krauss and Union Station, contributing sterling musicianship on banjo, guitar and vocals. Block’s first solo album, Faraway Land (Rounder, 2001), met with great critical acclaim and raised the bar for Block as an artist for his Rounder Records follow-up, DoorWay. Alison […]
read moreMulti-intrumentalist Singer Songwriter Performer. Born in 1955, Douglas John Cameron grew up in Midland, Ontario where he studied piano and began composing songs at the age of nine. Through high school and University he styled himself after the folk-singers of the day and played bass and guitar in rock, country and quasi-jazz bands. In the […]
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