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Barreling full-steam out of trad Old-Time into the urban environs of Oakland, CA, with side trips into a global percussive dance scene, EVIE [...]
April 29, 2012
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Chilmark, MA, June 20, 2011— Steve Martin, who has garnered worldwide acclaim as a comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician, recently [...]
July 4, 2011
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May 23, 2011 Steve Martin, pride of Garden Grove, is taking his banjo to our nation’s capital on July 4. If he gets it through airport [...]
May 29, 2011
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July 12, 2010
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The 4th Annual DC Union Bluegrass & Oldtime Camp – At Common Ground on the Hill Traditions Week II, July 11-16, 2010 The greater [...]
June 1, 2010
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The new series starts Thursday, May 6 at 9:30pm on UNC-TV. If you live outside the viewing area, watch all the Folkways shows online at UNC-TV [...]
May 7, 2010
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March 9, 2010
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March 9, 2010
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Please see the note below from a visitor to the blog – Banjoman Dan I have an old (circa 1890) Fred Stewart tenor banjo I inherited from my [...]
March 4, 2010
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Below are some of my favorite quotations about the banjo. If you have others, please let me know – Banjoman Dan Mark Twain – When you [...]
February 25, 2010
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Saturday March 20th. 1:30 – 4:30 PM. “Masters Class” Banjo Workshop in Fairfax, VA. Limited to the first five who sign up. Learn by [...]
February 15, 2010
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That most American of American instruments, the banjo, isn’t really American at all. That singular instrument, the banjo, has been the [...]
February 15, 2010
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January 27, 2010
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The first DC Bluegrass Festival will be held Saturday March 27, 2010 at Langley High School 6520 Georgetown Pike in McLean, VA 22101. Festival [...]
January 15, 2010
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Below is an interesting historical but negative article about the banjo. Unfortunately, I guess the banjo will always have a bad reputation [...]
November 22, 2009
