May Banjo NewsLetter on its way

We just got a note from Banjo NewsLetter publisher Donald Nitchie, to let us know that the May issue is in the mail to subscribers and newsstands.

Donald also passed along a thumbnail description of the May issue:

The May 06 issue features an interview with Ron Block, banjo player with Alison Krauss and Union Station. We also have an interview with maverick performer Eugene Chadbourne, with an introduction by Tony Trischka. We also will feature a tab by banjo player Andy Pond, as well as a review of Ray Hesson’s “Sunrise” CD, and a tab. Our regular columns include Jimmy Martin Banjo, Murphy Henry”s On The Road, Melodic Clawhammer, Old-Time from the Ozarks, and a review of Janet Davis”s “The Ultimate Banjo Songbook.” Also, Eddie Collins reviews the AcuTab DVDs “Learn to Play Bluegrass Banjo,” Vol. 2 and 3, and Mary Z. Cox reviews a cigar box banjo.

Banjo NewsLetter 11/05

I just got a note from Donald Nitchie about the next issue of Banjo Newsletter. In the November issue of the Banjo Newsletter we feature the new Smithsonian/Folkways release In Sacred Trust: The 1963 Fleming Brown Tapes by Hobart Smith, with an introduction by Dick Spottswood, and an interview with...

The March Banjo Newsletter

We just heard from Banjo NewsLetter publisher Donald Nitchie with some details about the March 2006 issue of the magazine - the longest running banjo periodical of its kind. This month we feature an interview with Nashville picker Charlie Cushman, by Mary E. Yeomans. Also featured is three-finger...

April BanjoNewsletter

The April 2006 issue of Banjo NewsLetter has been mailed, and most subscribers should have it in the next few days if they haven't seen it already. Editor Donald Nitchie tells us that this issue contains Greg Cahill's interview with Robby Boone of Lonesome Road, and Bill Evans' tab of J.D. Crowe's backup...

January issue of Banjo NewsLetter

Don Nitchie just passed along some info about the latest issue of Banjo NewsLetter, the longest running publication of its kind. In the January 2006 Banjo NewsLetter we feature David Talbot, banjo player with the The Grascals, who recently won the Emerging Artist award at IBMA. We also have a profile...

September issue of Banjo NewsLetter

The September issue of Banjo NewsLetter will feature Tony Trischka's interview with Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes, and profiles of Canadian 3-finger picker Larry Good, and Spanish picker Lluis Gomez. As always, regular columns will be included from: Tom Adams, Pete Kelly (Jimmy Martin Banjo),...

Banjo NewsLetter Reader’s Survey

Banjo NewsLetter subscribers are encouraged to complete the 2006 BNL Reader's Survey online. The survey involves a few dozen questions about subscribers' musical interests, skill level, and length of time studying/playing the banjo, as well as instrument and accessory preferences. There are also a number...

May Bluegrass Unlimited in the mail

The next issue of Bluegrass Unlimited is on its way to subscribers and newsstands, with cover features on Alecia Nugent and The Gibson Brothers, both of whom have new projects out. There is also a visit with Jim Mills, where he discusses his career as a banjo picker, and his fascination with the pre...

Banjo NewsLetter 35th Anniversary issue

The November issue of Banjo NewsLetter marks the 35th Anniversary of continuous publication for this cherished 5-string monthly. And how appropriate that it follows founder Hub Nitchie's posthumous receipt of an IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award in October 2008. This issue contains a number of...

Ron Block on WFDU

Ron Block will be the featured guest on Friday's (12/12) edition of Lonesome Pine RFD on WFDU-FM. He will join host Carol Beaugard from 11:00 a.m. until noon to talk about his new AcuTab banjo instructional DVD, A Fresh Look At Bluegrass Banjo, and his work with Alison Krauss & Union Station....

March issue of Silver Strings available online

The March issue of Silver Strings - a banjo "ezine" for new pickers getting started later in life - is now available online. The publication is meant to be roughly equal parts informational, instructional and motivational, with a new issue released monthly. Silver Strings can be downloaded in either...

Scruggs featured in new Bluegrass Music Profiles

Earl Scruggs is on the cover of the September/October issue of Bluegrass Music Profiles, now on its way to subscribers. The magazine features a lengthy, personal interview with the legendary father of bluegrass banjo, where he talks about a great many things of interest to banjo pickers and bluegrass...

Ron Block banjo DVD

Banjo players have been clamoring for instructional materials from Ron Block for years, but his busy schedule with Alison Krauss & Union Station has prevented him from dedicating the time to it. Until now... His first banjo instructional DVD will be released by AcuTab next week, offering more...