Silver Anniversary for Dr. Banjo
Pete Wernick will celebrate 25 years leading instructional camps for banjo pickers when he convenes his Winter Banjo Camps in January 2009. The camps are held in Boulder, CO and separate events are held for beginner, intermediate and advanced players.
Pete has been credited with kicking off the concept of these multi-day workshops in bluegrass, which are now held regularly all over the world for the various bluegrass instruments. He has hosted more than 100 himself over these past 25 years.
You can find details about all of his camps on Pete’s web site.
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Here's another big milestone in the bluegrass world. Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo, is celebrating his 25th anniversary offering his Winter Banjo Camps in Boulder, CO.
Wernick has long been known as a pioneer in bluegrass banjo instruction. His beginner book, Bluegrass Banjo, has sold better than 200,000...
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Pete...
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