• #151 - Bob Black
    Nov 23 2024

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    Bob Black is a legendary bluegrass banjoist, best known for performing & recording with Bill Monroe, Kenny Baker, his current band Banjoy, and many others! He is a true master of the traditional bluegrass style, and was an innovator of the melodic style of playing fiddle tunes on banjo. He is also an author, and has written several books about his time as a Bluegrass Boy, a biography of Roland White, and others.

    Sponsored by Bluegrass Country Radio, Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos.

    Bob on the web:

    www.banjoy.com

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • #150 - Brad Campbell
    Oct 24 2024

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    Brad Campbell began playing professionally when he was just a teenager, and went on to tour, record, and perform with bands such as Gary Adams & the Bluegrass Gentlemen, Wendy Smith & Blue Velvet, and finally landed his dream gig playing with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Brad is the very definition of hard-driving bluegrass banjo with huge tone and impeccable timing!

    Sponsored by Elderly Instruments, Peghead Nation, Bluegrass Country Radio, and Sullivan Banjos

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • #149 - Jens Kruger (Remix of Episode #26 from May 2019)
    Sep 17 2024

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    This episode is a new-and-improved remix of Episode #26 from May of 2019, featuring banjo phenom Jens Kruger. Jens is the longtime banjoist and composer with acclaimed bluegrass group The Kruger Brothers, and has inspired a generation of musicians with his dazzling, inventive, and soulful playing. He is also an innovator in banjo design, and works in that capacity for Deering Banjos.

    Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, Sullivan Banjos, and Bluegrass Country Radio.

    Jens on the web:

    https://www.krugerbrothers.com/

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #148 - Johnny Baier
    Aug 30 2024

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    Johnny Baier is one of the world's foremost performers, entertainers, and educators of the 4-string tenor and plectrum banjos. A true virtuoso and student of the traditions of the instrument, Johnny lays down some serious knowledge for any of you unfamiliar with the 4-string banjo world! He is also the director of the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City, a 2019 inductee into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame, and a board member of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize.

    Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, Sullivan Banjos, and Bluegrass Country Radio

    Johnny on the web:

    https://americanbanjomuseum.com/

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • #147 - Ned Luberecki
    Jul 23 2024

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    Welcome back to Ned Luberecki, the star of Episode #13! Since our last interview, Ned has continued boldly taking the banjo to places no man has gone before! His primary performing gig is with the Becky Buller Band, which just released "Jubilee" which reached #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts! Ned is also a 2024 inductee into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame! Whew!

    Sponsored by Elderly Instruments, Peghead Nation, Paige Capos, and Sullivan Banjos

    Ned on the web:

    www.nedski.com

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #146 - Rachael Davis
    Jul 4 2024

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    Rachael Davis is an incredible singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist - including some mad clawhammer banjo skills! She is currently Nashville-based and has toured far and wide, but she was raised in Michigan, where she became and remains a folk music legend! She is best known for performing & recording her original solo material, with Shout Sister Shout! (swing & jazz with members of Steppin In It) and with her vocal-based supergroup the Sweet Water Warblers (also featuring May Erlewine and Lindsay Lou).

    Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, Paige Capos, and Sullivan Banjos

    Rachael on the web:

    https://www.rachaeldavis.com/

    https://sweetwaterwarblers.com/

    T SHIRT SALE

    all discontinued colors, and Small/Extra Small shirts of ALL sizes are only $12! Visit www.banjopodcast.com

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • #145 - Randy Barrett
    Jun 18 2024

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    Randy Barrett is a great banjoist in both 3-finger & clawhammer styles, a singer, songwriter, educator, and author. He is best known for his three solo recordings, and his performances with Big Howdy, a Washington, D.C.-based bluegrass band, and as President of Bluegrass Country Radio. His recent book "On Banjo" was a collaboration with, and an examination of the banjo style of, the late great Ben Eldridge.

    Sponsored by Paige Capos, Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos

    Randy on the web:

    https://www.randybarrett.net/

    $12 T-shirt Sale on Discontinued colors and Small/Extra Small sizes!

    Contact the show:

    pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • #144 - Banjo Effects Primer!
    May 21 2024

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    In this demonstration episode, Keith runs down the list of all the major effects food groups and gives a live demonstration of what they all sound like with acoustic banjo!

    03:01 - Intro, overview of episode

    15:15 - Dry Banjo Sound (EMG ACB Barrel pickup through Grace Design Felix Preamp)

    16:38 - Octave effect (TC Electronics Sub n Up)

    21:19 - Envelope Filter (Smokin Amp Co.)

    24:34 - Phaser (Whirlwind Rochester; clone of MXR Script Logo Phase 90)

    32:01 - Chorus (Boss CE-2W; recreation of Boss CE-2 and CE1)

    34:44 - Flanger (Hartman Flanger; clone of Electro Harmonix Electric Mistress [non-deluxe])

    37:03 - Delay (Boss DD-20 Gigadelay)

    51:45 - Reverb (TC Electronics Hall of Fame)

    57:55 - Compressor (Analogman Bi-Comprossor; 2-channel clone of Ross Compressor and Orange Squeezer)

    1:00:25 - Overdrive (Barber Direct Drive)

    1:02:07 - Uni Vibe (Pink Floyd demo)

    1:06:18 - mic vs pickup and blending (Sennheiser e904)

    Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, Paige Capo, and Sullivan Banjos

    Questions? Contact the show at pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 18 mins