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Tony Trischka
27,290 listeners
Tony Trischka (born 16 January 1949 in Syracuse, New York) is an American five-string banjo player. In December 2012, Trischka was awarded … read moreTony Trischka (born 16 January 1949 in Syracuse, New York) is an American five-string banjo player. In December 2012, Trischka was awarded the United States Artists Friends Fellow in recognition of the excellence of his work The avant-ga… read moreTony Trischka (born 16 January 1949 in Syracuse, New York) is an American five-string banjo player. In December 2012, Trischka was awarded the United States Artists Friends Fellow in recognition of the excellence of his work The avant-garde banjo stylings of Trischka inspired a whole generation o… read more
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Noam Pikelny
22,338 listeners
Noam Pikelny is a banjoist, vocalist, and composer of progressive contemporary bluegrass best known as a current member of Punch Brothers a… read moreNoam Pikelny is a banjoist, vocalist, and composer of progressive contemporary bluegrass best known as a current member of Punch Brothers and past member of Leftover Salmon. Pikelny hails from Chicago, IL, where he spent his youth in jo… read moreNoam Pikelny is a banjoist, vocalist, and composer of progressive contemporary bluegrass best known as a current member of Punch Brothers and past member of Leftover Salmon. Pikelny hails from Chicago, IL, where he spent his youth in joint custody between Wrigley Field and the Old Town School of… read more
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Bill Keith
17,415 listeners
Bill Keith ( William Bradford Keith, December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution t… read moreBill Keith ( William Bradford Keith, December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popul… read moreBill Keith ( William Bradford Keith, December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument. In the 1960s he introduced a variation on the popular "Scruggs style" of banjo playing (an integral e… read more
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Chris Coole
3,291 listeners
Clawhammer banjo and guitarist from Toronto. Member of The Foggy Hogtown Boys. Chris Coole was first attracted to the sounds of old-time an… read moreClawhammer banjo and guitarist from Toronto. Member of The Foggy Hogtown Boys. Chris Coole was first attracted to the sounds of old-time and bluegrass music as a teenager growing up in Toronto, Ontario. At seventeen years old, he got his… read moreClawhammer banjo and guitarist from Toronto. Member of The Foggy Hogtown Boys. Chris Coole was first attracted to the sounds of old-time and bluegrass music as a teenager growing up in Toronto, Ontario. At seventeen years old, he got his first banjo, and soon discovered the clawhammer style. Befo… read more
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Andy Thorn
10,696 listeners
Andy Thorn is an American banjo player, singer, and songwriter from Boulder, CO, who is a member of Leftover Salmon. Thorn had a viral tune… read moreAndy Thorn is an American banjo player, singer, and songwriter from Boulder, CO, who is a member of Leftover Salmon. Thorn had a viral tune in 2021. The video made headlines around the world. He recorded the tune as "Aesop Mountain”… read moreAndy Thorn is an American banjo player, singer, and songwriter from Boulder, CO, who is a member of Leftover Salmon. Thorn had a viral tune in 2021. The video made headlines around the world. He recorded the tune as "Aesop Mountain”, along with 14 other banjo instrumentals. The resulting alb… read more
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Jim Mills
9,351 listeners
Jimmy Mills has been Ricky Skaggs Banjo player for over a decade and has won the IBA Banjo player of the year numerous times. View wikiJimmy Mills has been Ricky Skaggs Banjo player for over a decade and has won the IBA Banjo player of the year numerous times. View wikiJimmy Mills has been Ricky Skaggs Banjo player for over a decade and has won the IBA Banjo player of the year numerous times. View wiki
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John McEuen
8,563 listeners
John McEuen (born in Oakland, CA, on 19 December 1945 ) is an American folk musician and a founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, headl… read moreJohn McEuen (born in Oakland, CA, on 19 December 1945 ) is an American folk musician and a founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, headlined by Jimmy Ibbitson. In 1986, after twenty years with the Dirt Band, McEuen departed to pursu… read moreJohn McEuen (born in Oakland, CA, on 19 December 1945 ) is an American folk musician and a founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, headlined by Jimmy Ibbitson. In 1986, after twenty years with the Dirt Band, McEuen departed to pursue a solo career. From 1991–1997, he released four albums for… read more
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The Bluegrass Album Band
19,317 listeners
The Bluegrass Album Band was an American bluegrass 'supergroup' founded by Tony Rice and J.D. Crowe in 1980 and featuring such lu… read moreThe Bluegrass Album Band was an American bluegrass 'supergroup' founded by Tony Rice and J.D. Crowe in 1980 and featuring such luminaries as Todd Phillips, Bobby Hicks and Jerry Douglas. Originally with no intention to build a … read moreThe Bluegrass Album Band was an American bluegrass 'supergroup' founded by Tony Rice and J.D. Crowe in 1980 and featuring such luminaries as Todd Phillips, Bobby Hicks and Jerry Douglas. Originally with no intention to build a permanent group, the main reason for the collaboration was t… read more
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Alan Munde
3,766 listeners
Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Munde learned banjo from one of Oklahoma's best pickers, Ed Shelton, and did a lot of non-professional playi… read moreBorn in Norman, Oklahoma, Munde learned banjo from one of Oklahoma's best pickers, Ed Shelton, and did a lot of non-professional playing around Oklahoma where he first met Byron Berline at the University of Oklahoma. Shelton introdu… read moreBorn in Norman, Oklahoma, Munde learned banjo from one of Oklahoma's best pickers, Ed Shelton, and did a lot of non-professional playing around Oklahoma where he first met Byron Berline at the University of Oklahoma. Shelton introduced Alan to three fine Dallas bluegrass pickers - Mitchell L… read more
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J.D. Crowe
7,591 listeners
J.D. Crowe (born James Dee Crowe on 27 August 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He forme… read moreJ.D. Crowe (born James Dee Crowe on 27 August 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He formed J.D. Crowe & The Kentucky Mountain Boys who subsequently became J.D. Crowe and The New South… read moreJ.D. Crowe (born James Dee Crowe on 27 August 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader. He formed J.D. Crowe & The Kentucky Mountain Boys who subsequently became J.D. Crowe and The New South. He also co-formed The Bluegrass Album Band. Crowe first be… read more