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BU Podcast with Bill Evans

This week’s podcast features banjo player and teacher Bill Evans. We talk with Bill about two of the legendary banjo players who we have lost in 2021, Bill Emerson and Sonny Osborne. We also discuss various instructional and recording projects that Bill is currently involved with, as well as the music camps he will be involved with in 2022.

By the way, our podcasts are now listed in Apple iTunes and on Spotify.

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LISTEN

Basic Banjo Backup - Part 1

In this video Dan Miller talks about backup, rhythm and accompaniment in a bluegrass band and how the banjo player participates in the rhythm section of a band. He also demonstrates some beginning techniques used in banjo back up.

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LESSONS

Jam Track - Angel Band

Here is a jam track for the tune “Angel Band”. The track is in the key of C and played at full tempo. If the tempo is not right for you, you can slow it down or speed it up using the “Playback” selection in the “Settings” menu.

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JAM TRACKS

Spotify Playlists

Last week the bluegrass world lost one of its legendary banjo players and band leaders, J.D. Crowe. For this week's Spotify playlist, we are linking to a playlist of J.D. Crowe and the New South music. Enjoy listening the best in bluegrass.

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SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS

Archive Articles - J.D. Crowe & The New South

J.D. Crowe and the New South helped revolutionize bluegrass music in the 1970s. In this article, which appeared in our February 1974 issue, the writer addresses the innovations J.D. and the band brought to the music.

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Special Series Article - Bill Emerson

This week, due to holiday schedules, we are taking another break from our special article series on Bill Emerson. We posted new articles for seven weeks and will continue next week. Enjoy your holiday and if you haven't read all of the previous articles, you can get caught up and ready for next week's article. We are only about half way through this series...so lots more to come.

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Special Feature

Our December 2021 Issue

Our December 2021 issue is our special tribute to the Stanley Brothers and the birth of the Stanley sound 75 years ago. Included are articles about the Stanley Brothers, Roy Sykes, George Shuffler, Ralph Stanley II, Don Rigsby, The Dr. Ralph Stanley Hills of Home Festival, the Ralph Stanley Musuem, The Story of the Song "Wild Bill Jones," and Tyler White Mandolins. Also included in this issue are our regular features The General Store, Notes & Queries, and The National Bluegrass Survey.

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