Tag Archives: banjo

Remembering Bill Keith

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Wayne Rice

Bill Keith, newest member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, died on October 23, less than a month after being inducted into the IBMA’s prestigious Hall of Fame. Bill accepted the honor in person at ceremonies held in Raleigh, … Continue reading →

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Does This Banjo Player Look Familiar to You?

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Wayne Rice

Jeff Palmberg is a pastor in Washington who also likes to draw caricatures. Occasionally he randomly caricature-bombs people just to make them smile. I certainly got a kick out of the one he sent to me. If you would like … Continue reading →

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Banjo Jokes (Part 235)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Wayne Rice

Recently seen on a Facebook post: And this one, from a popular New York magazine:  

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YS Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Wayne Rice

After being assured that receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award doesn’t necessarily mean your lifetime is over, I was pleased to accept a LAW from Youth Specialties at their recent San Diego National Youth Workers Convention. From what I hear, this … Continue reading →

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Honoring Earl Scruggs

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Wayne Rice

I’ve been playing the banjo now for … let’s see, that would be 46 years … the same number of years I’ve been married. Yep, I bought my first banjo on my honeymoon. It was a Harmony banjo, made of … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Wayne Rice
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You Just Can’t Have Too Much Banjo

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Wayne Rice

Three banjos! Steve Martin, Tony Trishka and Bela Fleck. Enjoy!

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Alison Brown at Anthology

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Wayne Rice

Marci and I went to see Alison Brown last night at a local San Diego supper club called Anthology. Yesterday’s San Diego Reader carried an interview with Alison which included a nice mention for my radio show: “And I tuned … Continue reading →

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Demon Banjos

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Wayne Rice

An interesting post from the Dallas Morning News religion blog: “My grandfather had this conversion experience and went to West Virginia Wesleyan. He was kicked out of a church in 1919 for playing the banjo with the youth group. Obviously … Continue reading →

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