Deering Live Deering Banjo Company

We're delighted to welcome back the renowned melodic clawhammer banjoist Ken Perlman to Deering Live.
He'll be sharing insights and demonstrations on playing the vibrant fiddle tunes from Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island in the clawhammer style.
Additionally, we'll delve into Ken's latest book covering this fascinating subject.
http://kenperlman.com

Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive dancer, choreographer, and square-dance caller, Oakland, CA-based Evie Ladin returns to Deering Live to share tips and techniques for jams that may or may not be specific to old-time string band music.
https://evieladin.com

Dobro legend and ProPik player Jerry Douglas may not be known for playing banjo, but he is probably more qualified than most to talk about it. With an extensive resume to his name, Jerry has played with some of the greatest players to ever live.
In this episode, we get to pick the mind of a man who has seen and played with the creme de la creme.

Self-proclaimed Irish Bluegrass quartet JigJam is back on Deering Live to talk about their new album. 'Across the Pond', the songwriting process, and the unique Irish/Bluegrass crossover.
The band has also relocated to the US since their last appearance on the show, so we will find out all about it!

We are beyond excited to feature Bela Fleck on our next episode of Deering Live. Bela has taken the 5-string banjo to more musical landscapes than anyone else and always at the highest of levels. He has been nominated in more musical categories than anyone in Grammy history.
His latest project, released this past February, expands and explores George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue by paying homage to the legendary composer while redefining an American classic—just in time for its centennial.
Join us as we discuss Bela's artistic process, compositional approaches, his new recording Rhapsody In Blue, and more.

We are happy to welcome back Bennett Sullivan to Deering Live. Bennett is a fantastic bluegrass banjoist as well as great teacher. He is the founder of the online bluegrass banjo teaching side Daily Banjo Licks which delivers a new bluegrass banjo lick right to your inbox every day, with it broken down slowly and with tab in a video.
On today’s episode, Bennett will show us some of these licks and more so grab your banjo and watch the show!
https://banjolicks.com