The Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast

Keith Billik
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The Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast

The world's top podcast for banjo players, fans, and enthusiasts! Hosted by Keith Billik; listen to interviews with professional players, playing tips, and equipment discussions. Contact the show at pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    #152 - ToneDexter! Feat. James May & Josh Bennett

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode will tell you everything you want to know about ToneDexter, an innovative product from Audio Sprockets for live acoustic musicians that gives you the tone of a microphone, with the simplicity of using a pickup! Here to discuss that, as well as ToneDexter's many other features, are James May and Josh Bennett, the engineers and developers behind the product. Stay tuned for part 2 of the ToneDexter episode, which will feature audio clips using various pickup & microphone combinations using the ToneDexter's wavemap technology!   Sponsored by Elderly Instruments, Peghead Nation, Sullivan Banjos, and Bluegrass Country Radio   Tonedexter on the web: www.tonedexter.com Josh Bennett website: https://joshbennett.com.au/   Contact the show: pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

    1h 26m

  2. NOV 23

    #151 - Bob Black

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Bob Black is a legendary bluegrass banjoist, best known for performing & recording with Bill Monroe, Kenny Baker, William Lawson, 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

    1h 24m

  3. OCT 24

    #150 - Brad Campbell

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   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

    1h 14m

  4. SEP 17

    #149 - Jens Kruger (Remix of Episode #26 from May 2019)

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   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

    1h 15m

  5. AUG 30

    #148 - Johnny Baier

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   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

    1h 16m

  6. JUL 23

    #147 - Ned Luberecki

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   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   Buy Official Picky Fingers Merch!! www.banjopodcast.com

    1h 15m

  7. JUL 4

    #146 - Rachael Davis

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   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

    1h 24m

  8. JUN 18

    #145 - Randy Barrett

    www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   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

    1h 14m
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The world's top podcast for banjo players, fans, and enthusiasts! Hosted by Keith Billik; listen to interviews with professional players, playing tips, and equipment discussions. Contact the show at pickyfingersbanjopodcast@gmail.com

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