Dr. Banjo provides song lyrics for popular bluegrass music. Includes songs by Hot Rize, Pete Wernick, Red Knuckles, Jeff White and more! Great collection for all| Dr. Banjo
by Pete Wernick What an honor for Hot Rize to be inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame! Since 1978, the band has been a major part of my life’s work as a musician, writer, producer, and teacher. I feel … Read More The post Hot Rize Inducted into Bluegrass Hall of Fame appeared first on Dr. Banjo.| Dr. Banjo
From Banjo Hangout, January 22, 2025 Holy ++++ I just watched a random movie called 1000 heroes about a plane crash in Sioux City. In that true story on film there was a scene where a police chief found a … Read More| Dr. Banjo
Two old recordings from this wildly popular group from the 1970s and ’80s have been released. Mighty Mississippi, written by Kelly Harrell about a devastating flood in 1927, came to Hot Rize through the New Lost City Ramblers, and this version was recorded live at a Hot Rize show in 1989. Brown Eyed Rabbit is an old time number that Wernick brought to the 2014 sessions for the reunited band’s When I’m Free project with Bryan Sutton.… Read More| Dr. Banjo
Big congrats to Tray Wellington for his well-deserved honor! I met Tray when he’d been playing less than a year, age 15. He applied for (and got) a scholarship to my Merlefest Jam Camp. His “audition” video showed a lot … Read More| Dr. Banjo
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame and PBS Channel 12 have partnered to create documentary shorts on the 2021 induction class: Hot Rize, the Fox Theatre, Leftover Salmon, The String Cheese Incident, and Yonder Mountain String Band. Enjoy this video! … Read More The post Colorado Hall of Fame HOT RIZE Video appeared first on Dr. Banjo.| Dr. Banjo
(by Pete) Bluegrass and folk music has just lost a true giant. Happy was soft-spoken but the NY Times had it right when their obituary called him a stalwart of the folk music… Read More| Dr. Banjo
Pete is featured on a recently-released episode of the Southern Songs and Stories podcast, "Teaching the Art of the Bluegrass Jam: Pete Wernick". The podcast, hosted by Joe Kendrick of public radio station WNCW from Spindale, NC is produced by WNCW and the Osiris Media Network.… Read More The post Pete Featured in a New Podcast: Teaching the Art of the Bluegrass Jam appeared first on Dr. Banjo.| Dr. Banjo
From festival kickoff to finale — Pete's report on the 2nd Annual Earl Scruggs Music Festival, Mill Springs, NC. This very special festival had a huge growth surge in only its second year, with a great facility and a strong lineup featuring many major headliners as well as excellent lesser-known bands from North Carolina and elsewhere. … Read More The post Earl Scruggs Music Festival 2023 appeared first on Dr. Banjo.| Dr. Banjo
Two miles from my house is the site of a breakthrough development in energy and agriculture -- the largest commercial research site for agrivoltaics in the U.S.! And I get to help promote it -- by playing my banjo. Jack's Solar Farm has 3276 panels on 4 acres, supplying electricity for 300 homes. … Read More The post Pete Supporting Local Agrivoltaics appeared first on Dr. Banjo.| Dr. Banjo
In the summer of 2022, Hot Rize’s’s 45th year, the band received two special honors: induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, and a request to headline the 50th annual RockyGrass Festival… Read More The post Hot Rize Inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame appeared first on Dr. Banjo.| Dr. Banjo