Houston Norris, banjoist with the Time Sawyer Band, was around a lot of banjo players growing up and always had access to banjos to learn on. He builds some beautiful banjo necks too!Ĭhris Bryant of Ronda has toured with a number of professional bands over the years, but as a machinist, also does a great deal of tooling for some of the metal parts of the banjo that he distributes widely - including coordinator rods, capos and finger picks. Another resident of State Road is Don Bryant who, in addition to playing, is one of the go-to, set-up men when other banjo players need work on their instruments. Rick Pardue is a banjo player and award-winning songwriter living in State Road and currently touring and recording with Mickey Galyean & Cullen’s Bridge. My husband, Terry Baucom, has taken his banjo playing to the world through bands like Boone Creek, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, IIIrd Tyme Out and now his current band, Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive. You don’t have to look very far to find some of the finest banjo players and builders. The 5-string banjo is most prevalent in bluegrass music in the style of Earl Scruggs, who first introduced that style of banjo to the world from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in 1945 as a member of Bill Monroe’s band, The Blue Grass Boys. Later, the 4-string banjo was developed and used for old-timey, mountain music. The banjo held a spot in the early history of African American traditional music before it became a popular instrument in the 19th century minstrel shows. And they come from an instrument that got its early start in Africa. The banjo sounds that were part of my childhood around the house are still the sounds I enjoy hearing. But, seriously, the banjo has played a huge role my life because my father was a banjo player … I married a banjo player … and my son is a banjo player. Well, if you count my husband teaching me “Cripple Creek” enough to pick it through, then yes, I guess it might qualify. The banjo plays a big role in my life, even though I am not a player. All Rights Reserved.Surry Living - August 2017 Knee-Deep In Bluegrass Knee-Deep In Bluegrass is produced by Cindy Baucom. Old Ship of Zion-Dudley Connell & Don Rigsby World Virtual Banjo Championship / Billy Blue Records Prayer For Peace-Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor-Cox Family Tell The Truth (Shame The Devil)-Becky Buller Show Open-I Will Not Be Denied-Larry Sparks Sponsors: Morning Glory Music-A Division of Mountain Fever Music Group *denotes additional cuts aired on non-comm network affiliates Show Close & Theme-Knee-Deep In Bluegrass I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me-Osborne Brothers Hold Your Horses-Carl Jackson & John Starling Hang Me High At Midnight-Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive We Needed This Ride-Chris Jones & The Night Drivers Leave It At The Gate-Chris Jones & The Night Drivers In The Resurrection Morning-Sacred Reunion feat. Little Cabin Home On The Hill-Ricky Skaggs That High Lonesome Sound-Peter Rowan w/Nashville BG Band Start Walking Back-Bluegrass At The Crossroadsįine Time To Get The Blues-Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive Show 904 – Hour One – Week of October 26, 2020 Sponsors: Mountain Fever Music Group, World Virtual Banjo Championship & Pinecastle Music
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