www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose! Sam is a multi-faceted musician adept at both clawhammer and 3-finger playing, as well as composing, singing, and songwriting. They currently perform with one of the top jamgrass bands on the scene The Lil Smokies. Check it out!   Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   It’s a Freshly Picked episode, featuring the debut EP “Off the Edges” from Michigan-based bluegrass adjacent band Wilson Thicket! Keith sits down with all four members of Wilson Thicket to discuss this landmark dazzling, groundbreaking work of art, including the banjoist who happens to be… Keith himself! Wilson Thicket also features Aaron Markovitz […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   A “Freshly Picked” episode about the new album from banjo legend Alan Munde! Alan and Keith go through several tracks on the album and discuss Alan’s approach to the compositions and arrangements. Sponsored by Elderly Instruments, Peghead Nation, and Sullivan Banjos   Alan on the web: https://almundesbanjocollege.com/   Get the new Wilson Thicket […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Chris Warner, a banjo player best known for his performing and recording with Jimmy Martin, as well as his several great solo albums! Chris perfectly exemplifies the Jimmy-approved style of hard-driving bluegrass banjo, and is also an in-demand banjo setup tech and neck builder. Check it out! Sponsored by Peghead […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Janie Rothfield, a world-renowned banjoist, fiddler, composer, and educator. Janie has lived in many places, learning from the folks she meets along the way, and tells all about how that has shaped her style on both fiddle and banjo.   Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos   […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   In this special episode, Keith chats with Chris Warner AND Tom Adams: two banjo greats in their own right, but who also happen to both be veterans of Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys band. They share their experiences in dealing with Jimmy from both a personal and professional standpoint, all from a banjo […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast This episode features Tabitha Agnew Benedict, a banjo-playing product of Northern Ireland best known for performing and recording with the Foreign Landers and Cup O’Joe, as well as the all-female British bluegrass band Midnight Skyracer! Tabitha has a creative and masterful approach to playing not only traditional-style bluegrass, but also her own original compositions […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Ben Eldridge, the highly influential banjo player best known for his work with the groundbreaking band The Seldom Scene, with whom he performed and recorded for several decades. Ben’s blending of driving bluegrass playing with cascading melodic passages and tasteful accompaniment has made him an inspiring player for newer generations […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast This episode features Tom Adams, one of the most influential banjo players of his generation! Tom is best known for his exciting, energetic, creative, and driving banjo style which earned him multiple IBMA Banjo Player of the Year awards. He is best known for his performances and recordings with such artists as Jimmy Martin, […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features John Bullard, a performer and author who has dedicated his efforts toward playing authentic renditions of classical music on the banjo! John discusses his background learning bluegrass banjo and classical guitar, and the decision to combine the two passions.   Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos   […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Casey Henry! Casey has been exposed to banjo music her entire life (via her parents Murphy and Red Henry), and has been teaching and playing professionally since her teenage years. She is best known for her performances and recordings with such groups as Uncle Earl, the Dixie Bee Liners, Casey […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast Riley Baugus is one of the top Old Time clawhammer banjoists, singers, guitarists, and open-back banjo builders out there on the scene today! He is best known for his solo work, as well as collaborations with Dirk Powell, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, T-Bone Burnett, and many more! Recorded at Midwest Banjo Camp. Sponsored by […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Today’s episode looks at the “behind-the-scenes” journey of making the best banjo book in existence: The Masters of the 5-String Banjo! Published nearly 40 years ago and written by banjo legends Tony Trischka & Pete Wernick, the book featured everything a true banjo nerd could want to know: in-depth interviews with the top […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode’s guest is the great bluegrass banjoist, author, and educator Murphy Henry! Murphy made a name for herself with her energetic banjo playing and singing, and has broadened her reach in recent years to writing (including her 2013 book “Pretty Good For a Girl” about the history of women in bluegrass) and […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features legendary banjoist Butch Robins! Butch played several years with Bill Monroe, and is also well known for his stints with the New Grass Revival, Leon Russell, and his excellent solo recordings, among others. Topics include his views on bluegrass timing, stories about Bill Monroe, his famous pre-war flathead RB-4, and […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Victor Furtado, a fantastic young clawhammer player who performs and records with The Wildmans as well as his own solo material. Victor is taking clawhammer banjo to brave new places, and demonstrates many of his innovative techniques! He is a winner of the Steve Martin Banjo prize, and a graduate […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Enjoy this replay featuring the legendary banjoist Alan Munde! This interview originally aired 6/22/2018 in two parts as episodes 6 & 7.   Alan needs no introduction- he is among the most influential banjo players, composers, and instructors of his generation. After playing with Jimmy Martin, Alan went on to record and perform […]

www.patreon.com Explore the power of the pentatonic scale- a musical device that you’ve undoubtedly heard many times, but may not know how to take advantage of in your own composing, improvising, and general playing. Topics: What is a pentatonic scale, and how is it constructed? Why is it important, and how is it used? Why […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Welcome to a Freshly Picked episode featuring a discussion with the incredible bluegrass/jazz/avant garde banjoist Ryan Cavanaugh about his new EP titled “Screams Electric” – and he does just that! The album features Ryan’s typically amazing banjo prowess, as well as Doug Belote (drums), Kevin Scott (bass), Billy Cardine (electric Dobro), and Roger […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   This episode features Ben Krakauer, a creative and distinctive banjo player, composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator. Ben is best known for playing with Old School Freight Train (a band that became David Grisman’s backup band for a tour!), his two all-original instrumental solo albums, and as a music professor at Warren Wilson College.   […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   In this episode, we welcome Cameron DeWhitt back to the show! (Listen back to episode #82 for our previous podcaster vs. podcaster episode)   Cameron is a wonderful clawhammer/pitchfork style banjo player, performer, educator, and podcaster. Their podcast “Get Up In the Cool” is among the most popular in the world for a […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Today we have a Freshly Picked Epiosode featuring “Things Are Simple” by Bill Evans! With this appearance on the podcast, Bill secures his lead as world record holder for featured Picky Fingers appearances (currently at 3). We chat about his new album, and plenty of other updates including his family’s scary brush with […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   The Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast is now 5 years old! In this episode, guest host (and featured guest from Episode #1) Davey Jones turns the mics on Keith, and subjects him to the torment and humiliation that is normally reserved for Keith’s interview subjects. Learn all about the man behind the voice that […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Welcome to a “Freshly Picked” episode, featuring a discussion with podcast veteran and banjo phenom B.B. Bowness! She will be taking us on a banjo-centric tour of the new Mile Twelve album titled “Close Enough to Hear,” which was just released on February 3, 2023. There are some great songs and sounds on […]

www.patreon.com/banjopodcast   Today’s guest is the world-renowned, award-winning, snappy dressing banjoist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and educator Joe Newberry! Per usual, Joe is eloquent and generous in discussing his career, banjo style, songwriting approach, and his collaborations with mandolinist Mike Compton and fiddler April Verch. Recorded at the 2022 Great Lakes Music Camp at Camp Blodgett […]