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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 of course teaching: she founded The Murphy Method, which has taught untold scores of banjo players worldwide, along with a steady stream of private students.

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Murphy on the web:

www.murphymethod.com

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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 what he REALLY thinks of Billy Strings.

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Butch on the web:

www.butchrobins.com

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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 of the Berklee College of Music.

Sponsored by Sullivan Banjos, Elderly Instruments, and Peghead Nation

Victor on the web:

www.victorfurtado.net

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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 under his own name, as well as with legendary bands such as Country Gazette, and taught thousands of students during his time at South Plains College.

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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 does it work the way it does?
• When you learn major pentatonic scales, you're also learning minor pentatonics!
• Melodic style pentatonics in the keys of Bb, F, C, G, and D
• 5 closed-position pentatonic shapes you can use in any key
• Song & audio examples

Download the tablature sheet here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/tab-sheet-119-83045957

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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 Tipping (electric piano).

Sponsored by Sullivan Banjos, Elderly Instruments, and Peghead Nation.

Ryan on the web:

www.ryancavanaughbanjo.com

Link to Alan Epstein's bluegrass ensemble class in Saratoga Springs, NY:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/school-of-music-bluegrass-ensemble-class-with-alan-epstein-tickets-621948674227

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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.

Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos

Ben on the web:

www.benkrakauer.com

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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 wide variety of old time and related music. Their band, The Tall Poppy String Band, has a fantastic album out and is playing tour dates across the country. Cameron also has some online banjo workshops scheduled, including the one that nobody asked for about playing rags on clawhammer banjo!

Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos

Cameron on the web:

www.camerondewhitt.com

www.pitchforkbanjo.com

https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/

www.tallpoppystringband.com

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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 fate, his Peghead Nation courses, other musical projects, songwriters wandering off into the desert never to be seen again, and why he believes his dog witnessed a murder in Louisiana.

Sponsored by Peghead Nation, Elderly Instruments, and Sullivan Banjos

Bill on the web:

www.billevansbanjo.com

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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 usually just gets to be the one asking the questions! Keith discusses his background in music, his rise to small-time superstardom with bands such as Hot Toe Mitty, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, and now Wilson Thicket.

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Keith Billik on the web:

www.banjopodcast.com

www.wilsonthicket.com

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