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Feb 22.2024

Getting Better Tone

“Banjokid” writes:Can you explain how to get a better tone? Whenever I play, I don’t get the right tone. Could you help me on this subject?

Well, Banjokid,...

Oct 10.2014

A Joyful Noise In Istanbul

Rik Palieri and Yair Dalal at the IPRA peace conference in Istanbul Turkey

5 Tips To Get Your Banjo Playing Out Of A Rut

We all find ourselves there from time to time. We keep playing our banjo, we practice every day, but we don't find ourselves going anywhere. We end up playing...

Sep 26.2014
Sep 16.2014

Greg & Janet Deering Accept American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame Award For David Day

The American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City inducted David Day into the Hall of Fame Sept 5th, 2014. Greg and Janet Deering accepted the award in David’s behalf...

Josh Damigo

Josh will cheerfully admit that he averaged less than a dozen people a show when he first began playing San Diego coffee houses. But he garnered diehard fans...

Sep 16.2014

Does Rim Size Matter? The New Grand 12” Rims

In the history of the banjo, the idea of a larger rim is certainly not a new concept. For many years, banjo builders have experimented with different rim...

Loving Lefties: Left Handed Banjos

We make left handed banjos here at Deering! I know…you thought it was a rumor, a joke, a myth, but it is actually true! And it isn’t an accident… we do it on...

Willow Osborne

At the age of 3 1/2, Willow told her mother that she wanted to play banjo. The hardest thing for her Mom was to find a banjo small enough for her to play! Here...

VIDEO: Deering Goodtime Banjo Demo from Peghead Nation

Our friends over at Peghead Nation recently had master banjo player Bill Evans review a Deering Goodtime banjo. Take a look and hear what the author of "Banjo...

"Mean Mary" James

Mary James has literally entertained thousands throughout her lifelong career starting from the age of 6! Born in Geneva, AL, she is one of 6 children from a...

Kristin Scott Benson chooses the Deering Golden Series banjos
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