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Dec 3.2024

The Artisan Elephant Goodtime Banjo - Giving Tuesday 2024

If you have had the chance to speak with Deering’s CEO, Jamie Deering, you may have heard about her love of South Africa, African wildlife, and especially the...

David Bandrowski

David Bandrowski

David Bandrowski has been a regular on the New Orleans music scene for over 25 years playing tenor banjo, 5-string banjo, and guitar in various outfits and styles over the years. David's styles are diverse and range from New Orleans jazz, modern jazz, bluegrass, funk, rock, old time Appalachian string band music and more!

David is a Deering Banjo Company clinician and has taught workshops at Chicago's Old Town School of folk music and has played with and/or recorded with Dr. John, Natalie Merchant, Donald Harrison, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Mike Seeger, Glen David Andrews, and with band members of the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band, Fats Domino, The Allman Brothers, Merle Travis, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic, and many other well known and lesser known entertainers. He has also composed, produced, and placed music in many commercials, films, and television programs.

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Jun 24.2020

Beginning Tenor Banjo Lessons | Up A Lazy River

Learn how to play Up A Lazy River on the tenor banjo with David Bandrowski. David will guide you through the chords and a chord melody arrangement for this...

Jun 19.2020

Bluegrass Banjo Backup Lesson With Hank Smith - Rolling Backup

This is the second part of a bluegrass banjo lesson on how to play backup. In the previous lesson Hank showed you how to use "Boom Chucks" in your banjo backup...

Jun 12.2020

Bluegrass Banjo Backup Lesson With Hank Smith - Boom Chucks

In this lesson, Hank Smith teaches you how to play backup on the 5 string banjo in a bluegrass setting using "boom-chucks". In this style you are are...

Jun 11.2020

Deering Tech Live Episode 9 - 6 String Banjos

In this episode we journey into the wide world of the 6-String banjo with Sam Miller who heads up repairs here at Deering. Sam is a 5 and a 6-String banjo...

Jun 4.2020

Deering Tech Live Episode 8 - Long Neck Banjos with Greg Deering

This is the rebroadcast of the 8th episode of our series Deering Tech Live. In this week's episode, something a little different. Greg Deering, the cofounder...

May 29.2020

5 String Banjo Lesson with Hank Smith - Motif Building

In this lesson, Hank Smith teaches you how building motifs can help you compose and improvise on the 5 string banjo. By creating a motif, you give yourself a...

May 28.2020

Deering Tech Live Episode 7 - Smile Bridge

This is the rebroadcast of the 7th episode of our series Deering Tech Live. In this week's episode, Chad Kopotic, the VP of Operations at Deering talks about...

May 22.2020

5 String Banjo Lesson with Hank Smith - Building Dynamics

In this lesson, Hank Smith talks dynamic control. Dynamics are how loud or soft you play your instrument. One of the easiest but underused techniques to add...

May 19.2020

Tenor Banjo Tips Live - Episode 1

Last week I went live on Facebook and Instagram to talk tenor banjo. I played a few tunes and answered any questions that came in via chat. We went over such...

May 18.2020

Beginning Tenor Banjo Lessons | How To Play Winnin' Boy Blues

Learn I'll show you how to play Jelly Roll Morton's tune Winnin' Boy Blues on the tenor banjo. I will lead you through the chords, melody, and then put those...

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