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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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Sep 29.2017

Alison Brown and All-Star Ladies Play John Hartford's "The Girl I Left Behind Me"

Alison Brown and some friends, who also happen to be some of the all-stars of Bluegrass, got together to play John Hartford's "The Girl I Left Behind Me" and...

Aug 22.2017

Greg & Janet Deering Interview On "I Made It In San Diego"

Recently, Greg & Janet Deering, the founders of Deering Banjos, were interviewed by The Voice of San Diego for their debut episode of "I Made It In San Diego"....

Jul 31.2017

How To Read Banjo Tab

Banjo tab or tablature is a way of reading and writing banjo music that has similarities to standard musical notation, but is much easier to read, and gives...

Jun 21.2017

Mark Johnson Talks About the New Deering Clawgrass No. 2 Banjo

Mark Johnson, the father of the Clawgrass style of banjo playing, talks about the new Deering Clawgrass No. 2 banjo that was displayed for the first time at...

Jun 21.2017

Using Your Guitar Technique On the 5 String Banjo

Most guitar players look at the 5 string banjo as a completely new instrument. Something that you would need to learn a completely new tuning and approach to...

Jun 14.2017

Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn hosting the IBMA Awards

May 26.2017

Terry Baucom's Dukes Of Drive At Pro Football's Hall Of Fame Festival

With the recent success of the title track to their recording on the John Boy & Billy label, 4th & Goal, Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive become the first-ever...

Mar 22.2017

What Is the Best Beginner Bluegrass Banjo

There are a lot of different types of banjos available, but which one is the best to start out on if you want to play bluegrass? What parts should you look for...

Mar 15.2017

4 Great Ways To Learn To Play the Banjo

Learning to play the banjo these days is easier than ever. With the popularity of the banjo and acoustic music growing at a record pace, there are more tools...

Dec 15.2016

Learn Melodic Style 5 String Banjo With G Scales

When I was learning how to play 5 string banjo, there were 3 main styles of 3 finger playing - Scruggs Style, Reno Style, and Melodic or Keith style. Today one...

Kristin Scott Benson chooses the Deering Golden Series banjos
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