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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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Jul 31.2020

Deering Live - Mark Johnson

We're excited to feature Mark Johnson, the father of Clawgrass banjo playing on Deering Live! If you aren't familiar with what Clawgrass is, it is a unique way...

Jul 29.2020

Deering Live - David Holt

This week on Deering Live we feature 4 time Grammy Award winner David Holt. David is a musician, storyteller, artist, historian and radio and television host....

Jul 28.2020

Beginning 5 String Banjo with Jens Kruger - Lesson 2

Learn how to play a forward/backward roll with Jens Kruger. Jens will slowly demonstrate how to play this key roll in bluegrass banjo playing.

Jul 23.2020

Single String Banjo Lesson With Hank Smith

In this banjo lesson, Hank Smith shows you how to incorporate your middle finger into your single string playing on the 5 string banjo. Single string playing...

Jul 20.2020

Beginning 5 String Banjo with Jens Kruger - Lesson 1

Jens Kruger is one of the top banjoists of our time. Learn how to play the 3 finger style on the 5 string banjo with Jens. He takes you from the very...

Jul 15.2020

Deering Live - ProPiks

Jamie Latty talks with Deering CEO Jamie Deering and Marketing Director David Bandrowski about their recent acquisition of the ProPik brand, how it came...
Jul 9.2020

Deering Live - Episode 12 Customer Service 

In this episode we talk all things customer service with Chad Kopotic and David Vega from Deering Banjos.

Jul 8.2020

Clawhammer Banjo Lesson - Continuous Picking Style Of Surry County

Here is a lesson from the vaults of our good friends at Homespun. Learn how to play clawhammer banjo in the continuous picking style that is common in the...

Jun 26.2020

5 String Banjo Lesson - Daytripper

In this lesson, Hank Smith teaches you how to play the Beatles tune "Daytripper" on the 5 string banjo. It really works well! Try it out!

Jun 25.2020

Deering Tech Live Episode 11 - Ask Us Anything

In this episode, we invited you to ask us anything about banjos. This chat is hosted by Chad Kapotic who is the VP of Operations at Deering and Jamie Latty who...

Kristin Scott Benson chooses the Deering Golden Series banjos
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