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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...

Mar 29.2019

2 and 3 Note Tenor Banjo Chord Voicings

The tenor banjo is often perceived as an overly bright instrument by other band members. This can often be attributed to the banjo player playing all chords...

Mar 27.2019

Incredible Banjo Event in England

For 12 years we have been honored to celebrate our shared love of banjos and the music they make with our good friends of Eagle Music Shop in Huddersfield,...

Mar 22.2019

Learning Banjo vs Guitar

I often get the question, “How hard is it to learn to play banjo vs the guitar?” The answer is that every instrument has its different learning curves and...

Mar 15.2019

Mumford & Sons Giving to the Bluegrass Community With the Kentucky Charity Banjo!

Continuing in their partnership, Deering Banjos and Mumford & Sons have begun their next series of Custom Charity Banjos. Each is signed personally by the band...

Mar 13.2019

How to Properly Use Tab To Learn Banjo

Whether it was way back when we were starting or just yesterday, most of us have used tab to learn the banjo. It’s easy to access, simple enough to read, and...

Feb 6.2019

Alaska- Bluegrass and Blue Water Cruise!

If you want to enjoy the vacation time of summer for just a little longer, with a blend of bluegrass and incredible views, this is the perfect opportunity! You...

Jan 18.2019

Creating Your Vocabulary Of Banjo Licks

No matter what instrument you play, in order to begin improvising you need to create your own collection of “licks”. What is a “lick”? A lick is a small...

Jan 7.2019

Banjo Is Back

It has been a whole ten years since four boys from London, England banded together to create what would become a huge influence on our favourite instrument....

Dec 17.2018

Merry Christmas from Deering Banjos

As 2018 draws to a close, Greg, Janet, and Jamie Deering wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas in the best way they know how; through the magic of...

Dec 14.2018

Highlighting Your Weaknesses In Your Playing - And Fixing Them

One thing all great musicians do is to constantly aim to get better. The same is true with most things in life, but the correlation is most easily true when...

Kristin Scott Benson chooses the Deering Golden Series banjos
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