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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...

Apr 20.2018

How Much Does a Banjo Head Affect the Sound of a Banjo?

Originally written by Carolina Bridges

The wonder of banjo heads is how easy they make it for banjo players to change the sound of their banjos if they want...

Apr 4.2018

Advances in the Goodtime Banjo: Why do they sound so good?

While I like to tease customers that it is the “magic banjo fairy dust” that we sprinkle on each of our banjos before they ship that makes them sound so good,...

Mar 14.2018

Premier of New Special Consensus Track Featuring the Deering Julia Belle Banjo

We are pleased to premier the first track of the upcoming Special Consensus record Rivers and Roads, that features Special C' banjo player, Greg Cahill, on ...

Mar 8.2018

The Goodtime Banjo - 20 Years and Counting

Remember those old Hollywood musicals? You know, the ones about “a boy and a girl and a cast of thousands of musicians playing great music”? Believe it or not,...

Mar 8.2018

Why Your First Banjo Should Be A Goodtime

If you are new to banjo, welcome! If you are anything like many fellow beginning banjo players, you likely deal with one or more of these common issues.

Feb 22.2018

Deering Meet The Maker Workshops in Europe and the UK! 

Greg and Janet Deering are hosting a series of banjo workshops at various Deering dealers across Europe and the UK. Will they be visiting a store near you?

Feb 2.2018

What is Melodic Style Banjo?

Melodic style banjo is a style of 3 finger 5 string banjo playing that was created in the early 1960’s by banjoists such as Bill Keith and Bobby Thompson so...

Jan 19.2018

Deering Banjos Comes to the UK in February!

We are excited to travel across the pond next month to Huddersfield, England for our 11th annual Banjo event with Eagle Music Shop!

Jan 9.2018

Tips To Help Banjoists Change From Chord To Chord

Whether you are new to playing the banjo or you are a seasoned player, when learning new chord shapes you more than likely will be challenged making your...

Dec 29.2017

Ear Training: Hearing the Difference Between the I, IV, and V Chord

No matter the genre of music (Western Music as opposed to Eastern music such as Indian), the I, IV, and V chord are the most fundamental and widely used...

Kristin Scott Benson chooses the Deering Golden Series banjos
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