Seven Banjo Players on the 40th Anniversary of Deliverance

This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the screen adaptation of James Dickey’s Deliverance, as famous for its Grammy Award-wining instrumental song “Dueling Banjos” as its unsettling “bet you can squeal like a pig" scene.  read more

Old Settler's Music Fest - Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller & a Gram Parsons experience

Stopping in for a bit of music at the Old Settler's Music Festival is like slipping into the '60s, like hanging at a mini-Woodstock. Proper attire is hippie authentic (as opposed to hippie chic found mostly in southern California). The waft of ganga occasionally drifts through. They even have the requisite rain storm with accompanying mud. But it don't mean a thing if it ain't got the music, something OSMF has plenty of. The weekend even extended into an interesting connection to Gram Parsons and Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley....  read more

Alison Brown

What did world-class banjo picker Alison Brown do today?  read more

Alison Brown - Stolen Moments

Acoustic adventures from all points of the compass...  read more