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Real Irish Banjo Pickers at Dayton Celtic Festival, 2015

Paul October 13, 2015 September 30, 20164-String Banjo, Banjo, Musical Instruments 0

Originally Posted, July 29, 2015 As a folk-style banjo player since the 1960s, I was encouraged to hear Mumford and Sons put banjo back on the radio, at least temporarily. However, it’s also led to some interesting conversations as I’ve tried to explain to my musician friends the difference between…

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Welcome to the “Building Bridges” Blog

Paul October 13, 2015 October 14, 2015About This Blog 0

Note:  This was originally posted on July 27, 2015.  We’re having to reformat the web page so I’m reposting these in the same order as they were originally posted. After operating a number of music-related web pages for years, a number of friends told me it was time to add…

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