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		<title>About The Banjo &#8211; Almost 400 Years of Music and Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isabella Woods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bluegrass music relies heavily on the banjo to create its distinctive sound. It&#8217;s something you&#8217;d struggle to find in a concert hall, orchestra or P&#38;O cruise&#160;ship balls, but it has a down-to-earth quality not found in classical instruments. But how did this unique instrument with its upbeat, twangy sound come to be? Here is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Me the Banjo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Jason Taylor who sent us this link this week on a series of videos celebrating the banjo&#8217;s evolution into what has become America’s quintessential musical instrument. The PBS Arts: Give Me The Banjo series explores the banjo&#8217;s role in the minstrel shows, ragtime and early jazz, blues, old-time, folk, bluegrass and country music. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Banjo in the New Millennium</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The secrets of bluegrass banjo are no longer hidden behind a shroud of secrecy as they were in the past, but in many ways the pendulum has swung the other way. Today’s banjo players are faced with a dizzying array of instructional options. The problem is no longer where to find information, but with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pilgrim by Vintage Banjos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrated instrument maker Paul Tebbutt and Vintage Guitars have joined forces to create a new series of Pilgrim by Vintage banjos. Paul Tebbutt, a guitar maker and accomplished banjo player, was responsible for the cult line of Pilgrim bowlback, electro-acoustics that appeared in the 1980s. Having recently reintroduced these much-missed guitars under the Pilgrim by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banjo Players Australia Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Clarke has advised us of a new social network for banjo players in Australia. As a new comer to the banjo, Nathan found it difficult to gather the resources and in making contact with people who could assist him in his banjo journey.  With difficulties in connecting with people, finding the resources and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deering Banjos to The Hall of Fame</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deering Banjos is to be honoured in the Fretted Instrument Guild of America Hall of Fame. The Fretted Instrument Guild of America (FIGA) will be honoring the Deering Banjo Company at their annual convention in Oklahoma City, during the weekend 13th to 16th July. Deering Banjo Company is being inducted into the Hall of Fame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kel Kroyden Affordable Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kel Kroydon has announced the release of their &#8220;Affordable Series Banjo&#8221; for the budget minded player who wants a reproduction instrument from the 1990 collectible era.Â  The Affordable Series Mahogany KK-250 Banjo currently sells for $1,899.00 from their website. The Affordable Series Assembled and finished by well respected craftsmanship of Robin Smith, and feature components [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kel Kroyden Affordable Series Banjo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg McGrath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kel Kroydon has advised us that htey have introduced the Affordable Series Banjo for the budget minded player who wants a reproduction instrument from the 1990 collectable era at a great price. These banjos are assembled and finished with the impeccable craftsmanship of Robin Smith, and include components by the American Made Banjo &#38; Doehl-Jar [...]]]></description>
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