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Back in AZ after this weekend’s amazing Festival in Durham, NC, we’re @ Tempe Town Lake rehearsing for a Garifuna presentation @ Arizona Center on Friday, May 2.

Thirty years ago, Vanessa T. Wilson and I went to Annapolis for the Jazz Fest. I sat in with Anthony Brown; nice guy!

By Monday--just four days!!!-- we'd reached 1/10 of our $25,000 goal; not bad! Now, Friday...we're up to one sixth!

Pls help us get our video crew to the Gambia this Thanksgiving, to document cultural preservation efforts there centered around the Akonting, cousin to our own beloved banjo!

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Arrivaderci, Vesuvi0!

On the way to the Grand Marina, Sorrento, Italy

Got interviewed for Canvas Rebel -- they had good questions!

Meet Súle Greg Wilson We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Súle Greg Wilson a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Hi Súle Greg, thanks for joining us today. The first dollar you earn is always exciting - it's like the start of a new chapter and so we'd love to hear about the first

Here's a great song for sing-along!

Grand Time Up in Heaven This Jamaican Gospel tune is a great sing-along! I first heard it in the 1989 Denzel Washington movie, The Mighty Quinn, based on the 1971 novel, Finding Mau...

Here's my rendition of a classic "folksy" tune...with a great story....

Long Chain On, Catania banjo Sharing a song from my childhood, Long Chain On, played on an experimental banjo made by Steve Catania for his High School friend, Fred Newton.

Howdy, y'all! Come on out to Fiddler's Dream Coffee House in Phoenix THIS FRIDAY, 12/22/23. I'm playing the First Set @ 8:00--FIRST TIME in over FIVE YEARS!
Let's celebrate the Season with some Rhythm 'n' Spirit!