Deering Banjo Lessons - Clawhammer MethodDeering Banjo Company2024-10-10 | Deering Banjo Lessons - Clawhammer MethodAmericana Folk Gathering with Greg Deering, George Grove & Jens Kruger | Deering Live Ep. 90Deering Banjo Company2023-07-14 | With the Americana Folk gathering just around the corner, we invite George Grove, Jens Kruger, and our very own Greg Deering to talk about this year's event.
During the conversation, we will undoubtedly have great fun sharing stories, memories of previous camps, as well as discussing the 2023 camp and the Kruger Brothers concert that Greg Deering will be hosting!
Click here for more info! blog.deeringbanjos.com/kruger-brothers-americana-folk-gathering-concert5-String Banjo Backup - Listening To Your Songwriting PartnerDeering Banjo Company2023-07-07 | Banjoist Hank Smith and guitarist Billy Feather showcase various techniques for playing the 5-string banjo as an accompaniment to an acoustic guitar and/or vocals in a non-bluegrass environment.
Watch more 5-string banjo lessons with Hank Smith here: deeringbanjos.com/pages/5-string-banjo-tips-with-hank-smithDeering Goodtime 6-String Banjos Demo | Tall Oak Tree by Darren Dugger & Sam MillerDeering Banjo Company2023-07-06 | Darren Dugger and Sam Miller perform their original tune "Tall Oak Tree" on a pair of Deering Goodtime 6-string banjos. Sam takes a slide to the G6SR Goodtime 6-String with a resonator banjo. Our Goodtime 6-string banjos now feature a Pau Ferro fingerboard and pearloid block inlays to both the openback and resonator versions of this banjo.
These banjos are tuned and played just like a guitar and are perfect for guitar players who want a banjo tone and a whole new palette of tonal colors to choose from!
Find out more here: deeringbanjos.com/collections/goodtime-6-string-banjosMichael Miles Clawhammer Banjo Workshop Song Accompaniment Part 1Deering Banjo Company2023-06-30 | Join us for the premiere episode of our pre-recorded clawhammer banjo workshop series with Michael Miles. Discover how to accompany yourself or others while singing or playing melodies in any style of music. Special guest David Bandrowski from Deering Banjos will join Michael for in-depth discussions.
Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to enhance your clawhammer banjo skills. Immerse yourself in the world of clawhammer banjo and unlock your musical potential with this workshop led by Michael Miles.Deering Goodtime Cherry Limited Edition 5-String Banjo with Alison Brown | Foggy Morning BreakingDeering Banjo Company2023-06-27 | Our good friend and master banjoist Alison Brown was in San Diego recently stopped in at the shop and play some banjo. We were lucky to catch her playing her original tune "Foggy Morning Breaking" from her new album On Banjo on one of our new Goodtime Cherry Limited Edition banjos!
Only 100 of these banjos will be made and will only be available at select Deering Banjo Dealers. Find a dealer who is stocking one and order your limited Cherry Goodtime banjo today at the following link: deeringbanjos.com/products/goodtime-banjo-limited-edition-cherryIt was punk rock to play f****** old-time music! - Ketch Secor talks about his punk rock ethos.Deering Banjo Company2023-06-26 | ...It ignores the history of this instrument - Alison Brown talks about the perception of the banjo.Deering Banjo Company2023-06-22 | ...The color of wine please! Ashley Campbell shows off her custom Deering Saratoga Star banjoDeering Banjo Company2023-06-20 | Ashley Campbell shows off her custom Deering Saratoga Star banjo. Taken from episode 88 of Deering Live.Unpacking the Blues in G with Alison Brown | Deering Live Ep. 89Deering Banjo Company2023-06-15 | This week we are excited to feature award-winning banjoist and Compass Records founder Alison Brown on Deering Live.
In this episode Alison will demonstrate different ways to play blues tunes on the banjo with different soloing and comping ideas.
We’ll also be talking about Alison’s new record that came out this past May called “On Banjo” and more! Be sure to tune in!
alisonbrown.comDeering Goodtime 6-String Banjos Demo | Highway 101 by Darren Dugger & Sam MillerDeering Banjo Company2023-06-14 | Darren Dugger and Sam Miller perform their original tune "Highway 101" on a pair of Deering Goodtime 6-string banjos. Our popular Goodtime 6-String banjos just got a new look! We've added a stunning Pau Ferro fingerboard and pearloid block inlays to both the openback and resonator versions of this banjo!
These banjos are tuned and played just like a guitar and are perfect for guitar players who want a banjo tone and a whole new palette of tonal colors to choose from!
Find out more here: deeringbanjos.com/collections/goodtime-6-string-banjosIntroducing the Deering Goodtime Cherry Limited Edition BanjoDeering Banjo Company2023-06-13 | We're happy to introduce the new Deering Goodtime Cherry Limited Edition banjo. This is a limited release of our best-selling Goodtime model. Only 100 will be made and will be available from one of 40 Deering dealers worldwide!
This banjo features a beautiful 3-ply cherry/maple/cherry rim that when paired with the Skyntone head, gives the banjo a uniquely rich and warm tone. The skin-tone head gives the banjo a unique old-time look and has tonal characteristics that are a little brighter than fiberskyn heads, but slightly more mellow than a renaissance head.
The peghead of this banjo is adorned with a wooden cherry overlay and features an engraved Goodtime LTD logo and Made With Pride In The USA star.
East Nash Grass is a supergroup of sorts... a supergroup of young side players for some of the most notable names in bluegrass.
The lineup includes bassist Jeff Picker (Ricky Skaggs, Sarah Jarosz, Nickel Creek), Harry Clark on mandolin (The Dan Tyminski Band, The Wooks) who received IBMA's Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year Award last September, Cory Walker on banjo (David Grier, Tim O’Brien, Jason Carter), vocalist James Kee (longtime host of the American Legion's Bluegrass Wednesdays), dobro player Gaven Largent (Dailey & Vincent, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper) and fiddle player Maddie Denton (2016 Grand Master Fiddle Champion + State Champion of 14 States.)Live With Wes Corbett! | Merlefest 2023Deering Banjo Company2023-05-03 | We got together with Wes Corbett (Sam Bush Band) at Merlefest to talk about ProPik fingerpicks! We teamed up with our friends The Chapmans at The Acoustic Shoppe who joined Wes for a quick jam!
Wes is playing a beautiful custom Sierra banjo in this video.
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Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Live With Alison Brown! | Merlefest 2023Deering Banjo Company2023-04-28 | Our good friend Alison Brown stopped by the booth at Merlefest to chat banjos, the Julia Belle and secret meetings with Greg Deering!
We teamed up with our friends The Chapmans at The Acoustic Shoppe who joined Alison for a quick jam!
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Live With Henhouse Prowlers! | Merlefest 2023Deering Banjo Company2023-04-28 | Ben Wright and the whole Henhouse gang came to see us at the booth while we were at Merlefest! We teamed up with our friends The Chapmans at The Acoustic Shoppe and talked about their work with Bluegrass Ambassadors, as well as jamming with John and Jeremy Chapman.
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Campbell/Jensen | Deering Live Ep. 87Deering Banjo Company2023-04-22 | Ashley Campbell and Thor Jensen form a unique meeting of musical genres as the duo Campbell/Jensen. This week, they join us to talk about their new self-produced album, the joys of making stripped-back music together, and how their musical differences intertwine to create a beautiful sound.
Campbell/Jensen is currently fundraising for the costs of producing the album via IndieGoGo. If you like what you hear, please consider helping them out!
indiegogo.com/projects/campbell-jensen-album-funding#Blackberry Blossom” Arranged for Banjo and Classical Guitar by Hank Smith and Billie FeatherDeering Banjo Company2023-04-20 | 5-string banjoist Hank Smith and guitarist Billie Feather worked together to arrange the traditional fiddle tune "Blackberry Blossom" using classical arrangement techniques. This arrangement was originally made for 5-string banjo and classical guitar but here guitarist Billie Feather is using a Deering Solana Six 6-String banjo. The Solana 6 is made for classical guitar players as it has nylon strings, a wider nut, and slotted headstock that classical guitarists are used to.
Learn more about this piece here:Clawhammer Triplets & Licks in Double C Tuning with Mark Johnson | Deering Live Ep. 86Deering Banjo Company2023-04-20 | Mark Johnson is the creator of the Clawgrass style of playing clawhammer banjo which allows him to play in the clawhammer style in other genres than old time, such as bluegrass and more.
In this episode Mark will be playing some tunes and talking about how to incorporate triplets and other licks in double tunings such as double C, D, and E. Be sure to tune in!Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show | Deering Live Ep. 85Deering Banjo Company2023-03-22 | Ketch Secor is a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Old Crow Medicine Show. Ketch is a multi-instrumentalist whose first instrument was a banjo but is also a fantastic fiddler, harmonica player, and more!
He has a deep understanding of American folk, country, and old-time music and is a dynamic entertainer. Among his many accomplishments, he might be best known for co-writing the hit song "Wagon Wheel".
Ryan is simply a master of the 5 string banjo in multiple styles, and he is perhaps best known for his jazz sensibilities. So when Ryan asked what we wanted him to play, and we suggested an improv piece, his eyes lit up and he simply responded "Perfect! I can do that all day!"
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For any questions or if you need any banjo-related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252How To Split Chord Inversions On the 5-String Banjo with Hank Smith | Thinking Pianistically Part 2Deering Banjo Company2023-03-16 | In this part 2 of the Thinking Pianistically On the 5-string Banjo, banjoist Hank Smith demonstrates how to cascade your chord inversions up the neck of the banjo. Hank shows how his technique is used by Bela Fleck in his composition Round Rock.How To Play G Major Scales On The 5-String BanjoDeering Banjo Company2023-03-15 | Learn several ways to play the G major scale on the 5-string banjo when using the 3 finger style of playing and when it is tuned to the standard tuning, which is open G tuning (GDGBD). Hank Smith demonstrates how to play a beginner G major scale, as well as some intermediate and beyond ways of playing this scale using both the single string and the melodic style.
0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Beginner G Major Scale 1:31 - Intermediate G Major ScaleKyle Tuttle | Deering Live Ep. 84Deering Banjo Company2023-03-09 | International Banjo Champion Kyle Tuttle is shredding his way through the jamgrass scene. Since moving to Nashville in 2012 Kyle has shared the stage with many epic performers, most notably as a member of the Jeff Austin Band for 3 years.
Kyle has also worked closely with Jamgrass legends Larry Keel, Travelin’ McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, and Railroad Earth. In addition to being seen around the jamgrass circuit, Kyle is a studio musician in Nashville, and recently produced the Chain Station album ‘Backroads’. Currently on tour with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway!!Beginner and Intermediate Banjo Rolls With Hank SmithDeering Banjo Company2023-03-04 | The root of bluegrass banjo playing is right hand roll patterns that give the banjo its driving sound. Learn how to play the forward roll, the backward roll, and the forward backward roll, as well as an intermediate roll pattern that will help give you a solid foundation in your bluegrass banjo playing.
Learn more banjo playing tips here: deeringbanjos.com/pages/learn-banjoBanjo Head Crown Height | Deering Banjo TechDeering Banjo Company2023-03-02 | Knowing how to correctly measure the crown height on your banjo head is important when you want to buy a new head for your banjo. In this video, Chad Kopotic from Deering Banjos will demonstrate how to correctly measure this so that your next banjo head will fit and sound perfect.How To Split Chord Inversions On The 5-string Banjo with Hank Smith | Thinking Pianistically Part 1Deering Banjo Company2023-02-23 | In this 5-string banjo lesson, banjoist Hank Smith demonstrates how to take chord inversions all the way up the neck of the banjo utilizing open strings to make your position shifts more fluid. This technique will give you freedom to move all over the fingerboard and you can use this in improvising, composing, and more.Evie Ladin | Deering Live Ep. 83Deering Banjo Company2023-02-16 | Evie Ladin’s polyrhythmic clawhammer banjo style, resonant voice, and percussive dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Celtic Connections, Lincoln Center to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Known as a driving force behind San Francisco’s Stairwell Sisters, Evie has four solo CDs that feature her banjo playing and songwriting. Raised on fiddlers’ conventions and square dances, Evie’s playing is firmly grounded in tradition, while taking the instrument into new territory.
A popular instructor at many music camps, Evie is also a clawhammer banjo instructor for Peghead Nation . Join us this week on Deering Live to listen to Evie play, talk about her process, and to learn some fantastic clawhammer banjo tips!Valerie June & Marcela Avelar | Deering Live - Ep.82Deering Banjo Company2023-01-31 | We are happy to have songwriter, singer, 5-string banjo player, and banjo uke player Valerie June back on Deering Live. Valerie recently wrote a children's book that is published by Third Man Books called "Somebody To Love: The Story Of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele". Valerie will play some tunes on her banjolele, read some from the book, and talk about it's creation.
Joining her on Deering Live will be Marcela Avelar who created the illustrations in the book. Marcela is a fantastic artist, designer, and more. Her work can be seen in advertisements as well as album covers for musicians like Special K’s, Aloysius 3, So Brown, Wes Hutchinson, and Norah Jones. She also designed the stage for Norah Jones’ 2017 Day Breaks World Tour.
Valerie's energy has some of the most positive vibes you'll ever meet and listening to her play and talk about her book will send you back into the world with a smile on your face.
valeriejune.com marcelavelar.comMovable Harmonic Shapes with BB Bownes | Deering Live - Ep.81Deering Banjo Company2023-01-27 | We're happy to welcome Catherine BB Bowness, from the band Mile Twelve, back to Deering Live to give where she is going teach us about "Movable Harmonic Shapes" on the 5-string banjo.
These are shapes such as chord positions or intervals that you can move all the way up the neck of the banjo, thus opening up the entire fingerboard for you.
We will also talk about Mile Twelve's new upcoming release "Close Enough To Hear".
Be sure to tune in to watch this Steve Martin Banjo Award winner play and talk about the 5-string banjo!
Check out BB online - catherinebowness.comBanjo Ukulele Easy Method For Kids & Others with Billie FeatherDeering Banjo Company2023-01-24 | Billie Feather is an artist in residence and pediatric music teacher at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. In this video she demonstrates an easy method for kids or mentally challenged adults to easily play the banjo ukulele. She tunes the Deering Goodtime banjo ukulele to a non standard tuning - open G tuning (something that would be familiar to 5-string banjo players). The tuning she uses is D,G,B,D. This allows players to strum their first chord without having to fret any of the strings. Watch the video to learn more!
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Super-Tone Thumbpick Testimonial From 5-String Banjoist Max AllardDeering Banjo Company2023-01-24 | 5-string banjoist Max Allard tells us why he chooses the ProPik Super-Tone thumbpick as his go to thumbpick. He loves it for its tone, fit, and durability.
See all of the fingerpicks and thumbpicks ProPik offers here: pro-pik.comEfficiency Sweeps On the 5-String Banjo With Hank SmithDeering Banjo Company2023-01-20 | Learn how to replicate the common guitar technique of sweep picking on the 5-string banjo when playing in the 3-finger style. Banjoist Hank Smith demonstrates this while playing the chords of a G major scale up the neck. Watch and learn!
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Unlimited Rhythms of Clawhammer Banjo with Michael Miles | Deering Live - Ep.80Deering Banjo Company2023-01-12 | Michael Miles is back on Deering Live to demonstrate and teach us about how rhythmically versatile the clawhammer style of playing the 5-string banjo can be and how this style can be utilized to play many different genres of music. Michael is a master clawhammer player and well-versed in many musical styles so be sure to tune in and learn.
During the conversation, Micheal discusses Latin rhythms and refers to a chart. To download the chart, please go to tinyurl.com/u6pjx9we
To learn more about Michael Miles, please visit milesmusic.orgDeering Goodtime Six-R 6-String Banjo Demo with Billie Feather | Autumn Leaves and WaveDeering Banjo Company2022-12-15 | Guitarist Billie Feather came to the Deering Banjo shop and played a couple jazz standard tunes on our Goodtime Six-R 6-string banjo. Here she plays "Autumn Leaves" and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Wave".
The Goodtime Six-R features a resonator (the back of a banjo) which projects the sound outwards to your audience. Find out more about this model here: deeringbanjos.com//products/goodtime-six-resonator-6-string-banjoDeering/Bluegrass Amabassadors Giving Tuesday Banjo Charity Auction AnnouncementDeering Banjo Company2022-12-02 | Ben Wright of the bluegrass band the Henhouse Prowlers and a founder of the Bluegrass Ambassadors talks about the 2022 Giving Tuesday Banjo Charity Auction banjo that they collaborated with Deering Banjos on creating.
He is a specialist in the early folk music of Black Americans, and his latest record, The New Faith, was released on September 23, 2022 as part of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings' African American Legacy Series, in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
“On top of being wildly intelligent and knowledgeable, he's also a killer musician and it's an incredible combo.” - Rhiannon Giddens
For more information about Jake, please visit jakeblount.com.The Life and Music of Rudy Lyle with Max Wareham | Deering Live Ep.78Deering Banjo Company2022-11-18 | On this episode of Deering Live we will dig into the life and music of 5-string bluegrass banjoist Rudy Lyle. Rudy Lyle played banjo with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys and made major contributions to bluegrass banjo but has largely been forgotten. Banjoist and member of Peter Rowan's Bluegrass Band, Max Wareham decided to help change this and wrote a book that talks about Rudy's career and banjo style and includes easy to read banjo tab of Rudy's playing.The Steve Martin Banjo Prize 2022 | Deering LiveDeering Banjo Company2022-11-11 | Deering Live is honored to host the Steve Martin Banjo Prize 2022!
Jamie and David from Deering Live will be joined by special guest Alison Brown as we reveal the 2022 Steve Martin Banjo Prize winners.
This episode of Deering Live is presented by the Freshgrass Foundation and Compass Records.
See you there!Larry & Joe | Deering Live Ep. 76Deering Banjo Company2022-11-03 | Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela, and is a legend of Llanera music. Meanwhile, North Carolina-based Joe Troop is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time musician.
Currently based in the Triangle of North Carolina, both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters on a mission to show that music has no borders. As a duo, they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on the harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van.
Deering Live's own David Bandrowski writes, "When recently attending the Bela Fleck's Blueridge Banjo Camp, Joe and Larry were invited to give a workshop and play finale concert. They blew away the audience, camp attendees, and camp instructors.
This one will be a great episode to watch!Top 5 Tips For Improving Single String Playing On the 5-String Banjo with Ryan CavanaughDeering Banjo Company2022-10-31 | The single string style of playing the 5-string banjo is a way to get linear and melodic ideas out of your 5-string banjo. This technique was pioneered by banjoist Don Reno in the 1950s but has gone to even greater heights by artists such as Bela Fleck. Ryan Cavanaugh has taken this technique and pushed it even further. Here Ryan gives you his top 5 tips for improving your single string playing on the banjo.
Find out more about Ryan Cavanaugh here: http://www.ryancavanaughbanjo.comMark Schatz & Bryan McDowell | Deering Live Ep. 75Deering Banjo Company2022-10-27 | Mark is most well known for being one of the most in-demand bass players in bluegrass but he is also an outstanding clawhammer banjoist!
In 2021 Mark put out a fantastic new recording with fellow old-time musician Bryan McDowell entitled GRIT & POLISH.
Check out Mark online at markschatz.net/aboutAlison Brown Plays St. Genevieve On A Deering Julia Belle BanjoDeering Banjo Company2022-10-18 | Alison Brown helped develop the Deering Julia Belle low tuned banjo with us to pay tribute to John Hartford's low tuned banjo and his days as a Mississippi River boat pilot. Here Alison stopped by the Deering Banjo shop and plays the tune "St. Genevieve" on a Deering Julia Belle banjo.
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Enda Scahill (We Banjo 3) | Deering Live Ep. 74Deering Banjo Company2022-10-06 | Enda Scahill is the primary banjo player with We Banjo 3. He is a fantastic Irish tenor banjo player and highly respected teacher of the tenor banjo. Enda offers a wonderful series of lessons on playing the Irish tenor banjo on his Patreon page, which we encourage you to check out.
patreon.com/EndaScahillBanjoDeering Goodtime Blackgrass Special Demo with Hank Smith | Daybreak Of SpringDeering Banjo Company2022-10-04 | Banjoist Hank Smith plays the tune "Daybreak Of Spring" on a Deering Goodtime Blackgrass Special banjo.
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Deering Artisan Goodtime Two with Ryan Cavanaugh | How Mountain Girls Can LoveDeering Banjo Company2022-09-30 | Ryan Cavanaugh puts the Artisan Goodtime Two banjo through its paces with a rendition of the Stanley Brothers' favorite' How Mountain Girls Can Love'.
For any questions or if you need any banjo-related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Deering Goodtime Six 6-String Banjo Demo with Brad Davis | LocomotiveDeering Banjo Company2022-09-29 | Long time Deering banjo artist Brad Davis shreds on his Deering Goodtime Six 6-String banjo playing his original tune "Loco Motive". Brad is a big fan of this banjo and uses it in his studio in Texas almost every week. This banjo he is playing is fitted with a Kavanjo pickup on it.
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Deering Artisan Goodtime Special 5-String Banjo with Willow Osborne | Foggy Mountain BreakdownDeering Banjo Company2022-09-29 | Deering banjo artist Willow Osborne explores the Artisan Goodtime Special banjo on a solo performance of the always fantastic bluegrass classic, Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
For any questions or if you need any banjo-related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Deering Artisan Goodtime Banjo with Alison Brown | Sally AnnDeering Banjo Company2022-09-23 | The 5-string banjo wiz Alison Brown plays the old traditional tune "Sally Ann" on a Deering Artisan Goodtime openback banjo. Alison sure does showcase how good a Deering Artisan Goodtime banjo can sound!
For any questions or if you need any banjo related help, please contact the Deering factory by using the following details:
Email: info@deeringbanjos.com US Residents: Toll Free (800) 845 7791 Outside the US: +1 (619) 464 8252Alison Brown Plays A Medley Of Darlin Pal Of Mine/Sweet Dixie On A Deering Golden Era BanjoDeering Banjo Company2022-09-22 | We were lucky enough to have the 5-string banjo master Alison Brown stop by our shop and try out a few banjos. Here she is playing a medley of Darlin' Pal Of Mine/Sweet Dixie on a Deering Golden Era banjo.