"The Crow" wins the Bluegrass Grammy!
Steve Martin and company take the big prize for CD including Pete's banjo work and song written with Steve.THIS CD on special!
Long Road Home's debut CD is here!
"Live at eTown Hall" will put this new Colorado bluegrass band (Pete on banjo, Gene Libbea on bass) on the map.more info.
VIDEO CLIPS
Life, Bluegrass, and Dr. Banjo
News Feature Channel 9, Denver. 3-minute report shows Pete at his practice cabin and with FLEXIGRASS. Click to watch
Pete with Earl Scruggs and Steve Martin on Letterman
Sept. 05. A historic 5-banjo Foggy Mt. Breakdown, with Tony Ellis and Charles Wood. Click to watch
More clips including Hot Rize, Flexigrass, Jam Camp click here
NEWS ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS
- Go to Full Archive
- Red Rocks Report: Mammoth Music Lesson May Be World's Largest
- What The Wins IBMA CD Cover Design Award!
- Pete's Merlefest Report
- He'd Like To Teach The World To Jam: Pete Wernick's Jam Camps
- Jamming Down Under!
- Pete's Articles in New Parenting Book
- Pete's Tribute to Earl Scruggs
- Listen to Earl Scruggs Comment on Pete on ETown Performance
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Pete's Remembrances:
Louise Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, John Herald, John Hartford, Frank Edmonson, Winnie Winston, Mike Seeger, Ed Dye and Richie Shulberg
(personal recollections of notable people who have passed away in recent years) - Pete Inducted into Colorado Bluegrass Hall of Honor
- Pete Prepares for Letterman
- Pete and Joan on Mars!
- Banjo Claus! Pete and Don Rigsby give away banjos in Kentucky elementary schools
NEW ON DRBANJO.COM
Pete's Brand New Video! Make Up Your Own Solos, DVD #2
Create convincing solos in common keys like D, C, and F, with no capo! Pete shows how!
Great new venue for CO April Jam Camp!
Intermediate / band skills taught on banks of Big Thompson River.
Video: Pete teaching the Loop Exercise method
Video: Pete and Bill Keith at Grey Fox Workshop
UPCOMING BLUEGRASS JAM CAMPS
Click camp location for details, signup.
| DATE | LOCATION |
|---|---|
| Mar 26-28 | Boulder, CO |
| Apr 16-18 | Loveland, CO |
| Apr 26-29 | MerleFest, NC |
| May 11-13 | Gettysburg, PA |
| Jun 22-24 | Owensboro, KY |
UPCOMING GIGS
| 2/12 | Swallow Hill Denver, CO |
Flexigrass and Long Road Home |
| 2/13 | Annual Valentine's Concert Boulder, CO |
Pete & Joan, Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore |
| 2/19 | Midwinter Bluegrass Festival Thornton, CO |
Long Road Home |
| 6/20 | Telluride "Bluegrass" Festival Telluride, CO |
Hot Rize |
VISITOR FAVORITES
- Jamalot page - Help for New Jammers
- Especially For Banjo Beginners
- Bluegrass Jamming Pointers
- Tools for Teachers
- A New Direction in Teaching and Learning Bluegrass Music
- Playing Under Pressure
- Can't Find People to Jam?
- Two-Chord Songs
- Top 100+ Jam Favorites
- Learning To Sing in Tune
- Banjo Newsletter Columns
- Jam Camp Frequent Questions
- Pete's Song Lyrics
- Letterman Appearance
- Letterman Show Blogs
- Pete Recalls His Time with Jerry Garcia
- Teaching Banjo Beginners
FEATURED NEWS
"Hot Rize for Public Consumption"
Pete's Banjo Newsletter report on recording with Hot Rize and hosting the IBMA Awards Show.
Video: Pete & FLEXIGRASS in Boulder, Channel 2 Denver report
Music and interviews of band members. Special thanks to Tony Whaley of 2theDeuce.
Click here to watch.
Video report on Pete in his cabin/studio!
When Steve Met Pete; Two mild and crazy banjo players play it straight
article from Daily Camera by John Lehndorff
New article on Hot Rize on JamBase.com
Incl. in-depth interviews with Tim, Pete, Nick.