Pete Wernick
aka “Dr. Banjo”
Pete Wernick is renowned worldwide for his contributions to bluegrass music: the hot-picking force in several trend-setting bands including Hot Rize, respected author and teacher, songwriter, and long-term President of the International Bluegrass Music Association. Read More…
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Pete Supporting Local Agrivoltaics
Two miles from my house is the site of a breakthrough development in energy and agriculture -- the largest commercial research site for agrivoltaics in the U.S.! And I get to help promote it --... Read More
Hot Rize Inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame
In the summer of 2022, Hot Rize’s’s 45th year, the band received two special honors: induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, and a request to headline the 50th annual RockyGrass Festival…... Read More
Politickin’ Pickin’ in Southern Colorado
You may be interested to hear about an adventure I dreamed up to help out a political campaign I care about. The Adam Frisch campaign (running to unseat Congressperson Lauren Boebert in a…... Read More