Masters of the 5-String Banjo

• Detailed organized information on 70 all-time greats
• 18 in-depth interviews including Reno, Osborne, Stanley, Crowe, Hartford, Shelton, Eldridge, Fleck, Munde, Cloud, Keith, Trischka, Wernick
• 22-page Earl Scruggs chapter with in-depth analysis of his style and technique
• Full-length interview with Bill Monroe on the banjo’s role in bluegrass music

This book originally sold for $30 in 1988, and as a reprint in the late 1990s it cost $60. Once unavailable, prices went over $200. The current $30 price is for people who asked to be notified when the book became available again, and will stay at that price for long enough for folks who act quickly. Then it will go up. Don’t wait!
[Pete Wernick, Tony Trischka, authors — March 5, 2026]