Pete and Joan Wernick and Justin Hoffenberg have returned from headlining the first-ever Russia-America Bluegrass Jamboree. The event took place July 20 and 21, 2010 in the cities of Vologda and Semenkovo in “deep Russia”, an overnight train east from St. Petersburg. … Read More
Pete and Joan weather tsunami threat in Kauai! Today was “tsunami day” here in Hawaii. We got a call from the mainland that woke us up about 5am. Joan checked with the front desk and they were already apprised that there would be sirens at 6am, which there were. … Read More
This was our third time returning to the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival, and each time has been more fun than the last. The unique aspect of this festival is the mixture of Irish music (featuring flatpicked 4-string tenor banjo) with American 5-string banjo music in some of its many forms, including both 3-finger bluegrass style and clawhammer.… Read More
Pete and Joan Wernick woke up Feb. 27 to hear that a song they recorded more than 25 years ago was being played on Mars. NASA announced that on Feb. 27, the Mars Spirit Rover was awakened by the song “Big Rock in the Road” to start up and make its final approach to an imposing rock dubbed “Humphrey.”… Read More
Yes, Pete and Joan and son Will are pictured in the current Feb. 16, 2004 issue of People magazine (on Page 76). There’s no musical content, but Joan was interviewed and a picture taken for an article concerning Al Haynes, … Read More
Our long-awaited Hawaii trip was all we’d hoped, but was over just a little too soon. Traveling long distances can be jarring at times, but the contrast between seeing the sun go down at Sunset Beach on Oahu, and then the next morning driving home through falling snow, was a little much!… Read More