50 years ago on Christmas Eve 1968 I received my first banjo. It was a Framus 'Texan' 5-string banjo. My parents had asked me what I wanted for Christmas, so I showed them the banjo on the Flatt & Scruggs record that I had bought by mistake (I actually wanted to buy 'Little Jimmy Dickens - May A Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose') and they had managed to find one in a large … [Read more...] about 50 Years of Playing the Banjo
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Levelland Camp Bluegrass at South Plains College
Rolf was asked by Alan Munde to teach banjo at this year's Levelland Bluegrass Camp from Sunday, July 15th through Friday, July 20th 2018 filling in for Gerald Jones. This is the second time Rolf is a member of the staff of instructors. For more info please go to campbluegrass.com … [Read more...] about Levelland Camp Bluegrass at South Plains College
Celebration of Bonnie Hearne’s Life
We had a great time playing with Bill Hearne @ the Kerrville Folk Festival commemorating and celebrating the life of singer/songwriter Bonnie Hearne. What a wonderful event for Bonnie. When we performed ‘Bluebonnet Girl’ Tish Hinojosa jumped on stage and joined in. … [Read more...] about Celebration of Bonnie Hearne’s Life
New Sieker Band Website
We're so happy to launch our new website. Please visit often because we are in the process of adding new things to our website. We look forward to see y'all at our next show! … [Read more...] about New Sieker Band Website