Banjo lessons via Skype or FaceTime by Texas State Banjo Champion Spring is a good time to start banjo lessons or to improve your picking skills. I’m taking on new students right now. These are individual one-on-one lessons. Whatever level you are, we’ll work from there. You may choose songs you like and we can start a very personal way of learning. Beginners … [Read more...] about banjo instruction via Skype or FaceTime
live music via Skype or FaceTime
Since there is no more in-person live music available we decided to offer our music via Skype or FaceTime. That's a great way to keep entertainment going. If you need live music for your special event like birthdays etc. you can hire The Siekers to play for y’all. The music is live and there is interaction between musicians and audience. You would need a … [Read more...] about live music via Skype or FaceTime
50 Years of Playing the Banjo
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
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