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Mary Cox
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Banjoholic, Mary Z. Cox, a third generation Floridian, has played banjo since she was 12, and is a two time Florida champion. She has won old time music competitions on banjo, dulcimer, singing, and string band in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee and was chosen by Banjo Newsletter readers in 2006 as the fourth favorite claw hammer banjo player in the world.
www.maryzcox.com/
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Beverly Dillard
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Beverly's talents have taken her across the United States and Canada several times as a featured performer at the premiere country, folk and bluegrass festivals, as well as a performance at Carnegie Hall. Her considerable abilities have led to appearances on numerous television programs. She was a frequent guest performer on the "Hee Haw" show over several seasons; a featured guest on Disney Channel's "Epcot's America", hosted by Lloyd Bridges; and two specials for The Family Channel: "Silver Dollar Jubilee Special" and "Silver Dollar City Christmas" with Pat Boone and Lee Greenwood.
www.thedillards.tv/
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Rhiannon Giddens
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Rhiannon is a show-stopper -- not only for her glorious voice but also for her incredible versatility. She ranges across many styles and genres, and is equally at ease singing opera, blues, gospel and Gaelic or whatever the moment takes. A rare talent!
www.rhisong.com
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David Holt
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Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host and entertainer, dedicated to performing and preserving traditional American music and stories. Holt plays ten acoustic instruments and has released numerous award winning recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales.
www.davidholt.com
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Mark Johnson
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So, who is Mark Johnson and how did he learn this unique style? A native of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Mark now hangs his hat in Florida but learned his trade from Jay Unger while living in New York. Mark didn't know that Jay was a highly accomplished fiddler who also tinkered with the clawhammer style of banjo. It was in the early 1970s, that Mark learned from this consummate fiddler the basic technique of clawhammer banjo. He also learned the three-finger style of bluegrass picking as his familiarity with the instrument unfolded.
www.clawgrass.com
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Daniel Rothwell
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Daniel plays the clawhammer style of banjo. He has always loved old-time music. He was first introduced to the clawhammer banjo and old time style when he was two years old. He saw Leroy Troy performing. He loved the banjo from that moment on. Daniel's grandfather Thomas Maupin took him to old time and bluegrass festivals at an early age. His main focus when they were at the festival was to find the banjo players. He was able to start playing the banjo at age 11 and with the exception of a few good pointers along the way from his friends he is self taught. Daniel has won many competitions across the South including the National Championship at Uncle Dave Macon Days. He has performed at Merlefest, The Ryman Auditiorum, IBMA's Kids on Bluegrass and Old Time Opry Variety Show and has made several guest appearances on Ernest Tubb Record Shop's Midnight Jamboree. This is just to mention a few.
www.banjodanielmusic.com
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Mark Schatz
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Mark Schatz (born April 23, 1955) is an American bassist, banjoist, mandolinist, and clogger who has recorded and toured with artists such as albums for artists such as Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Maura O'Connell, Tony Rice, John Hartford, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Tim O'Brien. He is a two time International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year award winner. Schatz toured and recorded with acclaimed progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek from 2003 until the start of the band's indefinite hiatus in late 2007. Schatz is also a renowned solo artist who has recorded two solo albums on Rounder Records, his debut produced by Bela Fleck. His band, "Mark Schatz & Friends", is composed of Schatz, Casey Driessen, Missy Raines, and Jim Hurst. Schatz has produced albums for various bluegrass artists including The Duhks.
www.myspace.com/markschatz
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Stephen Wade
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He began playing blues guitar at age 10. Eventually he switched to the banjo. In 1971, began studying with Fleming Brown at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. By 1974, Wade had taken over Brownís class at the school. He also began an association with old-time radio singer Doc Hopkins. Under the tutelage of his two mentors, the young Wade immersed himself in studying the banjo, folk and traditional music, and American folklore. Later, he traveled to across the U.S. to research American humour and folk tales, and meet with folk musicians in the field.
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Linda Williams
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Robin and Linda Williams are like your next-door neighbors - assuming your neighbors are the salt-of-the-earth and top-flight performers to boot. One minute you picture borrowing a cup of sugar from these two; the next, you're completely stunned by their jaw-dropping talent. Bottom line: You feel right at home at a Robin and Linda concert, and their music stays with you like an old friend.
www.robinandlinda.com