A moment of true surprise from this year's California Banjo Extravaganza @The_Freight The CBA @BanjoHangout

New Bluegrass Jam Classes begin this week @The_Freight in Berkeley. Now in Level 1 & 2 sections - discover the joy of making music with others where the emphasis is on fun. Open to all BG instruments. The CBA thefreight.org/learn-to-play/…

Thanks for taking time to check out Keith Billik's Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast. In this hour long conversation, we focus not only on developing good practice habits but growing community through the banjo. Let's pick on, friends!

Learn two versions of the BG jam favorite "Redwing!" It's the latest lesson on the Peghead Nation Bluegrass Banjo course. Use coupon "BillE" to check out the entire course for free for a month and explore Scruggs, melodic & single-string, backup and more. pegheadnation.com

Thanks for checking out the Jan/Feb Bill Evans newsletter with info on upcoming concerts, workshops and '19 music camps. goo.gl/s7SQY9

The Banjo in America is live on Concert Window tonight at 8 pm Pacific - enjoy from anywhere you have an Internet connection! 250 years of banjo music on some incredible historical banjos. concertwindow.com/abbiewpresents

What do you mean "concrete is falling off of the bridge?" That's the lamest excuse for missing a banjo lesson that I've ever heard!

Banjo pickers! Learn Earl's "Ground Speed" this weekend! It's the new banjo lesson posted to Peghead Nation Bluegrass Banjo Course! Use the coupon code "BillE" to check out the course for a free month. Complete tab with every lesson! youtube.com/watch?v=T-5wJI… #banjo #bluegrass

I have just been commanded by God to gather the banjos together, two by two, in like measure, and head for the SUV.

Bangers & Grass 8th Year Anniversary Show tonight in Kensington! You'll see friends, family and world famous musicians joining us each month in the SF East Bay in this free monthly series now going on our ninth year! Photo by Mike Melnyk. Nell & Jim Band The CBA

Thanks to SF Bay Area arts writer Jesse Hamlin for this preview of Friday night's Banjo in America concert at the California Jazz Conservatory in downtown Berkeley. I hope to see some of you there! datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

I love "terrestrial" radio! It was a big thrill to meet San Francisco's KCBS morning news anchors Stan Bunger and Susan Leigh Taylor and talk banjo history on their podcast "10 Questions." It's a 23-minute segment with music from 3 historic banjos. tinyurl.com/y3vqh9rw

Bluegrass in Downtown Berkeley tonight, Sat, 4/13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in a free, outdoor concert at the new BART plaza at 2170 Shattuck Avenue with Chad Manning, Tom Bekeny, Katya Polovina and Mike Wilhoyte. ontheplaza.downtownberkeley.com/events/bill-ev…

The Banjo in America spent three days with David Bragger @TikiParlour recording everything from original bluegrass to minstrel, classic & African banjo. Here's "A Ragtime Episode" by Paul Eno, played on a 1917 Vega Whyte Laydie #7. #banjo

The Banjo in America The Lost Church San Francisco 2nite 6/26 7:30 doors 8:15 show. 250 yrs of music & 9 historic instruments! Join me for this last SF Bay Area solo show. The CBA

"Batons & Bluegrass" celebrates amateur music making in a unique, free concert on Sunday, August 11 at 4 p.m. in Oakland. All donations go to middle school string instrument programs. If you pick, bring your axe and join us in the finale.

We hope you can join Peghead Nation Beginning Banjo and Bluegrass Banjo instructor Bill Evans on Saturday, August 29 at 11 am Pacific Time for a Zoom workshop on Taking Your Playing to the Next Level. Go to PegheadNation.com to register. pegheadnation.com/news-reviews/e… #banjo

Earl Scruggs: A Player's Guide begins Sat, Feb 20. Live lessons + recorded video makes this a resource you'll use for years. Think of this as a college course on Earl for banjo players. We'll begin with Earl's playing with Bill Monroe in 1946-47. pegheadnation.com/news-reviews/e…

New Mexico Banjo Camp Online Early Bird registration ends March 1. Join Tony Trischka Kristin Scott Benson, Riley Baugus Bill Evans Apr 24-25 anywhere you have an Internet connection! nmbanjocamp.com

Bill Evans teaches slow song backup on his new Peghead Nation Bluegrass ... youtu.be/UkdJrTSyY6g via YouTube