June 2012
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May 2012
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April 2012
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R.I.P. Pete Fornatale →
New York radio disc jockey Pete Fornatale who promoted the best new musicians for decades in his easy, free-form style passed away at age 66.
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R.I.P. Barney McKenna #thedubliners →
Barney McKenna of the Dubliners passed. He more or less created what is now known as the “Irish Tenor Banjo”. Originally a mandolin player, he tuned the short scale tenor banjo to GDAE like a mandolin instead of the usual CGDA and brought it to popularity in his 50 years of playing in the band.
March 2012
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@SteveMartinToGo on Earl Scruggs from Jan 2012 →
Earl Scruggs passed away on 3/28/12. In Jan 2012, Steve Martin wrote about how Scruggs changed banjo playing forever.
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February 2012
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Get Lucky with The Crash Combo @ The Kilkenny... →
Come down to the Kilkenny House in Cranford NJ on Thu 3/15 as we kickoff the St Patrick’s Day shenanigans.
“Bring your own lampshade, somewhere there’s a party”
– Swingin’ Party by The Replacements (Paul Westerberg)
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