2018 Banjo Gathering at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Virginia
Added 2018-07-31 02:17:00 +0000 UTCSee the link for travel and lodging information. This event has been held since 1998 and continued for some time as something of an exclusive banjo collectors' convention. In recent years, however, it has morphed into a more inclusive event attracting contemporary makers, musicians and researchers with an emphasis on banjo history and culture.
As long as they don't throw me out I will attend this year's Gathering.
Registration before 1 September is $200 (it goes up somewhat after that) and is limited to 100 people. So far I know for sure that Tony Thomas and I will be in attendance--is anyone else considering?
https://banjogathering.weebly.com/
https://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/
Comments
Maybe next year... this first go my aim is to wall flower it as much as possible.
Clifton Hicks
2018-08-06 05:14:15 +0000 UTCClif, are you proposing to present anything this year?
Justin Hoffmann
2018-08-06 01:25:06 +0000 UTCI have been going tothis since 2004 except 1 year. It is a good mixture of banjo collectors, banjo historians, banjo pickers, and increasing a crew of different young indiv idual makers of premium banjos. All the vintage and boutique banjo sellers and makers like Elderly, Bernunzio, Bob Smakula, Kevin Enoch bring banjos there for sale and exhibit, and except for a few rare banjos you can pick those banjos in the jamming or just if you want to, of course that can make you end up taking one of them home. I have presented mainly on black banjo history at most of the gatherings and have a prosal to present this year as well
Tony Thomas
2018-07-31 14:48:21 +0000 UTC
