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04/29/2025

Back in AZ after this weekend’s amazing Festival in Durham, NC, we’re @ Tempe Town Lake rehearsing for a Garifuna presentation @ Arizona Center on Friday, May 2.

10/11/2024

Thirty years ago, Vanessa T. Wilson and I went to Annapolis for the Jazz Fest. I sat in with Anthony Brown; nice guy!

09/06/2024

By Monday--just four days!!!-- we'd reached 1/10 of our $25,000 goal; not bad! Now, Friday...we're up to one sixth!

Pls help us get our video crew to the Gambia this Thanksgiving, to document cultural preservation efforts there centered around the Akonting, cousin to our own beloved banjo!

GoFundMe:

06/15/2024

Arrivaderci, Vesuvi0!

06/13/2024

On the way to the Grand Marina, Sorrento, Italy

05/23/2024

Got interviewed for Canvas Rebel -- they had good questions!

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Súle Greg Wilson a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. Hi Súle Greg, thanks for joining us today. The first dollar you earn is always exciting - it's like the start of a new chapter and so we'd love to hear about the first

03/06/2024

Here's a great song for sing-along!

This Jamaican Gospel tune is a great sing-along! I first heard it in the 1989 Denzel Washington movie, The Mighty Quinn, based on the 1971 novel, Finding Mau...

01/28/2024

Here's my rendition of a classic "folksy" tune...with a great story....

Sharing a song from my childhood, Long Chain On, played on an experimental banjo made by Steve Catania for his High School friend, Fred Newton.

12/17/2023

Howdy, y'all! Come on out to Fiddler's Dream Coffee House in Phoenix THIS FRIDAY, 12/22/23. I'm playing the First Set @ 8:00--FIRST TIME in over FIVE YEARS!
Let's celebrate the Season with some Rhythm 'n' Spirit!

06/21/2023

Empower your Spirit/Body Connection; wield Plant Partners; engage with Nature's forces. Go Deep; Have FUN--and get Certified in our Soulistic Lightworker protocols! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wake-the-soul-two-day-yoga-energy-medicine-retreat-tickets-660549008867?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshwebdesktop

02/16/2021

Tomorrow, Folks! Tuesday, February 16th -- Online at 4:00 p.m. AZ time (5:00, Chicago; 6:00 N.Y.; 3:00 in Cali) I'll be sharing The Spirit of Spirituals, a sing- and clap-along program, brought to you by the AZ Historical Museum and the AZ Humanities Council.

With empowered and informed selections from the Motherland, the islands, and the States, we'll in-corporate their groove as we meditate on their intent, and energize their legacy.

JOIN US! Music, Story, Community, Healing!!

NO COVER; no minimum--except a positive vibe..

Pre-Register: https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/program/two-part-series-honor-african-american-history-month

Ashé!

02/02/2021

Our newest publication! Check it out @ www.FunkyBanjo.com!