NEW!
How Jam Camp started
I was recently asked to recall the history of my Jam Camp for the Merlefest program...
Wernick Method Teachers Speak!
Ira Gitlin, Gilbert Nelson and Heidi Olsen tell about what the Wernick Method is doing for them and their students.
We're in 20 states, with over 500 registered.
Read what our students think!
Pete's Look Back at 2011 in PhotosAll-new photo section!
Pete's 2011 Banjo Newsletter columns are here!
Index and links to all 49 columns from the last five years. Pete's timely observations and advice on many subjects...
VIDEO
Hot Rize on Mountain Stage
NPR show from West VA, report with live music and Tim O'Brien interview. From the recent tour, Nov. 7, 2010.
Life, Bluegrass, and Dr. Banjo
News Feature Channel 9, Denver. 3-minute report shows Pete at his practice cabin and with FLEXIGRASS. Click to watch
Pete & FLEXIGRASS in Boulder, Channel 2 Denver report
Music and interviews of band members. Special thanks to Tony Whaley of 2theDeuce.
Pete with Earl Scruggs and Steve Martin on Letterman
Sept. 05. A historic 5-banjo Foggy Mt. Breakdown, with Tony Ellis and Charles Wood. Click to watch
More clips including Hot Rize, Flexigrass, Jam Camp click here
UPCOMING JAM CAMPS
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | Boulder, CO |
| Apr 23-26 | MerleFest, NC |
| May 15-17 | Gettysburg, PA |
| July 16-19 | Oak Hill, NY |
| Feb 2-Mar 15 | Cambridge, NY | Alan Epstein |
| Feb 4-25 | Granada Hills, CA | Randy Torno |
| Feb 7-Mar 27 | Bowling Green, KY | Jim Hurst |
| Feb 11-Mar 3 | Charlotte, NC | Gilbert Nelson |
| Feb 11-Mar 31 | Earleville, MD | Kerry Craig |
| Feb 12-Apr 1 | Buffalo, WY | Lynn Young |
| Feb 15-Mar 21 Sold out! |
Marietta, GA | Jim Adkins |
| Feb 16-18 | Palatka, FL | Gilbert Nelson |
| Mar 2-4 | Lake Havasu, AZ | Rick Sparks |
| Mar 4-Apr 8 | Cambridge, MA | Tony Watt |
| Mar 4-25 | Elizabethtown, PA | Patsy Kline |
| Mar 4-Apr 1 | Laurel, MD | Ira Gitlin |
| Mar 5-Apr 9 | Hartland, WI | Jon Peik |
| Mar 10-12 | Gippsland VIC (Australia) | Greg McGrath |
| Mar 22-Apr 26 | Charlotte Harbor, FL | Bob Barrett |
| Mar 24-Apr 7 | Pumpkintown, SC | Gilbert Nelson |
| Apr 2-May 7 | Durango, CO | Sue Coulter |
| May 3-31 | Reno, NV | Rick Sparks |
| May 5-7 | Sunshine Coast QLD (Australia) | Greg McGrath |
| May 15-17 |
Gettysburg, PA | Pete Wernick |
| Jun 7-Aug 2 |
Manasquan, NJ | Heidi Olsen |
| June 22-24 |
Susanville, CA | Rick Sparks |
| Aug 31-Sep 2 |
Woodstown, NJ | Heidi Olsen |
| Sep 13-15 |
Morehead, KY | Gilbert Nelson |
HAPPY CAMPERS
NEWS ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS
- Go to Full Archive
- Pete interview in International Bluegrass
- Pete Wernick, Steve Martin to Get Their Banjo On in Denver
- Pete and Joan weather tsunami threat!
- New article on Hot Rize on JamBase.com
- Red Rocks Report: Mammoth Music Lesson May Be World's Largest
- What The Wins IBMA CD Design Award!
- Pete's Merlefest Report
- He'd Like To Teach The World To Jam: Pete Wernick's Jam Camps
- Jamming Down Under!
- Pete's Articles in New Parenting Book
- Pete's Tribute to Earl Scruggs
- Listen to Earl Scruggs Comment on Pete on ETown Performance
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Pete's Remembrances:
Louise Scruggs, Jimmy Martin, John Herald, John Hartford, Frank Edmonson, Winnie Winston, Mike Seeger, Ed Dye and Richie Shulberg
(personal recollections of notable people who have passed away in recent years) - Pete Inducted into Colorado Bluegrass Hall of Honor
- Pete Prepares for Letterman
- Pete and Joan on Mars!
- Banjo Claus! Pete and Don Rigsby give away banjos in Kentucky elementary schools
NEXT GIGS
| 2/9 | Annual Valentines Show, at Nissi’s Lafayette, CO |
Pete & Joan Wernick and The Winstons |
| 2/11 | Broomfield Auditorium Broomfield, CO |
Long Road Home |
| 2/25 | Bertolin Barn Longmont, CO |
Long Road Home plus Pete & Joan Wernick |
| 2/26 | Boulder Valley Unitarian Fellowship Lafayette, CO |
Pete Wernick |
FAVORITE PAGES
- Jamalot page - Help for New Jammers
- Learn Banjo
- Bluegrass Jamming Basics
- Tools for Teachers
- A New Direction in Teaching and Learning Bluegrass Music
- Playing Under Pressure
- Can't Find People to Jam?
- List of 80+ Two-Chord Songs
- Top 100+ Jam Favorites
- Learning To Sing in Tune
- Banjo Newsletter Columns
- Jam Camp Frequent Questions
- Pete's Song Lyrics
- Letterman Appearance
- Letterman Show Blogs
- Pete Recalls His Time with Jerry Garcia
- Teaching Banjo Beginners
NEWS
Pete's statement re Earl Scruggsdelivered at the request of the International Bluegrass Music Museum.
New video of Pete and Joan in Russia!
The 4-minute report by the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg shows a 3-fiddle Old Home Place teaming Russian band Fine Street with Pete and his American group... plus footage of jazz club, radio, and music-for-silent-movie exploits in the Russian metropolis.
Read Pete's report, with pictures and video links.
Pete helps Russian teenage picker get her first banjo
Long Road Home CD Release Live from eTown Hall New all- star Colorado bluegrass w. Pete on banjo.hear samples, more info.
Pete interview in Westword, on Long Road Home, Flexigrass, Hot Rize, Steve Martin and more!Video report on Pete in his cabin/studio!
