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Pete's Tributes to Earl Scruggs
Masters of the Five String Banjo
Excerpts: Earl's tone and the melody
Excerpts: Earl's tone and the melody
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Chord photos!
All jammers need to know how to "read" guitar chords. Click here for clear photos of the most common ones.
Wernick Method Teachers Speak!
Ira Gitlin, Gilbert Nelson and Heidi Olsen tell about what the Wernick Method is doing for them and their students.
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
PETE'S NEXT JAM CAMPS
| July 16-19 F | Oak Hill, NY |
| Nov 9-11 | Boulder, CO |
F = at a festival
| May 24-26 F |
Auburn, AL | Gilbert Nelson |
| Jun 1-3 F | Pueblo, CO | Sue Coulter |
| Jun 5-Jul 31 |
Manasquan, NJ | Heidi Olsen |
| Jun 9-Aug 11 |
Rapid City, SD | Allen Biesman |
| Jun 13-14 F |
Victorville, CA | Randy Torno |
| Jun 15-17 F |
Palisade, CO | Pete Wernick |
| Jun 21-23 F |
Summersville, WV | Gilbert Nelson |
| Jun 21-24 F |
Susanville, CA | Rick Sparks |
| Jun 24-Jul 22 |
Grand Junction, CO | Joe Quesenberry |
| Jul 6-14 |
Strathroy, ON (Canada) | Larry Richardson |
| Jul 9-19 |
Hartland, WI | Jon Peik |
| Jul 9-Aug 13 |
Cambridge, MA | Tony Watt |
| Jul 28-Aug 25 |
Charlotte, NC | Gilbert Nelson |
| Aug 2-3 F |
Coombs, BC (Canada) | Pete Wernick |
| Aug 4-Sep 22 |
Petal, MS | Gray Toney |
| Aug 16-19 F |
Gettysburg, PA | Heidi Olsen |
| Aug 31-Sep 2 F |
Woodstown, NJ | Heidi Olsen |
| Sep 13-15 F |
Morehead, KY | Gilbert Nelson |
| Oct 16-Nov 20 | Boiling Springs, SC | Gilbert Nelson |
HAPPY CAMPERS
NEWS ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS
- Go to Full Archive
- Pete's statement re Earl Scruggs
- 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
| 5/18 | Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival Gettysburg, PA |
Long Road Home |
| 5/25 | Denver Folklore Center 50th Anniversary Celebration Denver, CO |
Hot Rize with Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers |
| 6/13 | Nissi's Lafayette, CO |
Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS |
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NEWS
Hot Rize to headline Denver Folklore Center 50th Anniversary Celebration, May 25
The Denver Folklore Center is where Hot Rize's members worked and met each other in the mid-70s. Founder Harry Tuft still runs it, and the Memorial Day Weekend 3-day celebration kicks off with Hot Rize at the Newman Center. Info.
New video of Pete and Joan in Russia!
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!
The Denver Folklore Center is where Hot Rize's members worked and met each other in the mid-70s. Founder Harry Tuft still runs it, and the Memorial Day Weekend 3-day celebration kicks off with Hot Rize at the Newman Center. Info.
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!