Banjo Contacts

American Banjo Fraternity : Mary Smith, Executive secretary, American Banjo Fraternity, 636 Pelis Road, Newark, NY 14513, USA.

The Banjo: The Journal of the International Banjo Circle. Contact Pat Doyle 0790 513 7857

Banjo Newsletter : Hub Nitchie, Box 1830, Annapolis, MD 21404, USA (Magazine)

Banjo Gazette : (Magazine) P.Morley, 2a Langton Ave, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2BP. 01245 264 450

Banjojazz Newsletter : free by email via this link

Banjo Times : David Price, Wayside Publications, Wayside, Epping Green, Essex. CM16 6PU. 01992 578 617 (Magazine, music, strings)

Banjoists Broadsheet & Bath International Banjo Festival : Julian Vincent,Laburnum Cottage, 48 Frome Road, Bath, BA2 2QB,
The Bath International Banjo Festival is held every year in July or August at The Little Theatre in Bath. Information available in the BB or on the internet.

Bluegrass Unlimited : Peter V. Kuykendall, Box 111, Broad Run, VA 22014, USA

Danielle Saxon Reeves BMus (Hons) 
daniellesaxonreeves@yahoo.co.uk/ www.daniellesaxonreeves.co.uk
(Professional musician, teacher and Musical Director of The Midlands Fretted Orchestra)

Mugwumps : 1600 Billman Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20902, USA

Pickin: North American Publishing Company, North American Building, 401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19108, USA
(Magazine)

Banjo Bibliography

Linn, Karen. That Half Barbaric Twang. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1991
Webb, Robert Lloyd. Ring The Banjar! : The Banjo in America from Folklore to Factory. Cambridge, MA : The MIT Museum, 1984.
Gura, Phillip . F. & Bollman, James.F. Americas Instrument, the Banjo in the nineteenth century.
Tsumra, Akira. A thousand and one banjos.
Kodansha
Bollman, James. Americas Favourite Instrument.
Sharpe, A.P. The Banjo Story. The Banjo53-.
Sandberg, Larry. Complete Banjo Repair. Oak 1979
Gruhn, George & Carter, Walter. Acoustic Guitars & Other Fretted Instruments Miller Freeman 1993
Sharpe, A.P. A Complete guide to the instruments of the banjo family. Clifford Essex Music Co.

Banjo Makers and Dealers

Halshaw Music : Sully, 37 Catherine Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6ET. 01625 610 849 ( Irish/tenor music & tutor books, strings, new and second hand instruments and parts catalogue)

Orb Music : Helmut Rheingans,  01433 631 907 (Maker & Instrument repairs)

John Alvey Turner : 36 New Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 7BY. 01920 466 924 ( Instruments )

Dave Stacey, 19 Field Lane, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 3LF. 01462 683 074
( Maker )

Andy Perkins, Apple Craft Centre, Selling Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XF ( Instruments )

Stan Gee, 38 Egton Close, Redcar, Cleveland. TS10 4PG ( Instruments )

Colin Jones, 279 Cromton Road, Cromton, Nr Widnes, Cheshire, 0151 495 1141 ( Instruments )

Davidson Instruments - Phil Davidson Bristol 0117 9374920 (Instruments)

Chris Sands, Bee Boles, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LQ. 01539 444 532 ( Cd's, Books and nylon banjo strings)

Fred Determan, 5 Nursery Road, Ringwood, Hampshire. BH24 1NF ( CD's of William Ball recordings)

Barrie Lockwood : 40 Westbury Road, Penge, London. SE20 7QH
0208 778 5681 (Instruments)

Kevin Scott : 9 Derwent Close, Addlestone, Surrey. KT15 2JQ
01932 886 538 (Instruments)

Out of print journals;

The Cadenza
Crescendo
Banjo and Guitar Journal
Banjo Mandolin & Guitar.