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TheBanjoMan.com was born from the true love of the banjo
and the desire to collect, protect, and share the
many faces of the banjo with the world. We welcome
our visitors to search for all the banjo has to offer
in different genres of music, techniques of playing,
and musicians. Because our endeavor is a mission
of love, we seek to provide you the consumer/musician
with the most complete and affordable collection
of goods, services and information to the best of
our ability. We pledge a family friendly web environment,
prompt delivery and response, and to maintain integrity,
accuracy and reliability.
Amplified Mission Statement
Inspired by the Kingston
Trio’s Dave Guard,
Pete Pardee began playing the banjo in 1962. He studied
folk, bluegrass and Old Time music initially. Soon
thereafter, the plectrum banjo, tenor banjo, 19th
century classic fingerstyle and music theory were
his passionate pursuits. His collections of audio,
banjo methods and sheet music grew. He taught banjo
and authored articles and books for the banjo and
all musicians. Hundreds of transcriptions and arrangements
of many types of music emerged through the years.
A prolific canon of arrangements of the music of
J. S. Bach for banjo brought another dimension to
his mastery of the banjo and musical education. Recently,
he’s studying Celtic tenor and minstrel banjo
music. Peter’s connections to musicians, banjo
players worldwide and friendships are a valued asset.
These unique qualifications have equipped Pete to
present thebanjoman.com to the world––a
repository of banjo knowledge, and the means to send
forth the music, the lore and the best instruction
for all who wish to learn to play, in every one of
the many styles of banjo music.
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in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Foothills. We believe
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