LINKS TO RELATED WEBSITES FOR THE FOUR STRING BANJO

Compiled by Michael J. Woitowicz, banjoist

Organizations Supporting Banjos

www.frettedinstrumentguildofamerica.org
This is the website of the non-profit group, the Fretted Instrument Guild of America, “Organized to Promote, Foster, Encourage And Stimulate Interest In Fretted Musical Instruments.”

www.jazzbanjo.com
“The” source for banjo music on the internet 24/7.

www.theresonator.com
The Resonator is the “4-String Newsletter of Banjos Unlimited, a nonprofit association of banjo bands dedicated to the preservation of the banjo and it’s music.

www.banjomuseum.org
The new American Banjo Museum, previously the National 4-String Banjo Hall Of Fame, is dedicated to telling and displaying the story of the banjo in its entirety.

Instructional Materials

www.banjodon.com
This is the website for Don Stevison and his instructional materials for all tunings of four-string banjos. A great source of material for songbooks and lesson material. Also highly recommended.

Here are some YouTube Links of the Banjo Barons Ragtime Band in Concert

Tune: Fair & Warmer (This Is a Tune composed by Virtuoso Harry Reser).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-XaBJLJYk

Tune: Sweet Georgia Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmST0tOOYRw&feature=channel

Tune: Mama Don’t Allow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9rJUf9iHs&feature=channel

Tune: It Don’t Mean A Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp0FKYlE_YU&feature=channel