Recording my first album. All acoustic, all live, all mountain.

Studio session gone wrong turned into my best creative accident yet.

Building a cigar box banjo from scratch. DIY instrument making.

The history of the banjo: African origins to Appalachian tradition.

Old-time tune of the week: "Cripple Creek." Tabs and tutorial for subscribers.

Practice log: 4 hours today focusing on technique. Some days you just have to grind.

Recording in a mountain cabin. Natural reverb and bird accompaniment.

Scruggs-style three-finger picking breakdown. The technique that changed banjo forever.

My banjo collection: A pre-war Gibson, a modern Deering, and a homemade fretless.

Flatpicking guitar workshop. When the banjo player picks up a Martin.