The band features Lindsey Verrill on banjo, Jeff Johnston on saw and other assorted instruments. and Carolina Chauffe.

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"I've always considered myself an explorer of the banjo. I always try to look at it as exploration within music and always pushing boundaries," the 25-year-old Wellington tells Billboard .

George Harrison liked carrying a ukulele banjo around with him at all times because its sound made people laugh. The former Beatle was already so charismatic he didn’t need the instrument to ...

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“His career, his banjo research, many friends and acquaintances are just vague shadows to him now,” says Joan. She cherishes the sound recordings she has of Jim playing banjo with their son Scott.