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D. Hudson Balch - giving Gaga a banjo lesson. May 2020.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Four new Jeff Menzies Jamacian Goat Hides in process today

Monday, May 11, 2020 2 comments

Interesting contrasts in this batch

Monday, May 4, 2020 1 comment

Walnut Stained goat hide

Sunday, May 3, 2020 2 comments

New website for JDBalch Hide Banjo Heads

Saturday, December 28, 2019 2 comments

JDBALCH pre-mounted HIDE BANJO HEADS - 2020 Price List

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

new batch of heads for Slim Jim Banjos

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2nd annual Uncle Dave Macon Days program - circa 1979

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BEAUTIFUL - SPECIAL Select Calfskin head with spiral-wound flesh hoop (SOLD)

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New logo stamp - Slim Jim banjos

Monday, March 19, 2018 2 comments

Two more for Slim Jim Banjos

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Coffee Stained goat hide - 10 15/16" Vega (sold)

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Visit to Pisgah banjos - Hawk Tail tailpiece

Monday, October 16, 2017 3 comments

2018 Nashville Clawhammer Camp - registration opens Oct. 1

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Heads

Friday, August 4, 2017 2 comments

Gimpy's Blues - Free TAB - and Audio

Sunday, July 30, 2017 3 comments

busy morning

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 1 comment

Two new STERN Tanning Co. heads one 11" and one 12" - the BEST!

Sunday, July 9, 2017 2 comments

Three Goat hides

Sunday, July 2, 2017 2 comments

~NEW~ Calf and Goat hide heads in classifieds now

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In no partiular order: Tim Obrien, Dirk Powell, Bruce Molsky, Dan Gellert, Joe Newberry, Bob Carlin, Riley Baugus, Mark Johnson, Mark Schatz, Stuart Duncan, John Hartford, Jim Wood, Daniel Carwile, Arnie Naiman, Reed Martin, Adam Hurt...Bobby Thompson, Charlie Cushman, Noam Pikelny, Jim Mills, Ron Block, Alan O'bryant, Rob McCoury, Allison Brown, Tony Furtado, Bela Fleck,The Jack Pearson Band.

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I'm mostly a clawhammer banjo player.I’ve released two cd’s (Carry On John /2002 and ~HOT~ Biscuit Jam /2004).  I played as part of “Pa’s fiddle band” on the CD: Happy Land Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder  (Pa’s Fiddle recordings 2005). My original banjo music was published on a CD which accompanied the book: The Voice of The Heart by Chip Dodd (Providence House Publishing 2001).  Many years ago, I played clawhammer  and bluegrass style banjo on an old vinyl LP with the Pure Mountain Water Band (First Jug /1979).  I currently have other recording projects in the works…so please “stay tuned.”I’ve been very fortunate to have served nearly 30 years years with the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival organization. .

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