Ira Gitlin

Links

Bands I play in:

• The Blue Moon Cowgirls: Acoustic country music
• The Oklahoma Twisters: Authentic western swing
• Karen Collins and the Backroads Band: Retro honky-tonk
• The Hard Travelers: Folk music plus
• Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass: Bluegrass
• Foggy Mountain Hilton: Industrial-strength bluegrass

Bluegrass and banjo resources:

• DC Bluegrass Union: All the info on the DC-MD-VA bluegrass scene
• International Bluegrass Music Association: Bluegrass music’s professional trade association
• House of Musical Traditions: Instruments, recordings, lessons
• Turtle Hill Banjo Company: More banjos than you’ll find under one roof anywhere else
• Banjo NewsLetter: A monthly publication for all things five-string
• Bluegrass Unlimited: The daddy of bluegrass magazines
• Pete Wernick: Workshops, jamming tips, and much more from “Dr. Banjo”

A few of my favorite bluegrass festivals:

• Grey Fox: A full-spectrum festival in upstate New York
• Gettysburg: Held twice a year just an hour and a half from Washington
• Joe Val: The Boston Bluegrass Union’s annual winter festival
• Delaware Valley: Just over the bridge in south Jersey

Miscellaneous

• Mark Delaney: The OTHER red-haired DC-area bluegrass banjo picker
• D’Addario Strings: I’m proud to announce that I am now an endorser of D’Addario Strings and Planet Waves musical accessories.