We are delighted to announce and confirm that ace UK Bluegrass Band ‘The Down County Boys’ will be here to support The Kruger Brothers at our special Banjo 2012 Event here at Eagle Music taking place on Saturday,  November 3rd 2012. Special guests Greg and Janet Deering will be flying in from California USA to be with us throughout the day.

Please follow this link for ticket details
The UK Bluegrass band “The Down County Boys” was formed in 1964 and has been performing at major bluegrass festivals yearly from the very beginning! Over the years, the band has enjoyed having some of the finest UK bluegrass musicians as performing members. The current five piece line-up includes (from left to right on photo) Chris Elson Guitars/vocals. Peter Parker, fiddle/vocals. Mick Cooper upright bass/vocals. Dan Norton, mandolin/vocals.  Chris Cooper, banjo/vocals. The band plays with musical drive and passion, intermixed with classic vocals and a mix of subtle humour for added entertainment!

 Please follow this link to The Down County Boys home page

The Down County Boys ace banjo player Chris Cooper will also give an afternoon ‘Beginning Bluegrass Banjo Workshop’.

Please click here for more event details and how to buy tickets

We’re looking forward to another great day of world class music!

Steve and all the Eagle Music Team.

Make a note in your diary folks to attend the Uks Premier Bluegrass Music & Dance Festival taking place on in the beautiful walled mediaeval town of Conwy, North Wales on Thursday 5th through to Sunday 8th July 2012.

For this 24th happening of the event, a fantastic line up of world class bluegrass musicians and dancers are booked to date.

John Les and Gill Williams organise and run this premier UK Bluegrass Festival , they perform together In their much acclaimed duo ‘Highly Strung’. John and Gill put to use all their experience to make this a great festival for all who attend.

Please follow this link to contact John or Gill and find out more details of the festival
The 24th North Wales Bluegrass Festival 2012

Please visit our Eagle Music Trade Marquee at the festival …We are delighted to be the exclusive musical instrument retailer attending the festival this year. Our merchandise on offer will include products from the world’s greatest makers of Bluegrass Instruments:-
Banjos from Deering, Vega, Prucha, Nechville, OME, Gibson, Stelling, Nechville, Gold Tone
Mandolins from Prucha, Agnew Erin, Davidson, Ozark
Guitars from P J Eggle, Martin, Asher, Tanglewood,
Plus much more along with accessories for all instruments, books, DVDs etc.

Please note: we shall also be accompanied on our trade stand by Jaroslav Prucha, Europes leading Bluegrass instrument maker and have a range of his world class instruments on sale.

Czech Bluegrass Band 'New Section'

The ace Czech bluegrass band ‘New Section’ are players of Prucha instruments and will be playing the main stage at the 2012 North Wales Blugrass Festival Festival.

To view the Prucha website please click on this link.

Ace UK Bluegrass Band ‘The Down County Boys’ will also be performing on stage at the festival …They played us some great music on a recent visit to Eagle Music Shop. Along with the rest of this highly talented band …If you want to enjoy some real solid tasty banjo playing, come along and enjoy listening to Chris Cooper!

Here is the link to The Down County Boys Website

IF YOU NEED US TO BRING ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO THE FESTIVAL, PLEASE CALL US ON 01484 661460
We look forward to seeing you there in July!

Steve & the Eagle Festival Team.

Dear Friends,

We are proud to announce that following the hugely successful 2007, 2008, 2009 2010 Banjo ‘1000’, and  2011 (five year anniversary) Banjo ‘5’ showcase events here at Eagle Music Shop, this year we are celebrating  Eagle Music’s sales of over two thousand and twelve Deering Banjos! The ‘Banjo 2012’ Event on Saturday November 3rd 2012.

Please click here to buy Banjo ’2012′ event tickets

 Please click here to see pictures of last year’s Banjo ‘5’ anniversary event

It is also our Sixth Consecutive Year as the World’s Number One Dealership for the USA Deering Banjo Company.

We are looking forward to another fantastic day of music, jam sessions, on-stage afternoon workshops and an on-stage evening concert performance from the world renowned Kruger Brothers. (Support act to be confirmed) Also an opportunity to browse what will be probably be the largest selection of modern and vintage banjos ever to be displayed for public viewing in the world!!!

Please join us at our Banjo 2012 event, where you will have the opportunity to personally meet five of the USA’s greatest icons in the banjo and American music world  …Greg Deering, Janet Deering, Jens Kruger ‘Banjo’, Uwe Kruger ‘Guitar’ and Joel Landsberg ‘Bass’

Greg and Janet Deering founded the Deering Banjo Company over thirty years ago, a company that is now considered by the world’s greatest exponents of the banjo to be ‘The Worlds Greatest American Banjo Company’.

Jens Kruger the ‘Carolina King’ is without question one of the greatest five-string banjo players of all times. Uwe Kruger is a master Guitarist / vocalist and Joel Landsberg is one of the finest Bass players in the business. The Kruger Brothers now living in North Carolina, USA, are the hottest USA based band, having taken the world bluegrass and folk scene by storm for the past decade and a half.

The Kruger Brothers will play our on sight venue ‘The North Light Gallery’ on Saturday afternoon for an On-stage-Workshop and an evening Showcase Concert on November 3^rd as part of their official 2012 European tour.

Our special guests, Greg and Janet Deering will give an on stage afternoon workshop ‘The Banjo in Modern Times’ … Greg & Janet will also be available throughout the day to check out your personal banjo.

The UK Bluegrass Band ‘The Down County Boys’ will be the support for the evening Kruger Brothers concert.

Please click here for more information about the Down County Boys

The UK Bluegrass band “The Down County Boys” was formed in 1964 and has been performing at major bluegrass festivals yearly from the very beginning! Over the years, the band has enjoyed having some of the finest UK bluegrass musicians as performing members. The current five piece line-up includes (from left to right on photo) Chris Elson Guitars/vocals. Peter Parker, fiddle/vocals. Mick Cooper upright bass/vocals. Dan Norton, mandolin/vocals.  Chris Cooper, banjo/vocals. The band plays with musical drive and passion, intermixed with classic vocals and a mix of subtle humour for added entertainment!

We look forward to seeing you here,

from

Steve, Rachel  and the Eagle Music Team

Ticket Details for ‘Banjo 2012’

Tickets can be purchased as follows

• At Eagle Music Shop, call +44 (0)1484 661460
• At www.eaglemusicshop.com
• Or send a cheque or PO to Eagle Music Shop

If you have paid for a ticket online, simply give your name at the door

on the day. Your numbered ticket will be checked on the list and you

will be given your ticket for the event.

Ticket Prices

• Daytime Only – 10.30am until 6.00pm – £15.00
• Evening Only – 7.30pm until Close ‘The Krüger Brothers in Concert’ – £30.00
• Full Day and ‘Kruger Brothers Concert Ticket’ -10.30am until Close – £38.00

Full Timetable for the event – to be announced

Irish Tenor Banjo icon Barney McKenna aged 72, passed away unexpectedly at his Dublin home on Thursday morning, 5^th April 2012. Within days of the world losing bluegrass banjo legend Earl Scruggs the world has now lost the most influential Irish Tenor Banjo player of modern times. Barney was a founding member of the famous Dubliners folk band, and the last original member still performing and touring with the band in 2012. Barney’s on stage banjo solos are world renown, audiances at the Dubliners concerts would call out for Barney to perform his solos the world over, and when he played his banjo solos he was infectious! Barney was also a fine player and a master of the one row ‘D’ melodeon.

As an enthusiastic Irish tenor banjo player myself, I can say that I have had the pleasure over the years of watching Barney perform with the Dubliners, I met him at the Irish Music awards and most recently in September 2011 at the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival, Longford, Ireland . He was a wonderful human being, genuinely expressing his kind thoughts  and feelings for everyone in his presence, always keen to talk ‘banjo’ and pass on his experience.

After his ‘Greengrass meets Bluegrass’ performance with the Carter Brothers at the tenth anniversary of The Johnny Kennan Banjo Festival, my wife Joan and I spent some quality time with Barney. He played banjo for us,  told us jokes and stories, he was on great form at the festival. I have attached some photograghs in memory of Barney, we loved him and shall miss him dearly. Our thoughts are with Tina and his family, may he rest in peace.

Steve Noon, Owner, Eagle Music