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Name: Jim Pankey
Group: Lone Mountain Band
Date: Tuesday March 6th, 2007
Time: 11:00am EDT
Website: www.myspace.com/wildjimbo
Interviewer: Becky Taylor
Description:
Jim Pankey, from Chatsworth Georgia, is the banjo player in the group. Jim has won many banjo contests. He has written for the Banjo Newsletter. Jim is a master of many banjo styles. He is an excellent Scruggs style player, but he often makes use of more contemporary styles. Jim was the 1999 Georgia State Championship on the Clawhammer Banjo and the 2005 Tennessee State Champion on Bluegrass Banjo. He also plays the fretless minstrel banjo. Jim is also a master of the Yo-Yo. Both his clawhammer playing and his skill with a Yo-Yo are featured parts of all Lone Mountain Band shows. |
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