- Rocky Point Historical Society - November 9th, 2024 -

 

 

- Ramsey Free Public Library 2 pm October 27, 2024 -

Ramsey Free Public Library

30 Wyckoff Avenue 

Ramsey NJ 07446 

201-327-1445 

 

 

-Railroad Museum of Long Island Sunday October 13th-

 

---- HGSB @ The 2024 Hudson Valley Garlic Festival ----

 

The Homegrown String Band™

On the Pavillion Stage - Three Sets Each Day

 

 

- North Bellmore Public Library - September 22, 2024 -

 

 

 

- HGSB in Mount Laurel, NJ - 2pm, Sunday - July 14th -

 

 Mount Laurel Public Library

100 Walt Whitman Avenue, Mount Laurel, NJ  08054
856-234-7319

---- HGSB at The Suffolk County Historical Museum -----

 

 The Suffolk County Historical Museum Website

 

The Homegrown String Band in Southport, Connecticut

We will be performing on the grounds of the Pequot Library on Friday, June 7th from 3:30 to 4:30 to wrap up the Southport Garden Stroll.

The Southport Garden Stroll 

Pequot Library

720 Pequot Avenue

Southport, CT  o6890 

(203) 259-0346

Pequot Library

720 Pequot Avenue

Southport, CT 06890

(203) 259-0346

Pequot Library

720 Pequot Avenue

Southport, CT 06890

(203) 259-0346

Sayville Historical Society - Edwards Farm Day 2024

 

The Homegrown String Band™ will be back at Edwards Farm in Sayville

Sunday June 2nd from 2 to 5 pm

Edwards Farm

39 Edwards Street

Sayville, NY 11782

631-563-0186 

 

 

- Haverstraw King's Daughter Library - Garnerville, NY -

 

 

- HGSB Concert - Middletown, New York March 3, 2024 -

 

-Georgianne's Pyrography @ Wood Symphony Gallery-

 

New Clawhammer Banjo CD!

 A New Banjo CD  now available from The Homegrown String Band™

 

Now available at Homegrown String Band shows or mail order. A compilation of traditional and original "Rooster" Rick Banjo tunes & songs recorded between 2000 & 2024 including three tracks that feature Erica Jackofsky on fiddle.

Click Here to Order a Copy of "Clawhammer Banjo" The Homegrown String Band™

The Banjo Bolster™ - Tamer of Wild Overtones

 

The Banjo Bolster in my Ramsey fretless banjo

I picked up a new piece of banjo paraphernalia this week. It’s called a Banjo Bolster,™ a nifty little device that helps tame the unwanted overtones of an open-back banjo. The best thing about this unique overtone tamer is, unlike a piece of foam stuffed between the dowel stick and the banjo head, the Banjo Bolster™ lets you adjust the amount of ringing you want to hear by allowing all, some, or none of the Bolster to come in direct contact with the banjo head. Also, unlike a piece of foam, it doesn’t lower the overall volume of the instrument or muffle the tone. The icing on the cake is the Banjo Bolster™ is handmade by an experienced fiber artist and looks great. I ordered the Banjo Bolster with the intent of using it in my Wildwood Troubadour banjo. The effect on the Troubadour was pretty subtle, but the improvement in my Mike Ramsey fretless banjo is much more dramatic. The Wildwood has a deeper, heavier pot and a tubaphone tone ring which, I suspect, may be conspiring to limit the overall effect of the Bolster, so, for now, I guess I’ll leave the foam damper in that banjo while I enjoy the new sonic palette of my Ramsey fretless. In closing, if you have some spare coin and are looking to find a way to rein in those troublesome overtones in your open-back old-time banjo, check out the Banjo Bolster™ at www.banjobolster.com - Ric & Deb Hollander will make you one to fit your banjo.

 

 

 

-- HGSB 27th Anniversary Show January 6th at 3 pm --