Got 'Grass?
Bluegrass stars tell their stories. We get beyond just picks and strings, as they tell their stories with eloquence, candor and humor.
Hosted by Chris Wuerth from GuitartownCT concerts in Hamden, CT.
Got 'Grass?
Pete Wernick: Dr. Banjo, Hot Rize and Bluegrass Jam Guru
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Pete Wernick, fondly known as Dr. Banjo, co-founded Hot Rize in 1987 with Tim O'Brien, Mike Scap, (soon replaced by Nick Forster) and Charles Sawtelle. Originally from NYC, he had a PhD in sociology, taught at Cornell, hosted a bluegrass radio show, and played in the progressive bluegrass band Country Cooking, with Russ Barenberg, Kenny Kosek, Tony Trischka and Andy Statman before moving to Colorado with his wife Joan.
Pete has written numerous highly regarded books on bluegrass banjo and bluegrass jamming, and founded the Wernick Method of bluegrass instruction, which has been used by hundreds of teachers worldwide to teach tens of thousands of students how to play bluegrass. A longtime Colorado resident, Pete is a fascinating guy with lots of great stories!