Welcome to this week’s episode of Talk Banjo. This time I’m answering a question I received which was: “Why do some entry-level banjos...

A picture of a capo spike fretting a string. In this week’s episode of Talk Banjo we look at how to install a capo spike. Click on the...

Click on the player at the bottom of this post to find out: Why you experience tuning difficulties when the bridge isn’t in the correct...

The following is an excerpt from our free downloadable guide to customising your open back banjo. A Luthier is just a fancy name of...

The following is taken from our free guide: customising your open back banjo It’s important to choose a fingerboard that you like the...

The following is from our free guide to customising your open back banjo. Wood choice isn’t just aesthetic, different wood densities can...

The following is taken from our free buyer’s guide to customising an open back banjo. You can download the full version by clicking this...

Last week, here at Brighton Banjos, we got a first look at the review of the Islander Banjo in Acoustic Magazine. It was written by Leon...

We’ve been playing around today making a little video to introduce peopel to McLeod banjos… Let us know what you think. Music by Amy...

In the January edition of the Banjo Newsletter Dan Levenson reviewed the Islander banjo. If you’re not a magazine subscriber, but would...

A few lovely people recently have been sending in videos of themselves playing their McLeod Banjos. We’ve uploaded some of them to a...

This week I had the pleasure of a trip to David Dyke Wood Supplies to get materials for new commissions. Now it’s back to the workshop to...

Am thrilled to see old-time legend Dan Levenson sharing a clip of him playing one of the Islander Ash Leaf banjos. Check it out here. For...

Things have been hectic around here recently and not least because I’ll be getting married in September! More importantly 🙂 , I’m...

Hi ya , I’m just looking at how long its been since I posted anything here…hmm.. , quite a while. I’ve just put a very nice old banjo on...

The label personally signed by Earl that lives inside my Scruggs Standard Mastertone I was saddened to hear Earl Scruggs passed away,...

Banjos are loud and although its nice to let them ring out around the room, often , this is luxury is reserved for the single man or...

1. Go to music shop and buy two sets of your preferred strings. 2. Get home and put the kettle on. This one doesn't switch itself off any...

image by jjjournal Just recently I had a visit by someone with a fairly cheap introductory level banjo asking if I could do anything to...

Hello again, I hope your feeling festive and enjoying the opportunity to catch up with friends and loved ones this season brings. Thats...