3/08  I am now 62 years old! My apprentices and I have hand crafted over 400 banjos since my start in 1996.

4/08  Tim’s award winning progressive bluegrass band, High Windy, has released their first CD, A Greater Storm. Tim is the fiddler, but plays clawhammer (a CMB) banjo on one cut. Fine songwriting & awesome musicianship & vocals. You can get one from us at celestial@citcom.net, or check their web site at www.highwindyband.com.

5/08  Mary and I continue to host our old time and traditional music jams on Tuesday nights at Celestial Mountain Music, which we started in 1995. Please stop by if you’re in the area.

5/08  Several months ago, Mary Z. & Bob Cox were here, and Mary asked me to play Wade Ward’s “Peach Bottom Creek,” which I had showed her a while back, as a banjo duet for her new recording. We played it, Bob recorded, and it’s on her latest CD, Florida Banjo, which is a fine bunch of tunes, played with Mary’s unique flair for making every piece something special & different. Check with us at celestial@citcom.net or at Mary Z’s site,  www.maryzcox.com for this & her many other recordings & tab books.

5/08  More on the recording front! Mary and I, along with Hilary Dirlam and Tim, have completed a recording of Tuesday night jam tunes. It will be available in June. Mary and Hilary are also putting together a book of fiddle notation with a slow CD for the same tunes. AND Mary had just finished a beginning fiddle book. Check the “Lo Gear” page of this site for more details & prices.

11/06 Following a lengthy development process we have expanded our scope within the banjo market by adding the Jubilo and Standard Model series. Please browse our web site to learn more about these banjos. For our friend Hilary Dirlam, we have recently completed our first 21 1/2" scale travel banjo. This scale was pioneered by CMB and respected banjo player/teacher Diane Jones.

2/06 Our son Tim has worked with me now for his first year. Tim is a graduate of N.C. State's Forestry program. Prior to joining Cedar Mountain Banjos, he had been doing both conventional and timber frame home building. Tim is also an accomplished, award winning musician. He plays fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, and about everything with strings. Not to speak of the didgeridoo.