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Spent the past weekend with Frank Hamilton at the Frank Hamilton School in Decatur, Georgia. Frank was the founding teacher at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He was introduced to a group class instruction method by Bess Lomax Hawes in California. Bess is Alan Lomax’s sister. I’m not sure where she actually developed this group technique, but it became, through Frank, the fundamental method of instruction at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Frank was the founding teacher there in 1957. At age 92 in 2026, he’s still going strong—teaching, singing and sharing his incredible passion for music at his school in Georgia.
March 10. 2026. “It’s Too Late” by Carole King, one of the tracks on the upcoming “Great American Jukebox” album, was released today. You can hear it on Spotify, Apple Music etc or get your own copy at my bandcamp store.
Click on post title to open the complete Banjo Newsletter review with links to video and tablature.
Mississippi River Suite CD broke into the top 10 on the Folk Alliance International Folk Radio Chart.