Announcements
Did You Miss Ken’s Recent Appearance on Deering Live? Catch It Now on Youtube!!
New Ken Perlman Channel Now on Youtube
Now Offering Online Banjo Clinics
- Monday, May 2, 7:30-9:00 PM Eastern. http://childpsychiatryassociates.com/treatment-team/diane_palmer-200/ Arranging a Song or Simple Melody for Performance, Clawhammer Style.
- *LAST BANJO CLINIC OF THE SEASON*. Monday, May 23, 7:30-9:00 PM Eastern. can you buy Pregabalin online Up-the-Neck "Melodic" Fingering Forms That Feature 5th-String Fretting
Ken’s Newest Banjo Instruction Book Just Published!!
New Students Welcome!!
Concerto for Banjo & Orchestra Now Available on CD
Ken reprised his performance of “Concerto for Banjo and Orchestra” by Harold Schiffman in January 2016 with the North/South Chamber Orchestra under conductor Max Lifchitz in Manhattan. The entire ensemble went into the studio soon afterwards and the entire three movements appears as the first three tracks on the CD… Continue reading
Alan Jabbour’s Legacy Celebrated at the Library of Congress
The life and musical legacy of renowned Appalachian-style fiddler and folklorist Alan Jabbour (1942-2017) was celebrated at the Library of Congress on Thursday, January 18, 2018. The event featured a reception, brief presentations that featured Alan’s accomplishments and legacy by Carl Fleishhauer, Stephen Wade, and me, followed by a jam… Continue reading
Latest News on the East Tennessee Banjo Academy
Plans for the East Tennessee Banjo Academy have unfortunately been suspended indefinitely (too many events in the region with a similar focus).
Ken Interviewed by Paul Brown on his Across the Blue Ridge Radio Show
Ken was interviewed in May 2018 by renowned banjoist/fiddler and radio personality Paul Brown on his show Across the Blue Ridge. Ken talks about his new recording “Frails & Frolics,” his folklore work on Prince Edward Island Fiddling, and the close relationship between the fiddling traditions of Canadian Maritimes and… Continue reading
Ken’s Newest Solo CD, Frails & Frolics
Frails & Frolics includes over 45 tunes, most of them collected by Ken from traditional fiddlers on Prince Edward Island, arranged on banjo to reflect all their authentic flavor and nuance, and organized into sets (medleys). There are reel sets, jig sets, and “Scottish sets” creating a musical tapestry by… Continue reading