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Alan Munde Wins 2021 Steve Martin Banjo Prize

Alan Munde has been named the winner of the 2021 Steve Martin Banjo Prize. His long career included performing with Country Gazette, Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Poor Richard’s Almanac, and his current unit, The Alan Munde Gazette. He taught banjo and bluegrass music for many years at South Plains College in Texas. He performed in an early Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society concert with Country Gazette.

Poor Richard’s Almanac circa 1969 (Photo: Bill Koon).

Blue Summit Tour Ends Early With Van-Truck Accident In Navajo Nation– No Serious Injury To Band Members

The AJ Lee & Blue Summit band touring van was rear-ended by a large Ford F250 pick-up truck while traveling on Highway 160 in the Navajo Nation, AZ on Wednesday evening, September 8, ending the band’s first extended national tour early.

The accident, which caused significant damage to the rented van, apparently did not cause serious injury to band members. The San Jose-based band was enroute to a Friday, September 10 performance in Ahwahnee, CA after their weekend shows at the Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs, CO.

Two band members, AJ Lee and Jesse Fichman, are members of the NCBS Board of Directors.