Banjo Bash to help raise funds for lessons
SUN PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
John Wildemann, president of the Gulf Coast Banjo Society, with the handmade banjo he’ll be playing at Banjo Bash Friday and Saturday at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda.
SUN PHOTO BY BARBARA BEAN-MELLINGER
Wildemann’s banjo, a Montana NePlus Ultra 7 made in 1926, is one of only five known left in the world.
PUNTA GORDA — Music lessons don’t come cheap. Private lessons typically cost from $25 to $50 each, which sadly is out of reach for many aspiring students.
That’s why, for the third year in a row, the Gulf Coast Banjo Society will play host to Banjo Bash at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, and the group will donate all proceeds to fund music lessons for children and children’s bands around the country.
