International Jazz Banjo Newsletter

The annual Banjorama in Springfield, Ohio, USA was great and very nice banjo show, with lot of friends and with great hospitality shown by Patty and Dr. Phil Cain. The Cains have been doing the Banjorama consequently for 22 years now.
All these great guys were present: Springfield Banjo & Brass, Charlie Khederian, Gold Dust Twins, Bobby McBryde, Ted Wallace, Georg Rigel, Joachim & Arno, Jersey Jammers, Harley McCabe, Bill Moynihan Vicky Youngman Trio, Morgan & Sherry Humecky, Jim Barrett, Greg Allen, Kettering Banjo Society, Hoosier Banjo Band, Tim Wolf, Dale Fogle, Weirnot Brother and Pearl, Jeff Grosser, Banjo Busters, Ragtime Riverboat Rats, Coconuts Shakers and the Mal Cooper Trio.
Arno Hagenaars was also on the program. It was my idea to introduce Arno Hagenaars to the Banjorama programme. He is an outstanding tenor player from Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands and he came with his friend Erwin Leys (a great piano player) to play. Their performance earned them a standing ovation. I think that says it all!

Eine schöne und familiäre Veranstaltung, mit vielen Freunden und einergroßartigen Gastfreundschaft von Patty und Phil Cain. Diese Veranstaltunggibt es schon seit 22 Jahren.Im Program waren u.a. :Springfield Banjo & Brass, Charlie Khederian, Gold Dust Twins, Bobby McBryde, Ted Wallace, Georg Rigel, Joachim & Arno, Jersey Jammers, Harley McCabe, Bill Moynihan, Vicky Youngman Trio, Morgan & Sherry Humecky, Jim Barrett, Greg Allen, KetteringBanjoSociety, Hoosier Banjo Band, Tim Wolf, Dale Fogle ,Weirnot Brother and Pearl, Jeff Grosser, Banjo Busters, Ragtime Riverboat Rats, Coconats Shakers, Mal Cooper Trio, Arno Hagenaars und Erwin Leys. Ich bin froh, daß ich Arno zum Besuch dieser Veranstaltungen(Springfield+Dearborn) habe überreden können. Der Erfolg bestätigt dies. Es gab für Arno und Erwin lange "standingovation", das bedeutet in der dortigen Scene sehr viel.

Joachim Hippenstiel
Germany.