It might be misleading to say the foundation of Deering Banjo Co. was built on a bikini and a church youth group, but not by much. Both played a key role in the birth of this plucky Spring Valley ...

It all started with the Kingston Trio. One day in 1963, a San Diego kid and his friends got their hands on an album by the popular folk group. Greg Deering, 12 at the time, recalls studying the ...

It all started with the Kingston Trio. One day in 1963, a San Diego kid and his friends got their hands on an album by the popular folk group. Greg Deering, 12 at the time, recalls studying the ...

Deering Banjos have long been favored by some of the most famous and acclaimed banjo players in contemporary music. Some of the musicians who play Deerings include: 1974: Greg and Janet Deering, who ...

One lucky winner will become the proud owner of the first Deering Goodtime Two™ John McEuen signature banjo off the line (hand-marked serial number 00001), designed and signed by McEuen (aka, Johnny ...

Today marks banjo pioneer Pete Wernick’s 75th birthday. To celebrate, he’ll be performing a livestream as part of the banjo company Deering’s livestream programming. The show will begin at 6 p.m. ET. ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. From its factory in Spring Valley, Deering Banjo Company has made more than 100,000 banjos ...

The Winston Marshall Signature Model is, in his own words, the ultimate touring banjo. Every detail of this banjo has a purpose and is the result of more than a year of close collaboration between ...

It all started with the Kingston Trio. One day in 1963, a San Diego kid and his friends got their hands on an album by the popular folk group. Greg Deering, 12 at the time, recalls studying the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRING VALLEY, Calif. – As other states try ...

In 1963, when the folk-music trend made a young Greg Deering want to learn to play the banjo, his mother said no. But he was obsessed, desperate to create the sounds he had heard on a Kingston Trio ...