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Playing Since: 1973
Experience Level: Expert/Professional
Interests:
[Teaching] [Helping]
Occupation: Musician
Gender: Male
Age: 67
My Instruments:
Nechville Special Custom Vintage Model, 1936 Gibson TB1 with Burlile Tone Ring and Bellbird Neck. Stelling Staghorn, Nick Kick signature model by Bellbird. ResNick Resophonic Banjo.
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Created 8/23/2005
Last Visit 11/16/2022
ross nickerson
Ross Nickerson has recorded with some of the top names in Bluegrass music. His banjo playing has been featured on a compilation CD called Ultimate Banjo that included banjo legends, Earl Scruggs, Eddie Adcock, Sonny Osborne and Jim Mills. Ross has appeared on stages all over the world and been under contract with Disneyland and Opryland in Nashville. Ross has performed with The Riders in the Sky, The Oak Ridge Boys as well as picking with and sharing the stage with many of the best banjo players in the world.
Ross’s CD Blazing the West won many awards including being named by Country Music Television as one of the top ten CDs to pick up in 2003. Ross's newest CD is called Let's Kick It that features hard driving traditional Bluegrass Banjo with Ross’s own personal touch. Accompanying Ross on the CD are members of the well known top Bluegrass Band "Blue Highway".
Throughout his career Ross Nickerson has always enjoyed sharing his knowledge and helping others to learn to play the banjo. His many years of experience teaching privately and traveling the world to hold group workshops has helped him gain many unique insights into the common obstacles facing banjo students today. He has listened to his students, seen the challenges they face, understands what students are craving for and always delivers his practical, focused instruction in a personable and easy to follow manner. Ross Nickerson is the author of the top selling banjo book, The Banjo Encyclopedia “Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z” He has also written and recorded many other books, CDs and DVDs designed to help banjo students save time and learn the fun of playing 5-string banjo easier. Ross is a full time musician and on the road ten to fifteen days a month performing concerts, teaching banjo workshops and reaching new audiences. He has been selected as a faculty member for many prestigious bluegrass and banjo camps and is the founder and coordinator of the Nova Scotia Banjo Camp and the annual BanjoTeacher.com Banjo Cruise.
Find Ross at his website BanjoTeacher.com or RossNickerson.com
