This is the final episode in the series celebrating Earl Scruggs’ 100th birthday. 

My guest for this one is Jim Mills. Jim is a fantastic banjo player, who spend over a decade playing with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder. He’s also an expert on pre-War Gibson banjos, so is the perfect person to talk about how the banjos Earl played influenced the sound and, as a result, the type of banjo people look for to this day.

If you want to find out more about Jim, including info hon his business buying and selling vintage banjos, check out his website prewargibsonbanjos.com

If you haven’t checked out parts 1- 3 ( featuring Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown. Tim O’Brien, Trey Hensley, Kyle Tuttle, Alan Munde and Willow Osborne), go and listen to those too!

Happy picking.
Matt