Rooted in old-time tradition, Richie Stearns eclectic banjo playing defies genre and we are so fortunate every time he plays in our tasting room!

RICHIE STEARNS first discovered the pleasures of the old-time banjo when he was 14. He’s traveled around the world, performing both traditional and his own original music, finding ways to collaborate with musicians from five continents (Africa/Asia/North America, Australia, Europe) as well as local musicians from diverse musical backgrounds (classical, jazz, country, R&B, and more). Over the past three decades, he’s written original music for film scores and dance ensembles as well his own bands (The Horse Flies, Evil City String Band, Ti Ti Chickapea, Donna the Buffalo, and the Renegades, among them) and collaborated with artists from a variety of disciplines to present public performances on stages through the U.S., Canada, and Europe, as well as on radio and television.