A Remarkable Banjo Player Clarke Buehling is internationally known for his ability to play old-time banjo and string band music from jigs to rags. Much of Buehling's material is based on his collection of 19th century banjo, mandolin and violin sheet music- including some that belonged to Thomas Edison. In addition to performing, Mr. Buehling teaches banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has taught old-time banjo classes for the Augusta Heritage Workshop in Elkins, West Virginia. He is the founder of the American Banjo Fraternity Orchestra, and he has several of his own recordings.

Clarke Buehling on the Road

As the band leader of the Skirtlifters, Mr. Buehling tours with the group but also is available to communities as a solo artist complete with residency services. Mr. Buehling is prepared to perform and engage audiences in very intimate settings to medium-sized concert halls. Mr. Buehling has performed internationally in the Netherlands, England and Germany. Accross the United States, he has played for the Philidelphia Folksong Society, at the Tennessee Banjo Institute, the Old Town School of Music in Chicago, the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and with the North Arkansas Symphony. Recently, he was the featured banjoist in a trio performing the works of Stephen Foster at Carnegie Hall.