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Banjoist and author Dave Frey has been playing plectrum banjo for over 30 years. During that time, he professionally recorded over 300 tunes with nine different bands making him one of the more prolific banjoists performing today. Dave is also a banjo instructor at the International Banjo College in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He is experienced in playing both the banjo band and Dixieland/traditional jazz styles of the instrument and is listed in K.O. Eckland's book Jazz West 2, a history of traditional jazz performers in the western United States.

Sue Sangiacomo, writer and editor of training manuals for a number of Fortune 500 companies, became a dedicated plectrum banjo player in 1994. Until then she had played five-string bluegrass style banjo. Sue's desire to play what she calls "riverboat banjo" -- specifically, the tune "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee" -- turned her toward the plectrum banjo. She began taking lessons from Dave Frey.

The resulting collaboration between professional and student has yielded one of the most talented writing teams on the four-string banjo scene today.

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