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9 years old - giving it some!


12 years old -competition winner!


14 years old - Cambridge Folk Festival with Woodstock Mountains Review



14 years old - competition winner


Hard Cash - BCMA Award winners 1989


Sidmouth Folk Festival 1995 with Dave Hatfield (bass), 
Keith Alderton (guitar)


28 years ago, this good looking young chap became interested in the banjo. When he started playing tunes his son became interested, and with much patience and love father taught son. The rest as they say is history!

Frank Butten - maker of fine banjos.........Johnnys' banjo is his Dads creation - block pot, '55 Gibson tone ring, mahogany neck/resonator, hearts & flowers inlay, the slimmest neck ever, & a sound to die for!