ukulele, harmonica or baritone/brass horns. Dick Allen of Springfield is president and music director of the group. He’s a vocalist who plays plectrum banjo. He’s also in charge of bookings ...

intertwined Washburn’s clear vibrato with a swath of banjo varieties: Fleck’s personalized baritone, a ukulele banjo, a cello banjo and a fretless banjo, plus their everyday models.

including the slide guitar and the baritone ukulele. He has written and recorded a number of critically acclaimed albums, most recently 2021’s banjo-focused “Decembering.” A pandemic record ...

Kickstarter pledges for the baritone uke currently start at US$979, with the pre-amp and pickup option adding $140 to that figure. The bass version comes in at $1,119.