AW:  Thanks for talking with us Tony, it's great to have you here. Everybody in the banjo world knows Tony Trischka, and they know you not just for your banjo music, but because you've also been teaching people how to play banjo for a really long time. So I'd love to start by asking you, how long have you been giving banjo lessons?

Tony:  I've been giving banjo lessons since 1970. That's when I first started give one-on-one lessons, and in time I began giving group lessons, workshops, that sort of thing. Sometimes 3 day banjo workshops giving lessons, sometimes 5 day workshops, that sort of thing. And now of course I'm with ArtistWorks, doing the Tony Trischka School of Banjo, which is all online banjo lessons - beginner through advanced.

AW:  Is there a difference between giving someone banjo lessons online versus banjo lessons at your house?