Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick, known for his banjo playing with Hot Rize, and his singer-guitarist wife Joan pair up as one of the West's most engaging country duets. Joan's clear, soulful singing and Pete's masterful picking bring life to a diverse repertoire including traditional bluegrass, vocal duets, and blazing instrumentals. In the early 70s the pair performed with the groundbreaking progressive bluegrass band Country Cooking, based in Ithaca, New York. They also perform in the Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS band. Since 1976 they have lived in Niwot, Colorado in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Pete and Joan have traveled extensively in the last few years, performing all over the continental U.S. as well as England, Ireland, Hawaii, and in 2005, Israel. They also work together in presenting Pete Wernick's Bluegrass Jam Camps, in locations around the U.S.
Pete and Joan's first duet CD, "Windy Mountain" has scored high with listeners, with Bluegrass Unlimited calling it a "marvelous collage of traditionally-flavored music."
