Pete Wernick

Who is Pete Wernick?

Pete Wernick, also known by many as "Dr. Banjo", is an American musician.

He is a five-string banjo player who has been involved in the bluegrass music scene since the 1970s, writing several instruction books and videos on how to play the banjo. He's also known for his own musical style called Niwot music. He served from 1986 to 2001 as the first president of the International Bluegrass Music Association. Wernick is also an outspoken atheist, who has written and spoken publicly about his lack of belief, and spent several years organizing a secular humanist "congregation" in Boulder, Colorado.