ABOUT US
We make our home in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, living on a small farm, building banjos and teaching music. In 2015, we started The Ozark Banjo Co. Banjo building has been a great creative outlet for Eden’s artistic endeavors and allows Lukas to pursue his love of all things banjo. It’s fair to say if you’ve got an interest in the banjo (or old time) we’ll all become fast friends. A year later in 2016, Lukas began his Clawhammer Video Lesson Series, where he could share his knowledge of playing music. Our life here in Mountain View, AR has given us a chance to be home on our farm with our numerous animals, to enjoy gardening and to start our family. And still be able to travel to new places, meet new friends and play music with them. We hope you join us at any one of the many camps we teach at along the road.
Lukas & Eden
Lukas’s banjo playing and building has an earthiness that reminds us of the traditional builders and players who've inspired generations. As a respected performer and teacher of traditional music, he is known for his innovative playing style and respect for Old-Time tradition. With his home in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, he lives on a small farm with his family, building banjos and has taught thousands of banjo players through his online lessons and music camps. Graduating from Berklee College of Music, Lukas has gone on to record with fiddling legend Darol Anger, and performed at a wide array of venues and festivals including the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN and is a two-time National Old Time Banjo Champion. Lukas and his wife Eden, as Ozark Banjo Co., have sent cherished heirloom banjos all over the globe, making the world a happier place - one banjo at a time.
A vibrant fiddler, Eden Pool has dug deep to find a wealth of ancestral bones in which she pieces together her particular blend of Old Time fiddle and traditional folk music. Born to a family of musicians while growing up in the Boston music scene, she was steeped in traditional music at a very young age. Eden has studied the fiddle from California to the Isle of Skye with a deep seated love of roots music. Graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2014 where she majored in Professional Music with a minor in American Roots, Eden has found herself equally at home performing and teaching.
Where We Live
Mountain View, Arkansas- the self proclaimed “Folk Music Capital of the World”, is a small town in the Ozark Mountains that’s full of music. Mountain View is a music and arts community where people live and play music on the square or visit and jam along with the locals. Some weekends in the summer they block off the street as there’s so much music it’s spilling over. There are a number of festivals from spring through fall such as Folk Fest or Bean Fest both are wonderful and fun times to come, but any weekend the weather is warm is great time to visit. Stop by the Mountain View Music Store and say hello to Lukas’ parents Scott and Shay Pool. Mountain View is home to the Ozark Folk Center with live music shows and a historical craft grounds for some handmade shopping. Exquisite caverns underneath the mountains are lit from within at Blanchard Springs Caverns, world class trout fishing on the White River and numerous trails for hiking and biking run for miles in the national park.
Come stay above the Music Store where you’ll be in the thick of the music all weekend long or bring a few friends and stay at the Pickin’ Park Cottage. There are also a number of beautiful, old B&B’s to stay at including the Inn at Mountain View where Lukas grew up!
The Mountain View Music Store
Got an instrument repair? Banjos, fiddles, guitars and more are in expert hands! Master Luthier Scott Pool also builds guitars and fiddles from scratch in addition to re-gradutations of all kinds. He fixes all of our guitars and fiddles, we wouldn’t trust anyone else with them! They take repairs from all over, (can’t make it here?) ship yours to the store for a great deal on repairs and set-up. Give ‘em a ring 870 269 9044
Things To Do-
Hiking & Mountain Biking
SHOP DOG
CHARLIE
Charlie Pool was born in Georgia and home was a dumpster. He was rescued, sent to Massachusetts, and the lovely people at the Cape Ann Animal Aid helped him to find a new home in February 2011. He spent many days at the horse barn barking at donkeys and running the beach with friends. Life was good, but he never forgot his humble beginnings. Inspired by his early days in Georgia, Charlie found a passion for music in the songs and tunes of his homeland. Charlie has a beautiful voice, which can be heard if you ring the doorbell or are late with dinner. Now living in Mountain View, Arkansas Charlie has teamed up with Lukas and Eden to create the Ozark Banjo Company. He is an important part of the team and most decisions are made by him (especially lunch). His favorite banjo players are Dirk Powell, Kyle Creed, and Gabe Hirshfeld.