AIDAN MUSE
"I use DR Strings because they have a great feel, they last a lot longer than any other strings I've tried, I think they contribute to better intonation, and I just love their bright sound! I also appreciate that the BA5-10 strings have a 15 gauge on the 3rd string. It eliminates a dead 3rd string issue without me having to use multiple packs at a time like other string brands. I love DR Strings! These are the ONLY strings that I use!"
PRODUCTS
Original Style Banjo
High Carbon Steel Hexagonal Core Banjo Strings
Model: BA5-10
DR Original Style Banjo strings achieve a new standard of tone, durability and playability. The 5-string set offers 1 wound string and 4 plain steel strings, with the wound string using nickel-plated steel wound over a high-carbon hexagonal core wire. The entire set is designed for brightness that makes a player stand out in any picking circle.
BIO
Aidan Muse is an award winning banjo player and performer from Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. Aidan has earned 1st (2021/’23/’24) and 2nd (2022) place titles at the East Troy, WI Bluegrass Festival Banjo Competition, and has been awarded the blue ribbon and the Kenosha County Fair Merit Award for Musical performance in 2022, ‘23 and ‘24. Aidan’s story was featured in 2023 on CBS 58 Milwaukee Sunday Morning, in 2024 on WGN-TV Spotlight Chicago, and in 2025 on ABC World News Now and Good Morning America First Look. In 2023, Aidan appeared as the featured Woodsongs Kid for “Banjo Night” on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and as a featured performer on Season 2 of the new Woodsongs Kids Series - both are filmed/broadcast from the historic Lyric Theatre in Lexington, KY. The show is broadcast on over 500 radio stations worldwide, via live webcast, on-line streaming, video/audio podcast, on PBS airing in 90 million households, the RFD network, and on the American Forces Radio Network. Aidan is a member of Tomorrow’s Bluegrass Stars, and was selected to perform at the 2023 IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival in Raleigh, NC as part of Kids on Bluegrass. In 2024, Aidan appeared at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC as an Acoustic Kids Ambassador, and performed his debut single "Farmer" live on the Dance Stage and Log Cabin Stage. Aidan was also selected to open for and perform with the Grammy Award Winning, Steep Canyon Rangers at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, IL. Aidan's debut single “Farmer” was officially released in May of 2024, and is available on all streaming platforms. Written by Ricky Dunn, and produced, arranged, and performed by Aidan Muse, “Farmer” addresses an issue very close to Aidan’s heart - supporting the hardworking farmer. Growing up in America’s Dairyland, Aidan took an interest in animals and agriculture at a young age. Incredibly active in, and outspoken about his 4-H involvement, Aidan aspires to have his own farm someday. In the meantime, he hopes this song will inspire anyone who hears it, to say “thank you” to the men and women in agriculture that work so hard to provide for all of us! Aidan’s sound is a mix of traditional and more modern-day bluegrass and has evolved from/pays tribute to the artists he considers to be his biggest influences, like Earl Scruggs, Gary “Biscuit” Davis, Dolly Parton, The Osborne Brothers, JD Crowe, and Graham Sharp.
