Kara Martinez Bachman
The late Sonny Osborne â a beloved member of The Osborne Brothers â said he had a rugged, sometimes annoying little guy living in his banjo. It started as a joke, but the banjo company that this silly, longtime kidding spawned â including creative work by Greg Rich, the legendary and charismatic figure of Gibson Banjo fame â is no joke whatsoever. Itâs the real deal. Heavily involved in the company is Sonnyâs widow Judy. She co-owns Krako Banjos along with Lincoln Hensley, who owns â and still plays â the banjo referred to as âKrako #1.â It was the first Krako baby born in 2019 when Osborne called Hensley â then a recent college graduate â to come on over and play an instrument heâd assembled from parts in his garage. Osborne mentored Hensley and gave him 18
