Classic Banjo, out August 6, features tracks by the best American banjo players over the past 60 years. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings The banjo conjures American musical icons: the ...

Bob Ervin is certain that “you can’t listen to banjo music without tapping your foot.” And that means there will be plenty of tapping going on when the annual North American International Banjo ...

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates banjo legend Earl Scruggs, whose three-fingered method of picking the strings changed the sound of music forever. The Doodle includes a gif of Scruggs’ picking style ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Banjo Pickin’ Gals were stringing to a tune Tuesday night. Paula Bradley and Marylou Ferrante were live at the Chicopee Public Library for a delightful show. The duo ...

SULPHER, La. - Although it has some gospel roots, bluegrass music is not a part of the traditions of the Catholic Church. But bluegrass is a big part of the life of one Southwest Louisiana priest. FOX ...

LOWELL — They played songs like “Old Greasy Coat,” “Granny Will Your Dog Bite” and “Johnny Don’t Get Drunk.” American Idol it’s not. The Banjo & Fiddle Contest is a celebration of old-time music and ...

Discographical, historical and biographical notes by Charles Wolfe and Patricia A. Hall on container and ([16] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.) inserted. Performer(s): Various performers. Production notes: ...

EGGLESTON, Va. (AP) - At the end of a road that goes from asphalt to gravel to dirt, Greg Galbreath crafts Appalachia’s instrument. Inside a homey woodshop, he’s bringing the story of an owl and mouse ...

In recognition of this Prairie Classic, the first-ever Grey Cup meeting of the Winnipegs and the Reginas, Hogtown laid on a fresh coat of snow Thursday, complete with an icy wind that may have blown ...

Some years ago, I briefly toured the Midwest playing harmonica with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Quite how an English teenager came to be there still mystifies me as much as it surely ...

“A lot of people think the banjo is just ‘Deliverance’ or a ‘Dueling Banjos’ type of sound,” says Alison Brown, who headlines Saturday night at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. “O Brother Where Art ...