The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

Now, the 11 style they made in tenor banjo, that would be called a TB-11, a plectrum banjo, which is a long-necked four-string, that was the PB-11. APPRAISER: MB-11 was the mandolin banjo, and this is ...

Inside his antiques-filled living room, Ed Taylor picks up a bluegrass-style five-string banjo and begins plucking away with the grace and elegance that only happens after decades of muscle memory.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. William Boucher was a drum maker and ...

LIVERMORE — Jim Bottorff settles into a chair in his living room and a pack of his fellow four-string banjo aficionados pile in with him. Some, like John Green, travel from as far away as Fiddletown, ...

LOWELL — Some things never change — at least when it comes to the annual Banjo and Fiddle Contests the Saturday after Labor Day on the lush lawn and vine-entwined stage of Boarding House Park. It has ...

One important strand of the British music scene in the 1960s was the folk revival that helped revolutionise popular music. One of its most influential exponents was The Incredible String Band, who ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This banjo was made in the United ...