The banjo is typically reserved for folksy country songs, but the instrument can be pretty versatile (even if it still totally sounds like it should be on a folk song). These 11 bands channeled their ...

ANCHOR INTRO: The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad says its ultimate purpose is to make the world more musical. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando says you can get your hands on an electric banjo and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The video pays homage to the not-so-beloved Halloween III: Season of the Witch and uses a ton of practical effects. The three band ...

Pushing boundaries is nothing new to Chris Pandolfi: as a student a Berklee, he was the first banjo principal at the renowned music school and he continues to play banjo in the Infamous Stringdusters, ...

The Banjo: Southern Roots, American Branches happens at UNC-Chapel Hill Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., with a concert to follow at 7:30 p.m. In 1961, Robert Cantwell was seduced by a banjoa ...

Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...

Charlie Weber | Media Director, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Rhiannon Giddens is joined by Canadian-American musician-songwriter Allison Russell (Po’ Girl, Birds of Chicago), ...

Halloween 2020 is finally here and it feels like games everywhere are celebrating the spooky season. Not only are there tons of must-play games to check out during Halloween, but there's also plenty ...

At Denver's Swallow Hill BanjoFest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang filled the air. For Toronto-based musician Chris Coole, that sound comes down to ...

Named after the comedian-turned-banjo-playing-musician, Steve Martin, two winners receive the prestigious award each year. Martin and the Board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced the two ...

The Chaco-clad, North Face-toting students don’t seem to notice the slow trickle of people entering the auditorium. Sprawled in hammocks or bustling to class, the Appalachian State University ...