Banjo is an iconic instrument with a distinct twangy sound that has been a mainstay of American folk music for centuries. While the banjo can be a challenging instrument to learn, there are many easy ...

Originating with enslaved Africans, the banjo is now being reclaimed by Black musicians in contemporary music ...

Bluegrass aficionados recognize the pivotal role of banjo instrumentation in crafting its vibrant sound. While instruments like fiddles, upright basses, guitars, and mandolins contribute significantly ...

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, ...

Explore the roots of country music through Appalachian ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, church music, parlor songs, minstrel ...

15-year-old singer and banjo player Nora Brown is a rising star taking on traditional Appalachian music - she'll appear next Thursday as part of New York's music festival, globalFEST. globalFEST was ...

Cabinet card image of Horace Weston (ca. 1880s) posing with his top hat and a fretless instrument, possibly a Stewart Universal Presentation banjo, included in the research files of the Old Town ...