NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Banjo pioneer Tony Trischka, one of the music world's most revered players, was inspired to learn the instrument about 45 years ago after hearing the Kingston Trio's "Charlie and ...

Banjo Fest is taking place from Oct. 9 through 11 at the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City. “This is like Christmas ...

Jul. 29—While Sprung enjoyed performing at high-profile venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, his friends said he got just as charged up playing improvisational jam sessions and jam parties in ...

Two years ago today, the country music world lost a legend when this innovative and versatile banjo player died at 85.

After brain surgery, tremor-stricken banjo legend is picking again. Oct. 3, 2008 — -- Eddie Adcock's fast picking and unconventional style made him world famous as a bluegrass banjo innovator.

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A renowned Bluegrass musician who called North Carolina home unexpectedly passed away at the age of 57. James "Jim" Mills died on May 3. He was born in Raleigh and started to ...

Ireland – The conference room at the Old Ground Hotel was crowded with newly assembled musicians and traveling tourists - and 17-year-old musician Flynn Whitmore was a bit nervous. One of the most ...

VENICE, Fla. — Cars were parked haphazardly along the highway shoulder, and folks with folding chairs were climbing through the ditch. We chose to take a nearby shell-paved road, though it was ominous ...