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 ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. [DAKOTA DAVE HULL, "LUCKY DOG BOUNCE"] CATHY WURZER: Oh, I have been waiting for this interview. You're listening to Dakota Dave Hull. He's the legendary ...

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 ...

A new CD presents previously unreleased recordings by Hobart Smith, a traditional musician from southwestern Virginia who could play just about any instrument. Stephen Wade, the producer and annotator ...

Keith Urban is well-known for his prowess as a guitarist, but the singer-songwriter and instrumentalist is also talented at playing other instruments, as he recently demonstrated. The superstar was ...

Bear and a Banjo, the 8-song soundtrack for the groundbreaking podcast by the same name, released this morning, Friday, Dec. 6, on all streaming platforms. It is being made available under the Empire ...

103 Aimee McPherson / Pete Seeger. Banjo. 104 Tangent, Co-Tangent / Pete Seeger. Banjo. 105 Poisoning Student's Minds / Pete Seeger. Banjo. 106 42 Kids (frag.) / Pete Seeger. Banjo. 107 Teacher's ...

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 ...

The comedian plays banjo and slide guitar on 'My Only Angel (Desert Road Version),' which appears on the upcoming ‘One More ...

Arthur Pruneau was just 12 years old when he learned how to play the ukulele. By 15, he was an accomplished musician and opened his first teaching studio, using money he earned playing the guitar and ...

Stephen Wade, the producer and annotator of a new CD called In Sacred Trust: The 1963 Fleming Brown Tapes, describes more about Hobart Smith and Fleming Brown and how these recordings came to be made: ...