Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee, Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an instrument ...

In each session, Kruger will reveal secrets of his playing and offer advanced musical concepts that you can apply to your banjo playing. Kruger is a master 5 string banjoist and highly accomplished ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Baltimore native Andrew John "Buddy" Wachter will be the featured soloist for the concert to be held at Chippewassee Park, adjacent to the Tridge in downtown Midland. A banjo player hailed as "the ...

Recent “serious” live music highlights included a true banjo wizard, a young string quartet sensation, and Santa Barbara ...

After 50 years of strumming, he and his band won bluegrass' top award. Oct. 7, 2011 — -- From the early days as a "Saturday Night Live" guest host to his film career, Steve Martin's life has been ...

On this day (October 29) in 1937, Sonny Osborne was born in Thousandsticks, Kentucky. After learning to play the banjo as a child, he formed a group with his brother, Bobby Osborne. Together, the ...

ATLANTA — He is probably one of the most iconic and memorable characters from the movie “Deliverance.” Billy Redden, who played the “Banjo Boy” in the movie, was just 15 when it was filmed in North ...