One of the wildest "show must go on" stories you'll ever hear. Tanner Horton (lead guitar, vocals) and Ashton Bowling (cajon) ...

Traveling Ireland by bus. With a dozen banjo players. And jokes. What could be better? Gavin McNutt, Flynn Whitmnore, Matt Bergen and Enda Scahill played tunes at the Cliffs of Moher in Western ...

‘Clawgrass’ pioneer Mark Johnson, will be inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in October.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 29—While Sprung enjoyed performing at high-profile venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, his friends said he got just ...

On this day (October 9) in 2023, legendary banjo player Buck Trent died at the age of 85. Before he passed away, Trent built a lasting legacy with his versatile musical talent and innovative thinking.

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 ...

Grammy Award-winner Alison Brown’s status as the world’s most unlikely banjo star is as undeniable as her command of the steel-stringed instrument long synonymous with her name. Her star-studded new ...

At an early age, Michael Miles came to understand the cultural baggage that came from being a banjo player — that it was a primitive instrument and not sophisticated enough for the so-called fine arts ...

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 ...