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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Program notes, biography, and historical information by Kenneth S. Goldstein on container. Performer(s): Obray Ramsay, vocals and banjo. Production notes: Recorded at the Western North Carolina State ...

You don’t usually see Sabrina Carpenter with an instrument in her hand, as on stage, she’s usually focused on singing and choreography. She can play, though. In fact, on her new album Man’s Best ...

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...

The country music world is mourning the loss of legendary banjo player and guitarist Buck Trent. Trent, 85, died Monday according to multiple reports. Trent may be best known for his role on the ...

The country music world is mourning the loss of legendary banjo player and guitarist Buck Trent. Trent, 85, died Monday according to multiple reports. Trent may be best known for his role on the ...