Fleck, 60, found his life’s passion at Juno’s age, when he first heard Earl Scruggs’ chipper banjo riff on “The Beverly Hillbillies” television intro. He didn’t have the ego to try it ...

Folk outfit Hurray for the Riff Raff's Small Town Heroes borrows liberally from old-time traditions, including Appalachian reels, Big Easy R&B ... with her clawhammer banjo and what sounds ...

“I gotta get back now to the ones who love me,” he sings during the song’s chorus, backed by programmed drums and a looped banjo riff. Like the songs on 2016’s Ripcord, “Coming Home ...

Urban says the song emerged after he played a banjo riff for Breland. “I like writing from a place of energy. I love having a rhythmic foundation to create upon…I picked up the banjo and this ...

He provides the rhythmic and melodic tension, as he does on “Dappled,” where he riffs off Bowles’ banjo progression and dips between the pockets of McMurry’s groove. This practice is best ...