Pushing boundaries is nothing new to Chris Pandolfi: as a student a Berklee, he was the first banjo principal at the renowned music school and he continues to play banjo in the Infamous Stringdusters, ...

If you visit the local farmer's market or the historical forts across the state, you might run into Uncle Sam playing some Civil War-era songs on the banjo. The man strumming and singing is actually ...

A new generation of artists have brought African Americans back to the forefront of the banjo scene. Take, for example, Rhiannon Giddens, whom you can hear behind me. Black musicians have been a part ...

A little banjo music went a long way recently at a retirement community on the northwest side. The Arizona Banjo Blasters brought their ragtime sound to The Fountains at La Cholla, where about 70 ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. -- That "twangy," fast-paced, metallic sound draws so many musicians to the banjo. The sound is so unique that many musicians feel compelled to play it. That sound has a long history.

The Black Banjo Reclamation Project aims to put banjos into the hands of everyday people. Paul Ruta Of all the melodic musical instruments in the world, perhaps none is more connected to the land it ...

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