The classic rock checklist includes buzzy guitars, big booming bass, elaborate drums, twinking keys and a lead singer that can shock and compel. But banjo? Well, that's a rarity. Nevertheless, some of ...

A banjo played by John Lennon is being unveiled alongside a mosaic featuring nearly 1,300 images of The Beatles star to mark ...

Seven years ago, rock bassist Steve Carter decided enough was enough. Years of blasting out high-amperage guitar rock to uninterested club crowds had worn his enthusiasm thin. Even on good nights, it ...

Musically inclined and reared in Central Texas, Danny Barnes listened to his fill of bluegrass, country and blues. So in his restless 1970s youth, Barnes’ curiosity turned to — what else? — punk rock.

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) — Thirteen-year-old Owen Brockman fell in love with bluegrass music at a young age and is now a banjo prodigy. WKEFspoke with Owen to learn more about the teen star. I love banjo ...

Winston Marshall just wanted to play music. The bearded banjo-player and guitarist of the hot British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons didn’t intend to set the world on fire. He didn’t even mean to ...

101 Home in the Rock / Banjo. 102 Diamonds in the Rough / Banjo. 103 Hide Me Rock of Ages / Banjo. 104 Great Caravan / Banjo. 105 Walking the Sea / Banjo. 106 Scarlet Purple Robe / Banjo. 107 Gate is ...

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

"My father was born with this instrument," Laemouahuma Daniel Jatta says. "This is part of our history." Jatta, 55, is from Gambia, a member of the Jola people. He's holding an akonting: a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – One musician in Springfield says give everything your best effort because you never know who could be watching. Alan Munde plays the banjo. Recently, he won the Steve Martin Banjo ...