“Courtney was a true innovator of the five string banjo. He was a person who was well versed in the traditional style from Ralph Stanley and Earl Scruggs, but was really interested in a more ...

Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an ...

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Robert Ellis and Courtney Hartman join forces for "Gentle on My Mind," from their John Hartford tribute album 'Dear John.' ...

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Courtney Johnson, a banjo player and former member of the groups New Grass Revival and Bluegrass Alliance, has died of lung cancer. He was 56. Johnson, who died Friday, took up the banjo when ...