The banjo used to be Hollywood star/novelist/screenplay writer Steve Martin’s silly stage prop 30 years ago when, as a fledgling comedian, he’d do almost anything ...

Banjo picks. Brad Wheeler. Published August 12, 2009. This article was published more than 15 years ago. ... "Scruggs refined the three-finger banjo picking style in 1945," notes Quinn, ...

Clear your thoughts of banjo-picking as happy music. Stop those toes from tapping. If you start humming the cheerful ripple of “Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” quit it. We’re… ...

If there is a Rodney Dangerfield of musical instruments, surely it is the humble banjo, that plunky, down-home melding of drum head and plectrum neck that gets about as much respect in the serious … ...

Eavesdrop on banjo mania in Stow on the Wold, as Bluegrass enthusiasts bring American Appalachian music to town. From 2011. Show more Eavesdrop on banjo mania in Stow-on-the-Wold. It’s like ...

Courtesy photoFlint Banjo Club in 2008. After 19 years with the Flint Banjo Club, Joe Sweet has learned that there are some advantages to working with a group of 40-plus members. Especially when ...

Finger-pickin’ Good: American Banjo Classics Co-producer and banjo extraordinaire Greg C. Adams talks about Classic Banjo, a collection of American tunes that show off modern banjo’s diverse roots ...