There are so many sounds to be discovered when one gets away from using a pick ... is the “banjo roll,” which involves successively picking three adjacent strings with the thumb and first ...

Recently, Goins added a thumb pick to the line that has earned accolades from renowned banjo pickers such as J.D. Crowe, Bela Fleck, and even Steve Martin, the actor, comedian and writer.

And don’t come expecting any nimble finger-rolling to be piped in over loudspeakers. You study the pictures in silence, and if you need help solving the puzzle of these banjo images, the ...

Fabry Collection, courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Roni Stoneman, a country musician who was known as “first lady of the banjo ... to glue my thumb pick on too, because ...