All you need is a 3D printer, some nylon fishing line, and an everyday party favor to build a diminutive “balloon banjo.” But ...

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 at the Corcoran Gallery of ...

Earl Scruggs revolutionized the way we play and appreciate the banjo today. Scruggs, who was born 95 years ago this month, developed his own three-finger method of picking the five-string banjo – an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's only two weeks away from America's 250th birthday celebration in Baltimore replete with live entertainment, including a ...

Violinist Tessa Lark takes flight in Sky, a violin concerto written just for her by Michael Torke. Inspired by her Kentucky roots, Torke weaves a touch of Bluegrass into the classical form, ...

Jonas Friddle grew up listening to classic rock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, for example. He also heard a lot of folk musicians, including John Prine and Doc Watson, while growing up in the North ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘I’m very sorry for the late start,’ Steve Martin said as he took a seat ...

Playing in a band when you’re on the far side of 50 is a lot different from what it is during those tumultuous teen years. Just ask Circuit Judge Dick Prince, a banjo-picking, guitar-strumming fiddler ...

Classic Banjo, out August 6, features tracks by the best American banjo players over the past 60 years. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings The banjo conjures American musical icons: the ...