Banjo fans gather in Denver for concerts, classes at second annual Swallow Hill BanjoFest

At Denver's Swallow Hill Banjo Fest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang ...
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How to Play the Five-String Banjo, Part B [sound recording]

Pete Seeger (1919 - 2014) was a giant of our time. Growing up in a musical family, he had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. Overall, he appears (or is otherwise ...
East Bay Times

Bay Area banjo players saving the four-string tradition

LIVERMORE — Jim Bottorff settles into a chair in his living room and a pack of his fellow four-string banjo aficionados pile in with him. Some, like John Green, travel from as far away as Fiddletown, ...
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Four-String Strummers Rule At Raleigh's Banjo Jamboree

Most people would say, "A banjo is a banjo," but there are two separate worlds of banjo lovers separated by one thin string. Five-string pickers play bluegrass and folk music, and four-string ...