They’re not just for frogs anymore. Whether it’s folk music, bluegrass, Americana, country, or whatever it is these guys are doing, the banjo is enjoying something of a renaissance period in ...

By the 1960s, Roni had joined the group on banjo. According to the Country Music Hall of Fame, the group recorded two projects for Starday Records in 1962 and 1963, and then recorded for MGM and ...

When these artists launched their music careers, no one could have predicted that they would carry the banjo into the geopolitical struggles of the mid-twentieth century. In fact, Grandpa Jones began ...

“Obviously the banjo’s got African roots too. Country music came from people in the South and Appalachia, slaves and indentured servants from Europe, each gathering and trading stories.

Although she has tremendous talent on banjo, she also comfortably navigates the keys of her HP 12C finance calculator. After some time, Brown took a hiatus to write music. During that time ...

THIS IS STEVIE RAY LANSON’S FIRST FULL YEAR PLAYING THIS BANJO. HE’S ONE OF SEVERAL MUSICIANS TAKING THEIR TALENTS TO THE BIG STAGE WITH SONG BLAZERS. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S FIRST COUNTRY MUSIC ...