When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

Seven years ago, rock bassist Steve Carter decided enough was enough. Years of blasting out high-amperage guitar rock to uninterested club crowds had worn his enthusiasm thin. Even on good nights, it ...

CROTON-ON-HUDSON — An E-Bay auction of folk icon Pete Seeger’s banjo head was abruptly stopped Friday because his family feared it going into a private collection. The banjo head, the body of the ...

ROCK SPRINGS — When Brent Weber walked through the door with his long-neck Vega banjo, his passion for the stringed instrument was obvious. Decked out in a T-shirt that reads “Love one woman, many ...

Musically inclined and reared in Central Texas, Danny Barnes listened to his fill of bluegrass, country and blues. So in his restless 1970s youth, Barnes’ curiosity turned to — what else? — punk rock.

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At least, Brian Swenk hopes so. He’s the banjo player for the quintet Big Daddy Love, an Appalachian rock band from North Carolina. They played at MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret Conference and ...

The guys of Rascal Flatts joined the stellar lineup for Monday night's 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' special, performing their No. 1 hit 'Banjo' for the three-hour prime time country ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) — Thirteen-year-old Owen Brockman fell in love with bluegrass music at a young age and is now a banjo prodigy. WKEFspoke with Owen to learn more about the teen star. I love banjo ...