Grammy Award-winner Alison Brown’s status as the world’s most unlikely banjo star is as undeniable as her command of the steel-stringed instrument long synonymous with her name. Her star-studded new ...

The iconic North Carolina bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs would have turned 100 on Jan. 6. On Saturday, the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will host a special concert to honor his memory with the ...

One of America’s oldest musical traditions was right here is La Crosse Sunday when the main event of the 54 th Annual Midwest Banjo Fest was held: The Midwest Banjo Jamboree. Also on it’s 54 th year, ...

Leo Posch has his teeth, is smart enough to carry on a conversation and doesn’t drool. You’d never know he’s a banjo player. Posch, who lives near McLouth, plays with the Lawrence-based Midday ...

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 ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...