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 ...

Pushing boundaries is nothing new to Chris Pandolfi: as a student a Berklee, he was the first banjo principal at the renowned music school and he continues to play banjo in the Infamous Stringdusters, ...

Comedy Legend talks his love for banjo music, the annual Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Prize, and his upcoming projects. By Rob LeDonne It was nine years ago when comedy legend Steve Martin and ...

Steve Martin has played the banjo for nearly 60 years now. The instrument was a major part of his early stand-up comedy routines, and after he got more serious about it in the past two decades, his ...

The banjo is a mainstay of American old-time music. The four or five string instrument is frequently associated with musicians who typically play country, folk and bluegrass music. The banjo is also ...

Charlie Tawaga can’t think of a better combination than pizza and music when it comes to attracting a crowd. For more than four decades, the Cupertino resident has recruited and trained generations of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In today's era, the internet is awash with visual content that is ...

This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the screen adaptation of James Dickey’s Deliverance, as famous for its Grammy Award-winning instrumental song “Dueling Banjos” as its unsettling “bet you can ...

15-year-old singer and banjo player Nora Brown is a rising star taking on traditional Appalachian music - she'll appear next Thursday as part of New York's music festival, globalFEST. globalFEST was ...