Saying that Danny Barnes plays the banjo is like saying Lionel Messi kicks a soccer ball. Barnes doesn’t just play the banjo—he plucks it, thrums it, claws it, bashes it, runs it through processors, ...

CENTERVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) — One 12-year-old from Centerville is taking the national stage, playing the banjo with the skill of someone two or three times his age. “It’s what I love to do,” Owen ...

To many friends and acquaintances in southern Minnesota, Lowell Schreyer was a retired journalist who played the banjo. In the “banjo world” however, Lowell Schreyer was a giant. He traveled the world ...

SULPHUR, La. (AP) - Father Edward James Richard, pastor of Our Lady of Prompt Succor church, enjoys playing banjo when he is not busy with his priestly duties. He said people are curious to know about ...

Regarding your recent dreadful review of Joltwagon’s album [“Sound Investment,” Dec. 26], you twice mention bluegrass. Bluegrass is defined by the Scruggs’ three-finger picking style using metal picks ...

LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES — Steve Martin says playing the banjo helped prepare him for his Oscar-hosting gig. The 64-year-old actor-writer-musician says performing live with the Steep Canyon Rangers made ...

The New American Banjo Festival isn’t just a celebration for enthusiasts of the banjo’s distinctive twang. “New American Banjo speaks to an idea of exploration of new styles of banjo playing, or folks ...

Jul. 29—While Sprung enjoyed performing at high-profile venues like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, his friends said he got just as charged up playing improvisational jam sessions and jam parties in ...

The banjo isn’t exactly the first instrument that comes to mind when you think of the classical concert hall, but Virginia native John Bullard has blended his background in bluegrass and Bach to bring ...

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