The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

Native to Africa and popularized in America, the banjo has gone through major transformation and evolution, and its history of becoming a mainstream music instrument is quite fascinating.

Now, the 11 style they made in tenor banjo, that would be called a TB-11, a plectrum banjo, which is a long-necked four-string, that was the PB-11. APPRAISER: MB-11 was the mandolin banjo, and this is ...

Film title: Christy's Minstrels Track title: Excerpt Duration: 15" URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NqbxQw0rdY&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list ...