STRING THEORY: “In retrospect, when I look back on my life, I understand there had always been a passion for banjo music,” says Mike Savino of Tall Tall Trees. As a solo act, he's taken that ...

Over the past few years, Tony Trischka, considered one of the most influential banjo players around, has been delving deep into the music of another banjo master: the late Earl Scruggs. Scruggs, in ...

Bangkok doesn’t get many nights like this. On May 23, The Royal Oak hosts a full-evening banjo session that pulls in serious ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The American Banjo Museum in downtown Oklahoma City has announced the 2023 inductees to its Hall of Fame. Established in 2013 as an expansion of Guthrie’s National Four-String ...

Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...