Do you know what the difference is between a South African macaw and a banjo? One is loud, obnoxious and noisy, and the other is a bird. Okay, my grandson and I are getting pretty sick of the banjo ...

Dixieland jazz has the slide trombone and rock music the electric guitar, but bluegrass wouldn’t be bluegrass without the five-string banjo. “You have old time string bands that have fiddles and ...

Pete Seeger (1919 - 2014) was a giant of our time. Growing up in a musical family, he had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. Overall, he appears (or is otherwise ...

SIOUX CITY -- “America’s Instrument, the Five-String Banjo” with musician George Olson will be at 2 p.m. June 10 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. Admission is free; a reception will follow. Olson ...