Picture this: A bevy of banjo-playing beauties in tasteful yet tantalizing pin-up poses. The Banjo Babes 2014 Calendar and Album will feature 12 months of stunning, string-strumming women from across ...

I have loved the banjo my whole life, and this album of 14 compositions is the result of 45 years of playing seriously, as well as playing around. Those words begin the liner notes — the award-winning ...

PUTNEY — Most contemporary banjo players point to the kings of bluegrass such as Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe as inspirations and influences. Tony Trischka certainly does as well. But what makes him ...

The comedian-actor-playwright-banjo player has earned his seventh No. 1 on the bluegrass albums chart in the U.S. with Safe, ...

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 ...

David Gura talks with banjo star Bela Fleck about his new album, "My Bluegrass Heart," and about his Jan. 9 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The very first bluegrass concert at Carnegie Hall ...

Gibson Davis, an 18-year-old banjo player from Ona, continues to make strides in the bluegrass world. Just two weeks ago, Davis was lucky enough to make his debut on the legendary Grand Ole Opry stage ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Founded in 2008, the St.

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 ...

Banjo player Bill Keith passed away at 75 last Friday, October 23rd, after complications due to cancer. He died in his home in Bearsville, N.Y. Keith is widely considered a pioneer of banjo playing: ...