ST. LOUIS -- It's not a common sight -- or sound. In the basement of Grantwood Village Hall in South County, eight earnest youngsters, each holding a four-stringed banjo, sat as silent as stones. (No ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver musicians and aspiring musicians alike had the opportunity to learn guitar and the banjo during a lesson from an Ohio folk band at Wax Trax Records. Caamp is a bluegrass band ...

A 15-year-old violinist introduces us to his charming coastal community of Damariscotta, Maine and a talented young banjo player brings us into her musical home in the foothills of Leicester, North ...

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 "happy music" was contagious last Friday, causing folks at Sunrise Senior Living to smile and tap their feet. The Arizona Banjo Blasters performed tunes from the 1920s in an hour-long set at the ...

In the 1970s, not a weekend went by at The Princeton in Avalon when the nightlife buzz wasn't regarding local rock stars, Egdon Heath, or local folk-ragtime hero, Franny Green. More than 40 years have ...

I took a break from the late-night gigs and got a job at Werlein's music store. There were a couple of banjos hanging up with the guitars and it was my job to take care of them. As I was cleaning one ...

On this day (October 9) in 2023, legendary banjo player Buck Trent died at the age of 85. Before he passed away, Trent built a lasting legacy with his versatile musical talent and innovative thinking.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A renowned Bluegrass musician who called North Carolina home unexpectedly passed away at the age of 57. James "Jim" Mills died on May 3. He was born in Raleigh and started to ...

Rock, country and bluegrass music always spoke to Michael Sweeney, since he was a child. The Williamsville resident took up the banjo when he was 11 and tried to carry on in the footsteps of the old ...