In 1963, when the folk-music trend made a young Greg Deering want to learn to play the banjo, his mother said no. But he was obsessed, desperate to create the sounds he had heard on a Kingston Trio ...

Unless the room is ultra-hip -- meaning, its occupants know something about Don Vappie or Bela Fleck -- banjo gets a bad rap. The new PBS documentary titled "Give Me the Banjo," narrated by Steve ...

Inside his antiques-filled living room, Ed Taylor picks up a bluegrass-style five-string banjo and begins plucking away with the grace and elegance that only happens after decades of muscle memory.

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from ...

MANSFIELD — For Steve Caddick, the joy of plunking came from his father. For Paul Poirier, the joy of strumming came from his father-in-law. Both members of the Stone Street Strummers credit those ...

For anyone under the misconception that the banjo is an instrument used only in bluegrass music, it’s best to catch Alison Brown when she performs with her quartet in San Juan Capistrano on May 16.

Don’t bother telling Bela Fleck any banjo jokes. He’s heard them all before and, while he no longer bothers getting angry, he’s just not interested. The world’s pre-eminent banjo player is happy to ...

A new musical instrument emoji is coming to your iPhone this Autumn, courtesy of Apple’s diverse new selection. Apple is adding a banjo to its emoji keyboard, the tech company has announced on World ...

Ritiesh Deshmukh who is playing a street musician in Banjo said the hero of the film is the composer Vishal Shekhar’s music. Actor-producer Ritiesh Deshmukh said after the narration of the script of ...