With a hunk of wood between their legs and a nationally acclaimed banjoist leading the way, a small group of eager students strummed the chords and sang the familiar folk lyrics on a recent January ...

There’s a new banjo sound emanating from the Green Mountains that is catching on with players and audiences. While the ripping-fast percussive sound of a banjo in bluegrass music is familiar to most, ...

When Jayme Stone first took up the banjo 20 years ago, he, of course, made a point of listening closely to such masters of the instrument as the Seegers (Pete and Mike), Ralph Stanley, Butch Robins ...

PENDLETON -- Vern Marr attaches a carved maple neck to the body of a clawhammer banjo he's building in his cluttered Pendleton studio. This rodeo town might be better known for custom saddle makers ...

For over a decade Abigail Washburn, a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player, knew she wanted to help improve Chinese-American relations. She just never thought she’d be doing it through song.