Clawhammer banjo, while sometimes used to play classical, Irish or other musical styles, is basically music from the Appalachian mountains, and complements the primary instrument the fiddle. Eno, a ...

At Denver's Swallow Hill Banjo Fest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang filled the air.

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Banjo player Mark Johnson, who combines a clawhammer style with the three-finger style of bluegrass picking to create a unique hybrid sound, is the recipient of the third annual Steve Martin Prize… By ...

When Nashville musicians Giri and Uma Peters prepared to travel to Raleigh, N.C., to perform at the Bluegrass Ramble in September, they packed their instruments, a week’s worth of clothes and the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with ...

Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...

Banjo virtuoso Mark Johnson — a master of the clawhammer style — is a familiar face in these parts. He is a Dunnellon resident, a friendly neighbor with a truck and the occasional coyote nosing around ...

NASHVILLE -- Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He was 88.

As hard as it is to describe the unique power of Ralph Stanley’s performance Friday night at the Old Town School of Folk Music, it is even more difficult to explain exactly what makes the live Stanley ...

There is something about a new year. Not only do people feel compelled to change bad habits and live a healthier, happier life — there is also a burning desire to learn new skills or hobbies. For some ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, died Wednesday in ...