Martin and the Board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced the two winners—Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. Building on the Board’s mission to recognize ...

Pushing boundaries is nothing new to Chris Pandolfi: as a student a Berklee, he was the first banjo principal at the renowned music school and he continues to play banjo in the Infamous Stringdusters, ...

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Tim Weed has heard all the banjo jokes -- the constant digs about the banjo in the movie Deliverance or the Beverly Hillbillies TV show. But a funny thing happens when Weed actually plays the ...

Beyoncé's surprise new country album has kicked open the saloon doors to a new audience. While this may not be Beyoncé's first rodeo when it comes to country music, people are now exploring the genre ...

Bert Murphy knows Mrs. Bailey’s lament by heart. A long time ago, she threw out husband Bill on a rainy night. Poor Bill managed to pack only a fine-tooth comb before his exposure to the elements.

Many musicians are reaching out from isolation on balconies, in condos or the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Italian tenor Maurizio Marchini sings “Nessun dorma” from his balcony while the ...

Stewart Universal Favorite Custom Banjo, ca. 1890. The neck is made from cherry, and the instrument’s shell is made from maple. The heel plate is ebony. The tuning pegs and head, ivory tailpiece and ...

When Enda Scahill and Fergal Scahill and Martin Howley and David Howley, two sets of brothers from Galway, Ireland, first heard the music of Johnny Cash and other influential classic American ...