Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty One of the sounds most synonymous with the South is the twang of a banjo—barely edged out by the thrum of cicadas or the ...

The banjo gets a bum rap. A staple of American country music, its bright tone and rhythmic clangor threaten to overwhelm musical gatherings of other, milder string-band instruments, such as guitar, ...

ANCHOR INTRO: The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad says its ultimate purpose is to make the world more musical. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando says you can get your hands on an electric banjo and ...

Marc Fields and his production team are inside historian and collector Jim Bollman's storied Arlington home. They know the drill by now. This time, Bollman sits patiently on a stool with his rare, pre ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In today's era, the internet is awash with visual content that is ...

Musician Rhiannon Giddens is a Renaissance woman whose work shines across a variety of genres. She is a talented singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist; she has won two Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize ...

For more than 15 years, filmmaker Marc Fields has been on a quest to capture and share the story of the banjo. The Banjo Project is an online museum that covers the instrument's history and culture.

Originating with enslaved Africans, the banjo is now being reclaimed by Black musicians in contemporary music ...

Author of “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History” to speak and perform at The Library of Virginia. File photo of local banjo maker J. Tyler Burke of Varina holding one of his creations.

When it comes to Black music, a significant part of our heritage is neglected, some would say out of ignorance and willful disregard of our past. One such genre is “old-time” music that includes blues ...

Rhiannon Giddens is a flame-keeper. At any given moment, she is keeping history alive. Music alive. Stories alive. Authenticity alive. But she does all this in a way that bridges academic prestige ...