The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

Cynthia Sayer is also an American Banjo Hall of Fame member and founding member of Woody Allen’s New Orleans Jazz Band.

Film title: Christy's Minstrels Track title: Excerpt Duration: 15" URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NqbxQw0rdY&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list ...

“We’re very cognizant of entertaining the audience and exposing them to the unique beauty of the banjo,” Brown told me during ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is no way to achieve that old-fashioned Appalachian ...

Did you hear the one about the banjo player who got all the gigs? Well, it’s no joke, the banjo is back, and it couldn’t be more popular. A mainstay of trad jazz, bluegrass and folk, the banjo’s ...