On this day (October 9) in 2023, legendary banjo player Buck Trent died at the age of 85. Before he passed away, Trent built a lasting legacy with his versatile musical talent and innovative thinking.

Charlie Poole, a spiritual predecessor to musicians like Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia, was born March 22, 1892, in North ...

Hannah Mayree: Songs of Reclamation is part of In The Making, a documentary shorts series from American Masters and Firelight ...

Roni Stoneman, banjo player and beloved "Hee Haw" star has died at the age of 85. Born in 1938 to Ernest V. "Pop" and Hattie Stoneman, Roni was the second-youngest of her father's 23 children. She ...

Béla Fleck, a 17-time Grammy award winner who has spent decades perfecting his skills on the banjo, is on a quest to make the banjo beloved. “If I had a mission statement,” Fleck said, “it would be to ...

What: Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider perform. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek. When: Friday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $88. More information: Visit ...

The opening notes of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” are quintessentially cinematic. The lilt of a seductive clarinet begins a recognizable birdsong. A brassy, deep trombone responds. The two ...

Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens... B.A. Parker is learning the banjo Parker has been ...