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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This Sunday, Steve Martin headlines the final night of the Bluegrass ...

Mark Johnson welcomes visitors into the Levy County Emergency Management center as if he were welcoming longtime friends to a barbecue at his Dunnellon ranch. With a mischievous grin, he introduces ...

With a hunk of wood between their legs and a nationally acclaimed banjoist leading the way, a small group of eager students strummed the chords and sang the familiar folk lyrics on a recent January ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In a grassy expanse filled with tents and tapestry-adorned pop-up canopies, the sounds of stringed ...

It’s Free For All Friday on the “The Drive Time Happy Hour,” and the Insider Word of the Day is “Valentine.” Hosts Chip Morris and Mr. PC are ranting about the stimulus package — or, as Morris calls ...