Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn met at a square dance in Nashville. She was dancing. He was playing. Fifteen years later, they’ve built entwining careers — as well as a family — upon that initial ...

The banjo is typically reserved for folksy country songs, but the instrument can be pretty versatile (even if it still totally sounds like it should be on a folk song). These 11 bands channeled their ...

Whether you like the popular classics of Bob Dylan or want to get mellow with a mandolin medley or bust a move to some gutsy banjo riffs, the third annual Bluegrass and Folk Festival in Mukilteo is ...

Bela Fleck brought his Africa Project tour to Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 25. He's known as a genre-busting ambassador for the banjo; his career began with the progressive bluegrass ...

The original “Banjo Babe” will headline a minitour of the Central Coast next week, appearing as the featured performer in three Songwriters at Play Showcases, including one Thursday, May 5, in Pismo ...

The Topic: There's something a little off with the newest video from English folk rock band Mumford & Sons. The band members look a little different, but, if that's not Mumford & Sons wearing ...

“Banjo” and “Bronx” are two words that rarely find themselves in the same sentence, and yet Hurray for the Riff Raff have made it their business to not only smush ’em together side by side, but have ...

Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck know that, figuratively speaking, one plus one doesn't always equal two. The couple, both among the world’s most skilled banjo players, have created two children, but ...

Elephant Revival will play the Telluride Bluegrass Festival this weekend, but don’t expect the band to trot out a bunch of boot-scootin’ Appalachian hoedowns. Since forming in 2006, they’ve has cast a ...

Marrying a myriad of influences within the country/bluegrass/folk realm, Nashville-based quintet Boy Named Banjo sets an energetic pace for their forthcoming major-label debut with a hypnotic ...

Banjo player Nathan Bowles, double bassist Casey Toll, and drummer Rex McMurray reunite for a spacious jam session informed by Appalachian folk and modern minimalism. Despite the spontaneity that ...

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