Cameron Roberts, playing the role of Harold Hill and Daisy Young playing the role of Marian Paroo as well as Dobyns Bennett ...

The Appalachian region is recognized as the birthplace of country music, but even before the Bristol Sessions began recording ...

The banjo is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, due in part to one epic player who's now going viral for her unique take on the country music staple. Winter weather warning as 40 inches of snow to ...

There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock 'n' roll—first electrified by a Black woman in 1938—every major American genre ...

Sign up for ON the Beat, Josef Woodard’s semi-weekly newsletter preaching the gospel of eclectic music tastes. On Saturday at Campbell Hall, the remarkable banjo ...

Now this is one heck of a throwback! On this very day, centuries ago in 1870, the very first star of the Grand Ole Opry was born. And that start was the legendary Uncle Dave Macon, also known as the ...

LOWELL — Dozens gathered in and around the Merrimack Repertory Theatre Saturday for the Lowell Summer Music Series’ 44th annual Banjo & Fiddle Contest. The contest brought musicians from all over the ...

Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, “This one goes out to ...

Enjoy the perfect mix of banjos and DIY projects. Whether you’re a music lover or a DIY enthusiast, this video has something for everyone! Canada Suffers Blow from New Trump Tariff Ozzy Osbourne’s ...

The Faulkner Chamber Music Festival continues with two free performances in the Center for Humanities and Arts Theater at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation ...