Do you know what the difference is between a South African macaw and a banjo? One is loud, obnoxious and noisy, and the other is a bird. Okay, my grandson and I are getting pretty sick of the banjo ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This banjo was made by Gibson Inc. in ...

The bulk of the collection is music for the five-string banjo, often with piano and/or second banjo accompaniments. Almost no sheets have cover illustrations. Many editions are British and rarely have ...

Dixieland jazz has the slide trombone and rock music the electric guitar, but bluegrass wouldn’t be bluegrass without the five-string banjo. “You have old time string bands that have fiddles and ...

Steve Martin's new album, "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo," comes out Jan. 27 as a three-month Amazon.com exclusive. By Gary Graff, Billboard, The Associated Press DETROIT — Steve ...

SIOUX CITY -- “America’s Instrument, the Five-String Banjo” with musician George Olson will be at 2 p.m. June 10 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. Admission is free; a reception will follow. Olson ...

NEWTOWN — The folk music world is mourning the passing of legendary five-string banjo player, teacher and pioneer of progressive bluegrass. Roger Sprung, 92, who was known as one of the founding ...

Longtime veteran of the bluegrass industry, John Lockaby, dropped by Elliott Family Farms last year. His reaction to the fourth-generation farm in Upper Cleveland County, N.C., — which now doubles as ...