“We’re very cognizant of entertaining the audience and exposing them to the unique beauty of the banjo,” Brown told me during ...

What's the physical mechanism behind the distinctive sound of a banjo? David Politzer — probably better known for his work on quantum chromodynamics than his passion for banjos — may not be the first ...

LOWELL — Some things never change — at least when it comes to the annual Banjo and Fiddle Contests the Saturday after Labor Day on the lush lawn and vine-entwined stage of Boarding House Park. It has ...

Folk and country music often blends the sharp twang of a banjo with the mellow and sustained tone of a guitar. While the two instruments appear to be very similar – at least at first glance – they ...

The Moon Mountain String Band brought a variety of tones to The Rosebud Theatre on Saturday night, flooding the stage with a ...

Roots musician Tony Furtado, who played at Schubas Wednesday night, is on something like his third career. He started out in the San Francisco Bay area as a tasty — but relatively conventional — ...

Pop superstar Beyoncé released "Texas Hold 'Em" a few weeks ago and it features an instrument that she had never emphasized before. This hit song, on her new (and hugely popular) Cowboy Carter album, ...