Most banjos have either four or five strings. The five-string banjo is the most common type and is typically used in bluegrass and folk music. The fifth string is what’s typically known as a ...

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of ...

Invented by enslaved Africans, popularized by white minstrels in blackface, beloved by sheet music consumers, and recorded by the earliest jazz and hillbilly bands on shellac, the banjo served as the ...

To entertain fans during the holiday lull of concerts, Billy Strings has launched a new series of live videos, 'Andy's Apples ...

It’s been called the “World Capital of Old-Time Mountain Music,” and for good reason, attracting world-class fiddlers, banjo ...

Molly Tuttle, Dierks Bentley, and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes perform Tom Petty's "American Girl" at the 2024 CMA Awards. - Credit: ...

Amanda Cook Restless Soul (Mountain Fever Records) Are women on an equal footing in bluegrass yet? I suspect not although miles of progress has been made the past two decades. Looking at the most ...

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Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years. Ever since Ralph Peer held his famous recording ...

Parker’s two consecutive albums of Byrds covers showcase the brilliance of one of the '60s most underappreciated guitar ...