Early American banjo music is Black music, developed by enslaved Africans and rooted in Black culture through the early 1800s ...

The latter is a banjo-heavy ode to the singer's home state of Texas, and seems to be already causing controversy due to an Oklahoma country music station refusing a request to play the song ...

A viral moment from Shaboozey and Megan Moroney at the American Music Awards has sparked debate online about country music's ...

You’ve done things outside of music-making before that fall on the educational side — podcasting, a children’s book, an Audible short audiobook. But this banjo project is a deeper dive ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with researcher Joe Johnson and musician Jake Blount about the new Library of Congress guide to African American banjo music resources in its collection. A new ...

The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer responds to a Minneapolis reporter's suggestion the American Banjo Museum is the only ...

A little banjo music went a long way recently at a retirement community on the northwest side. The Arizona Banjo Blasters brought their ragtime sound to The Fountains at La Cholla, where about 70 ...

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For Dom Flemons, “Texas Hold ’Em” is more than music to his ears. It means a broader swath of listeners will be introduced to the banjo’s Black roots while doing the TikTok dance. “It is very similar ...

Billiards, live music and beer are on tap at Denver’s newest bar, now open at a familiar address. Velvet Banjo, which made its public debut at 741 E. Colfax Ave. over the weekend, hopes to be a ...