When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

George Deremer, left, John Calvert, and Techia Gay play bluegrass music Friday, June 10, 2022, during the 41st annual Wind Gap Bluegrass Festival at Mountain View Park in Wind Gap. The festival ...

For the most part, Blaine Johnson is like any other 11-year-old boy growing up in southern West Virginia. He likes to hunt, ride a four-wheeler, shoot his BB gun, tease his sister Claire, watch ...

For more than 15 years, filmmaker Marc Fields has been on a quest to capture and share the story of the banjo. The Banjo Project is an online museum that covers the instrument's history and culture.

The New American Banjo Festival isn’t just a celebration for enthusiasts of the banjo’s distinctive twang. “New American Banjo speaks to an idea of exploration of new styles of banjo playing, or folks ...

David Gura talks with banjo star Bela Fleck about his new album, "My Bluegrass Heart," and about his Jan. 9 concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The very first bluegrass concert at Carnegie Hall ...