March 25, GNA-Ghanaian traditional instruments are an essential part of the country’s rich cultural heritage, playing a vital role in communication, storytelling, ceremonies, and entertainment.These ...

Bennington College celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the college’s influential, improvisational Black Music Division ...

Rhiannon Giddens is a renowned banjo player and folk artist who played on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter but has conflicting ...

This week’s best new indie releases featuring Japanese Breakfast, Wishy, Takaat, YHWH Nailgun, Big Girl, Pictoria Vark, and ...

When Beyoncé teased her country-tinged album Cowboy Carter last February, the first sound anyone heard was Rhiannon Giddens ’ banjo. Giddens, who lent her distinctive instrument to the single “Texas ...

But the banjo player from Walkertown in Forsyth County is most proud of the accolade that he received on March 22 when he was ...

The country music world is mourning the loss of Eddie Adcock. The banjoist and guitarist, who played with The Country ...

White, along with his daughters Sharon and Cheryl, formed the Grammy Award-winning trio The Whites. Per Taste of Country, the ...

Eddie Adcock’s name might not be the first that comes to mind when it comes to country music legends, but he was a legend in ...

Chippewa Falls native and Blugold alumnus Phil Cook releases his album “Appalachia Borealis.” The album brings Cook back to the roots he discovered in the Chippewa Valley, after a musical journey that ...

Local musician James “Winky” Hicks of Clarke County recently won second place in the Banjo and Fiddle Competition playing with his 1930’s Gibson pre-war flat head Granada. The Banjo and Fiddle ...