STRING THEORY: “In retrospect, when I look back on my life, I understand there had always been a passion for banjo music,” says Mike Savino of Tall Tall Trees. As a solo act, he's taken that ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — From his home workshop in Henrico County, Tyler Burke carefully crafts banjos. He makes the one-of-a-kind instruments by hand. Burke started by playing guitar then picked ...

Banjo master Bela Fleck, who will bring his "Imposter" banjo concerto to Portland on Saturday. (Courtesy of the artist) Béla Fleck's made a career out of bringing the banjo where it wasn't expected.

The pandemic has shut down most of the summer music festivals. But that did not stop two banjo players from organizing an online banjo contest. That's because social distancing is the polar opposite ...

Little James LaRue pined after his granddad’s banjo. One day, while his grandfather was out, LaRue went up to the attic of their Coatesville home. He carefully took out the banjo and plucked the ...

This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the screen adaptation of James Dickey’s Deliverance, as famous for its Grammy Award-winning instrumental song “Dueling Banjos” as its unsettling “bet you can ...