On this day (October 9) in 2023, legendary banjo player Buck Trent died at the age of 85. Before he passed away, Trent built a lasting legacy with his versatile musical talent and innovative thinking.

On Oct. 4, Grammy Award-winning banjo player Bela Fleck displayed jaw-dropping virtuosity in his performance as soloist in “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in a packed Music ...

B.A. Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee, Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an ...

ONA — In February 2025, local banjo whiz Gibson Davis, of Ona, will turn 19, marking his last spin around the sun as a teenager. Still, at 18, while Davis is no longer a kid, he is at the perfect age ...

A 15-year-old violinist introduces us to his charming coastal community of Damariscotta, Maine and a talented young banjo player brings us into her musical home in the foothills of Leicester, North ...

After brain surgery, tremor-stricken banjo legend is picking again. Oct. 3, 2008 — -- Eddie Adcock's fast picking and unconventional style made him world famous as a bluegrass banjo innovator.

Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee, Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an instrument ...

Béla Fleck, a 17-time Grammy award winner who has spent decades perfecting his skills on the banjo, is on a quest to make the banjo beloved. “If I had a mission statement,” Fleck said, “it would be to ...

Kyle Gray Young is a St. Cloud musician who runs an online banjo club with sheet music and a digital community. He also plays guitar and Finnish music, connecting with his heritage through his musical ...