Nicknamed “Creole,” Guesnon replaced more seasoned musicians in New Orleans orchestras in the late 1920s and 1930s. He played with Celestin’s Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra, Willie Pajaud’s band and ...

The concert is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center in Palmer Ranch, Sarasota.

Cynthia Sayer is also an American Banjo Hall of Fame member and founding member of Woody Allen’s New Orleans Jazz Band.

I took a break from the late-night gigs and got a job at Werlein's music store. There were a couple of banjos hanging up with the guitars and it was my job to take care of them. As I was cleaning one ...

The Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival celebrates Barker’s long career and many contributions to New Orleans’ music as a musician, mentor, preservationist and personality. The performing lineup is ...

Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...

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 generation of ...

NEWTOWN — The folk music world is mourning the passing of legendary five-string banjo player, teacher and pioneer of progressive bluegrass. Roger Sprung, 92, who was known as one of the founding ...

As the primary responses continue to get the essentials back in order for those affected in the Texas Hill Country, ReString Appalachia is poised to help bring music back to the area, and will be ...