What I’m getting at is, I used to play the banjo. I used to be pretty good, too: I’d go down to the local bar every month or so, sit around with the others, and make some real music for hours ...

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 ...

"I hope that last tweet didn't come across as mean," Kirkhope added, several hours later. "The Banjo fanverse is a wonderful thing, the reaction when Banjo got into Smash Bros. is something I'll ...

Edward Norton as Pete Seeger in "A Complete Unknown." (Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection) ...

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 ...