For some reason, the banjo is an instrument that lends itself to jokes. For example, one joke asks, “What’s worse than a banjo?” The answer, “Two banjos.” If that’s the case, the audience can ...

The banjo comes commonly in three basic flavors: 4-string, 5-string and 6-string, and is arguably one of the most difficult stringed instruments to learn. When paired with a fiddle, mandolin, acoustic ...

Multi-Grammy award winner and banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck understands the power of the pick, but he may have underestimated the power of the bow. The premiere banjo player whose previous work spans ...

NEW YORK — Bill Keith, a banjo player who modernized his instrument and expanded its musical reach, died on Friday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 75. The cause was complications of cancer, said ...