ANCHOR INTRO: The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad says its ultimate purpose is to make the world more musical. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando says you can get your hands on an electric banjo and ...

Pushing boundaries is nothing new to Chris Pandolfi: as a student a Berklee, he was the first banjo principal at the renowned music school and he continues to play banjo in the Infamous Stringdusters, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Banjo: Southern Roots, American Branches happens at UNC-Chapel Hill Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., with a concert to follow at 7:30 p.m. In 1961, Robert Cantwell was seduced by a banjoa ...

What's the story behind your favorite photo from the festival? It's hard to pick one because the "Sweet Molasses Juke Joint" party photos are giving so much energy, but since I can only pick one, I'm ...