The four-string banjo, often referred to as tenor banjos, is commonly used in Dixieland jazz and traditional Irish music. “What’s the difference between open-back and closed-back?” ...

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Ron Hinkle has been hearing banjo music for as long as he can remember. Growing up in a family that loved the instrument, he decided to start playing at 12. Picking up the banjo felt natural, as if ...

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It wasn't just that he contributed his tenor (and banjo picking) to two seminal folk ... The American folk music legend died Monday at age 94 of natural causes. His wife of 70 years, Toshi ...

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Banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin have enlisted Vince Gill, the lead singer in Pure Prairie League, best known for ...

Recorded at the iconic New York jazz venue, ‘State Of The Tenor: Live At The Village Vanguard, Volume 2’ is nothing less than magisterial. The second of two albums compiled from recordings ...

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Old Spot fiddle and banjo duo promise foot-stomping Appalachian music when they play in a Derbyshire village. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Derbyshire Times, you get 70% fewer ads ...

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